摘要 |
An arrangement for milking animals is proposed with which milking is conduct ed separately for each udder quarter. The arrangement includes teat cups (1-4), each with a conduit (11-14) for transporting milk away from said teat cups under application of a vacuum. A flow meter is coupled to each conduit for measuring the milk flow produced by each udder quarter and a vacuum regulato r (6) is also coupled to each conduit for varying the vacuum applied to each teat cups separately. A control unit (12) is provided for controlling the application of a vacuum to any one teat cup by the regulator in response to an increase in sensed flow rate from the same teat cup, and to reduce the vacuu m applied to any one teat cup in response to a decrease in sensed flow rate fr om that same teat cup.
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