| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for minimising or even avoiding the transfer of an infection from an infected teat/quarter udder to a healthy teat. The invented method for cleaning the teats (9) of a dairy animal's udder is controlled by a robot means (6) for carrying an operating a cleaning means (8, 14) to clean said teats (9) in succession. This is accomplished by first cleaning one or more healthy teat(s), and then cleanin g one or more teat(s) being subjected to various levels of infection. The invented apparatus for cleaning the teats of a dairy animal's udder comprise s a control unit (1), a cleaning means (8, 14), a robot means (6) controlled b y the control unit (1), a robot arm (7) arranged on the robot means (6) to car ry and operate the cleaning means (8, 14) so as to clean the dairy animal's tea ts in succession.
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