A milking system for milking dairy animals with a preparation station that automatically prepares at least one teat of a dairy animal before applying milking equipment, and a milking station in which one of the animals is milked at a time, the preparation station configured to receive at least one animal to be milked, the milking system has at least one teat cup that receives a teat of the dairy animal to be milked, and the preparation station has a dispensing means that applies a pretreatment solution onto the at least one teat of the animal when it passes through the preparation station, the teat cup having a rinsing function by which the received teat is cleaned prior to the milking process, and the rinsing function removes the pretreatment solution applied onto the teat at the preparation station from the teat in a rinsing process.

A milking system for milking dairy animals with a preparation station that automatically prepares at least one teat of a dairy animal before applying milking equipment, and a milking station in which one of the animals is milked at a time, the preparation station configured to receive at least one animal to be milked, the milking system has at least one teat cup that receives a teat of the dairy animal to be milked, and the preparation station has a dispensing means that applies a pretreatment solution onto the at least one teat of the animal when it passes through the preparation station, the teat cup having a rinsing function by which the received teat is cleaned prior to the milking process, and the rinsing function removes the pretreatment solution applied onto the teat at the preparation station from the teat in a rinsing process.

Disclosed is a system for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises a milking parlor ramp, livestock stalls positioned along at least part of the milking parlor ramp, wherein each stall is configured to contain one dairy livestock, at least one vertical upright teat cup holder comprising teat cups and a mobile unit. The mobile unit comprises equipment for treating livestock and a processor, where the mobile unit is configured to travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock on the milking parlor ramp and use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock. Also disclosed is that the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical upright teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock.

Disclosed is a system for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises a milking parlor ramp, livestock stalls positioned along at least part of the milking parlor ramp, wherein each stall is configured to contain one dairy livestock, at least one vertical upright teat cup holder comprising teat cups and a mobile unit. The mobile unit comprises equipment for treating livestock and a processor, where the mobile unit is configured to travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock on the milking parlor ramp and use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock. Also disclosed is that the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical upright teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A safety valve arrangement and method, having an upstream block valve, a downstream block valve, and a pressure monitored galley between the upstream valve and the downstream valve.