DE69524042D1 - Konstruktion mit einem gerät zum automatischen melken von tieren - Google Patents

Konstruktion mit einem gerät zum automatischen melken von tieren

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DE69524042D1
DE69524042D1 DE69524042T DE69524042T DE69524042D1 DE 69524042 D1 DE69524042 D1 DE 69524042D1 DE 69524042 T DE69524042 T DE 69524042T DE 69524042 T DE69524042 T DE 69524042T DE 69524042 D1 DE69524042 D1 DE 69524042D1
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automatic milking
milking animal
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Der Lely Cornelis Van
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/12—Milking stations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J5/00—Milking machines or devices
    • A01J5/017—Automatic attaching or detaching of clusters
    • A01J5/0175—Attaching of clusters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J7/00—Accessories for milking machines or devices
    • A01J7/02—Accessories for milking machines or devices for cleaning or sanitising milking machines or devices
    • A01J7/025—Teat cup cleaning, e.g. by rinse jetters or nozzles
DE69524042T 1994-07-04 1995-06-29 Konstruktion mit einem gerät zum automatischen melken von tieren Expired - Lifetime DE69524042T2 (de)

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NL9401113A NL9401113A (nl) 1994-07-04 1994-07-04 Constructie met een inrichting voor het automatisch melken van dieren.
PCT/NL1995/000230 WO1996001040A2 (en) 1994-07-04 1995-06-29 A construction including an implement for automatically milking animals

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DE69534866T Revoked DE69534866T2 (de) 1994-07-04 1995-06-29 Anlage mit einer Vorrichtung zum automatischen Melken von Tieren
DE69534572T Revoked DE69534572T2 (de) 1994-07-04 1995-06-29 Anlage mit einer Vorrichtung zum automatischen Melken von Tieren
DE69524042T Expired - Lifetime DE69524042T2 (de) 1994-07-04 1995-06-29 Konstruktion mit einem gerät zum automatischen melken von tieren
DE69533971T Expired - Fee Related DE69533971T2 (de) 1994-07-04 1995-06-29 Anlage mit einer Vorrichtung zum automatischen Melken von Tieren

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EP (4) EP1120034B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH09502362A (de)
CA (1) CA2170046A1 (de)
DE (4) DE69534866T2 (de)
NL (1) NL9401113A (de)
NZ (1) NZ288747A (de)
WO (1) WO1996001040A2 (de)

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EP1481583B1 (de) 2006-03-15
WO1996001040A3 (en) 1996-02-22
EP1481583A3 (de) 2005-01-12
NL9401113A (nl) 1996-02-01
EP1120034A3 (de) 2002-03-27
EP1481583A2 (de) 2004-12-01
EP0716566B1 (de) 2001-11-21
DE69534572D1 (de) 2005-12-08
WO1996001040A2 (en) 1996-01-18
EP1120033B1 (de) 2005-11-02
NZ288747A (en) 1997-02-24
EP1120033A3 (de) 2002-05-22
DE69534866D1 (de) 2006-05-11
DE69534866T2 (de) 2006-09-21
DE69524042T2 (de) 2002-07-11
EP1120033A2 (de) 2001-08-01
JPH09502362A (ja) 1997-03-11
DE69533971D1 (de) 2005-03-03
DE69534572T2 (de) 2006-07-27
EP1120034A2 (de) 2001-08-01
US5784994A (en) 1998-07-28
CA2170046A1 (en) 1996-01-18
EP1120034B1 (de) 2005-01-26
EP0716566A1 (de) 1996-06-19
US6009833A (en) 2000-01-04

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