A dairy animal treatment system for fully automatically performing a teat-related operation on a dairy animal, including a treatment location for receiving the dairy animal, a treatment device which is configured for performing the teat-related operation on the dairy animal, a teat-detecting device for determining a teat position of the teat of the dairy animal, a dairy animal position-determining device for repeatedly determining an animal position of said dairy animal with respect to the milking stall and/or the dairy animal position-determining device, a robot arm for moving the treatment device towards the teat, and a control device which is configured to control the robot arm on the basis of the determined animal position and the determined teat position. The dairy animal position-determining device comprises a mm-wavelength radar device which transmits a radar signal having a wavelength in the mm range.

A teat preparation handpiece designed to fit around a teat on a bovine to sequentially clean the teat using high-pressure air and a pre-dip solution, then dry the teat using high-pressure air before milking. After milking, the handpiece is then used to atomize and apply a post-dip solution to the teat. The handpiece includes a teat receiving body with an exchangeable modified spray cylinder placed inside the teat receiving body's center bore. When the modified spray cylinder is placed inside the center bore, upper and lower raceways are formed between the walls of the teat receiving body and the modified spray cylinder that delivers high-pressure air, pre-dip solution and post-dip solution two sets of nozzles formed inside the modified spray cylinder. The modified spray cylinders may have different diameter center bores and configured to be exchangeable in the teat receiving body. In addition, the handpiece may include an optional defection cap configured to redirect high-pressure air, pre-dip solution or post-dip solution exiting the teat receiving body. The handpiece is part of a system that includes a control unit with a software program that controls the amount and delivery timing of pressure air, pre-dip solution, and post-dip solution to the handpiece.

A teat preparation handpiece designed to fit around a teat on a bovine to sequentially clean the teat using high-pressure air and a pre-dip solution, then dry the teat using high-pressure air before milking. After milking, the handpiece is then used to atomize and apply a post-dip solution to the teat. The handpiece includes a teat receiving body with an exchangeable modified spray cylinder placed inside the teat receiving body's center bore. When the modified spray cylinder is placed inside the center bore, upper and lower raceways are formed between the walls of the teat receiving body and the modified spray cylinder that delivers high-pressure air, pre-dip solution and post-dip solution two sets of nozzles formed inside the modified spray cylinder. The modified spray cylinders may have different diameter center bores and configured to be exchangeable in the teat receiving body. In addition, the handpiece may include an optional defection cap configured to redirect high-pressure air, pre-dip solution or post-dip solution exiting the teat receiving body. The handpiece is part of a system that includes a control unit with a software program that controls the amount and delivery timing of pressure air, pre-dip solution, and post-dip solution to the handpiece.

A voluntary milking system and method for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises milking stalls voluntarily accessible to animals that are milked by mobile units configured to travel between the fore and hind legs of the animal.

A voluntary milking system and method for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises milking stalls voluntarily accessible to animals that are milked by mobile units configured to travel between the fore and hind legs of the animal.

Provided are an antioxidant complex for reducing the number of somatic cells in a livestock animal and a preparation method and application thereof. Active components of the preparation are melatonin (MT) having a centration of 2-30 g/L and vitamin C having a concentration of 1-14.3 g/L. The antioxidant complex provided in the present invention can effectively reduce the number of somatic cells in a diary cow and improve milk quality.

Provided are an antioxidant complex for reducing the number of somatic cells in a livestock animal and a preparation method and application thereof. Active components of the preparation are melatonin (MT) having a centration of 2-30 g/L and vitamin C having a concentration of 1-14.3 g/L. The antioxidant complex provided in the present invention can effectively reduce the number of somatic cells in a diary cow and improve milk quality.

Milking clusters for a milking installation have four teat cups, each teat cup having a cup housing and a teat cup liner with a top region and a suction region. A connection for a milk tube is arranged at the cup bottom or at the end of the suction region of the teat cup liner. A mouth portion of a sterile air pressure line is arranged in the top region of the teat cup liner, through which pressure line sterile air is introduced at a volumetric flow rate greater than a fluid aspiration volumetric flow rate at the milk tube, such that a sterile air blanket is established in the top region of the teat cup liner. The milking clusters with the cup liner and sterile air blanket prevent milked milk from being contaminated by contaminants and microorganisms from the shed air, extending storage life for untreated raw milk.

Milking clusters for a milking installation have four teat cups, each teat cup having a cup housing and a teat cup liner with a top region and a suction region. A connection for a milk tube is arranged at the cup bottom or at the end of the suction region of the teat cup liner. A mouth portion of a sterile air pressure line is arranged in the top region of the teat cup liner, through which pressure line sterile air is introduced at a volumetric flow rate greater than a fluid aspiration volumetric flow rate at the milk tube, such that a sterile air blanket is established in the top region of the teat cup liner. The milking clusters with the cup liner and sterile air blanket prevent milked milk from being contaminated by contaminants and microorganisms from the shed air, extending storage life for untreated raw milk.

A teat opening protection patch is stuck to portions inclusive of the teat openings of livestock, and includes a laminate 1 of an elastic sheet 2 and an adhesive layer 3 laminated on one surface of the elastic sheet 2, the laminate 1 having a double-stretched tensile stress in a range of 0.1 to 5 N.