WO2010021540A1 - Construction permettant de traire automatiquement des animaux laitiers - Google Patents

Construction permettant de traire automatiquement des animaux laitiers Download PDF

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WO2010021540A1
WO2010021540A1 PCT/NL2009/000157 NL2009000157W WO2010021540A1 WO 2010021540 A1 WO2010021540 A1 WO 2010021540A1 NL 2009000157 W NL2009000157 W NL 2009000157W WO 2010021540 A1 WO2010021540 A1 WO 2010021540A1
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Karel Van Den Berg
Serge Louis Loosveld
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; 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
    • A01J7/00—Accessories for milking machines or devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
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  • the present invention relates to a construction comprising a device for automatically milking dairy animals which are allowed to move freely in an area of movement intended therefor, wherein the area of free movement comprises at least a sub-area in which one or more milking places and/or resting places for the dairy animals are provided.
  • Such a construction enables the dairy animals to walk, at any desired point of time, to a sub-area, for example a milking box.
  • the milking box is already occupied at the moment when a dairy animal reports there. If a dairy animal has walked to a milking box several times while the latter was already occupied, it is possible that the dairy animal will walk less soon or no longer to the milking box. This applies in particular if a dairy animal cannot see, or with difficulty, if a dairy animal is present in the milking box, for example due to little ambient light during the evening, at night or in a stable.
  • the design of the milking box, or the location of the milking box, too, may be the reason that it is not properly visible for a dairy animal whether the milking box is occupied.
  • a dairy animal cannot properly observe that a sub-area is occupied completely or for the greater part by one or more other dairy animals, for example a collecting area in front of a milking parlour, a resting area for a dairy animal, or a stable part comprising a plurality of resting places or feeding places.
  • This problem may occur in particular in stables or the like where the area of free movement is relatively large, and where said area of free movement is subdivided into sub-areas having different functions. It may occur that it is difficult for a dairy animal to find, for example, a free resting place, for example a cubicle, because many resting places are already occupied.
  • Another drawback of the known device is that during milking the ambient light can affect the behaviour of the dairy animal and thus the efficiency of the milking process. For example, when it is relatively dark, during the evening, at night or in a stable, the dairy animal may feel unsafe in the milking box and consequently become unquiet. As a result thereof, it may be difficult to apply the teat cups to the teats, so that the milking time is prolonged. Moreover, bad memories of milking may lead to less frequently visiting the milking robot. Incidentally, the presence of too much ambient light is possible as well, by which the dairy animal will be distracted.
  • the invention aims at providing a construction according to the preamble of claim 1 , in which one or more of the above-mentioned drawbacks will be avoided.
  • a presence sensor for detecting a presence of one or more dairy animals in a sub-area
  • a signalling device which is configured to entice dairy animals which are outside the sub-area, to the sub-area, or to discourage these animals to approach and/or to enter the sub-area, by supplying, depending on the presence of one or more dairy animals in the sub-area, a visual signal which is perceptible in the area of movement outside the sub-area.
  • determining the presence of one or more dairy animals in a sub-area it is possible to supply, depending on the presence, a visual signal in order to indicate to dairy animals which are outside the sub-area whether or not it makes sense to approach and/or to enter the respective sub-area. For example, by providing a signal which is perceptible by a dairy animal which is outside a milking box, it is possible to indicate to a dairy animal that a milking box is free or, on the contrary, occupied.
  • a presence sensor any device by means of which the presence of one or more dairy animals in the respective sub-area can be determined.
  • a sensor near the entrance of the sub-area to determine whether dairy animals enter or leave the sub-area, it being determined on the basis of this information how many dairy animals are present in the sub-area is also a presence sensor as meant in claim 1.
  • a further advantage of the device according to the invention is that, by means of the visual signal, a farmer who is present in the area of movement is able to recognize immediately whether or not a sub-area is occupied. This may be particularly advantageous if, in the absence of ambient light, for example during the evening, at night or in a stable, it is not immediately visible whether one or more dairy animals is/are present in a particular sub- area.
  • the signalling device does not prevent access of the dairy animal to a sub-area.
  • the dairy animal continues to be free to decide whether or not to enter the sub-area or to make an attempt thereto.
  • the visual signal only serves as an indication whether it makes sense to enter the respective sub-area. If desired, in addition to the signalling device, there may be provided a fencing or the like for physically obstructing a passage to a particular sub-area.
  • EP 1172033 discloses a device in which stimulating means, for example light signals, are provided to stimulate a dairy animal to enter or leave a milking station. Said stimulating means are controlled on the basis of the detection of a dairy animal for which the stimulus is intended. When a dairy animal is detected in a sub-area, said dairy animal is stimulated by means of a light signal or other stimulus to leave the sub-area in order to enter another defined or undefined sub-area, for example in the direction of a milking box.
  • stimulating means for example light signals
  • stimulating means for example visual signals
  • the stimuli are aimed at specific dairy animals which are eligible to be milked.
  • the visual signal according to the invention is supplied as a stimulus for dairy animals which are outside a sub-area, depending on the presence of one or more dairy animals in the sub- area.
  • the visual signal is a light signal.
  • a light signal is a simple manner of indicating to a dairy animal whether a particular sub-area, for example a milking box, is free to be entered.
  • the signalling device it is possible for the signalling device to be configured to supply a first light signal if fewer dairy animals than a desired number are present in the sub-area, and to supply a second light signal if more dairy animals than the desired number are present in the sub-area.
  • the sub-area is a milking box
  • the device is configured to supply at least a light signal if no dairy animal is present in the milking box.
  • the light signal it is possible to inform dairy animals which are outside the milking box that the milking box is not occupied, In an alternative embodiment, it is possible only to supply a light signal if a dairy animal is present in the milking box.
  • the signalling device is configured to supply a first signal if no dairy animal is present in the milking box, and to supply a second signal if a dairy animal is indeed present in the milking box.
  • the signalling device is positioned at an upper side of the construction, for example on the milking box.
  • the supplied signal may be better perceptible for a dairy animal or a farmer which are outside the milking box, but in the area of movement.
  • the signalling device comprises a milking box lighting device for lighting the milking box at least partially, preferably for lighting the entire milking box.
  • a milking box lighting device for lighting the milking box at least partially, preferably for lighting the entire milking box.
  • the signalling device is thus configured to switch on the milking box lighting device if the milking box is not occupied.
  • the milking box is internally lighted may have an increased inviting effect on a dairy animal so that the dairy animal will sooner walk to the milking box.
  • the signalling device comprises an indication element which is positioned in or near an entrance of the sub-area and which is displaceable between a first position and a second position, and a control unit for displacing the indication element between the first and the second position, wherein it is perceptible in the area of movement outside the sub-area whether the indication element is in the first or the second position, and wherein the visual signal is formed by putting the indication element in the first or the second position.
  • the indication element in the first position, is positioned in the entrance of the sub-area, in which position the indication element can be passed, and, in the second position, the indication element is positioned outside the entrance of the sub-area.
  • the indication element By positioning the indication element in the entrance, the indication element is well visible for the dairy animals.
  • the indication element is preferably flexible, so that the dairy animal can enter the sub-area by walking through the entrance, in which case the flexible indication element is bent sidewards.
  • the indication element can be spring-mounted so as to be able to be displaced sidewards in a simple manner when the dairy animal enters the respective sub- area.
  • the device comprises a head lighting device which is configured for lighting the head, in particular the eyes, of a dairy animal present in the milking box.
  • the head lighting device it is possible to increase the light intensity around the head, in particular around the eyes.
  • the head lighting device it is possible only to switch on the head lighting device if the light intensity in the milking box, in particular around the head of the dairy animal, is below a particular minimum level.
  • the intensity of the head lighting device is additionally possible for the intensity of the head lighting device to be varied in such a manner that a particular light intensity level can be adjusted around the head of the dairy animal.
  • the one or more light intensity sensors it is possible for the one or more light intensity sensors to measure the light intensity level around the head of the dairy animal and to control, on the basis thereof, the intensity of the head lighting device in order to achieve the desired light intensity level. It is pointed out that it is possible to apply the above-described head lighting device in a construction without the presence sensor and without the light signalling device according to the invention.
  • the signalling device is configured to switch on the milking box lighting device if no dairy animal is present in the milking box, and to switch on the head lighting device if a dairy animal is indeed present in the milking box.
  • the milking box lighting is used to indicate to dairy animals which are outside the milking box that the milking box is occupied or not occupied by another dairy animal. If a dairy animal is present in the milking box, it is possible, for example in the case of too little ambient light, to switch on the head lighting device in order to make the dairy animal in question feel safe without the dairy animal being distracted by ambient light.
  • the construction comprises darkening means in order to shield the milking box at least partially from ambient light.
  • the incidence of ambient light may reduce the effect of the head lighting device.
  • the light signal is perceptible in a substantial part of the area of movement, for example in more than 50% of the area of movement, more preferably in more than 75% of the area of movement.
  • the light signal is perceptible in almost the entire area of movement.
  • the construction is a mobile construction which can be positioned at a desired location in the area of movement.
  • the fact whether the milking box is visible for the dairy animals being outside the milking box to enable them to see whether the milking box is occupied, should be taken into account to a lesser extent.
  • the signalling device it is possible to make clear whether or not the milking box is occupied.
  • the invention further relates to a method of guiding one or more dairy animals in the free area of movement (A) of a construction according to one of claims 1 - 12, characterized by the steps:
  • the method comprises the steps: If no dairy animal is present in the milking box, lighting at least a part of the milking box, for example the entrance gate or substantially the entire inside of the milking box, as an invitation to enter the milking box, and, if a dairy animal is present in the milking box, increasing the light intensity around the head of the dairy animal by means of a head lighting device.
  • the step of increasing the light intensity around the head of the dairy animal is only performed if the light intensity light is below a particular level. If the lighting in the region of the head of the dairy animal has a minimum level at which the dairy animal feels safe, it is not necessary to further to increase the lighting level.
  • the head lighting device is in particular applied in situations in which the light intensity around the head is below a particular level, for example during the evening or at night. It is also possible that the milking box is arranged in a stable which is lighted to a lesser extent or that the milking box is at least partially darkened in order to shield the dairy animal from environmental influences.
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side view of the construction according to the invention.
  • Figure 2a is a diagrammatic top view of the construction of Figure 1 , no dairy animal being present in the milking box;
  • Figure 2b is a diagrammatic top view of the construction of Figure 1 , a dairy animal indeed being present in the milking box, and
  • Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view of an area of free movement for a number of dairy animals according to the invention.
  • FIGS 1 , 2a and 2b show a construction for automatically milking dairy animals, for example cows.
  • the construction as a whole is denoted by the reference numeral 1.
  • the construction 1 comprises a milking box 2, and a milking robot 3.
  • the milking box 2 is a closed space to which a dairy animal can walk to be milked.
  • the milking robot 3 is configured for automatically connecting teat cups to the teats of the animals.
  • the dairy animals are allowed to move freely in an area of movement A intended for this purpose, for example a pasture or a stable.
  • the milking robot 3 can move along a guide rail 5, and comprises a number of teat cups and a teat detection device.
  • a dairy animal 20 wishes to be milked, it is possible for the dairy animal 20, if no other dairy animal 20 is present in the milking box 2, to enter the milking box 2 through the entrance gate 8. Subsequently, the milking robot 3 is able to apply the teat cups automatically to the teats of the dairy animal 20 present in the milking box 2, and to milk the dairy animal 20.
  • each animal wears an identification means which can be read out by means of a reader arranged in the milking box 2.
  • Such an identification can also take place after the animal has entered the milking box 2, but before the animal is milked.
  • the construction 1 further comprises a feeding device 4.
  • the feeding device 4 may be an automatic feeding device 4 which dispenses a particular amount of feed depending on the dairy animal 20 present in the milking box 2. On the basis of identification, such an automatic feeding device can be controlled to dispense an amount of feed attuned to the relevant animal.
  • Such automatic feeding devices and identification systems are known per se and disclosed, for example, in EP 0 724 382 and EP 0 951 821.
  • a presence sensor 6 by means of which it is possible to detect whether a dairy animal is present in the milking box 2.
  • the construction further comprises a number of light signalling devices by means of which it is possible to supply a light signal depending on the absence of a dairy animal 20 in the milking box 2.
  • the presence sensor 6 may form part of an above-described identification system or be a presence sensor which has been disposed in the milking box 2 for another reason.
  • the presence sensor 6 may also be provided only for controlling one of the light signalling devices.
  • a first light signalling device is light signalling lamp 7.
  • the light signalling lamp 7 is placed at the upper side of the milking box 2, so as to be well visible for dairy animals 20 being outside the milking box 2, but in the area of movement A.
  • the light signalling lamp 7 is configured to supply a light signal if no dairy animal 20 is present in the milking box 2 ( Figure 2a), and to supply no light signal if a dairy animal 20 is indeed present in the milking box 2 ( Figure 2b). By means of this light signal it is possible for a dairy animal 20 which is outside the milking box 2 to observe whether the milking box 2 is occupied. This has the advantage that a dairy animal 20 will not unnecessarily walk to the milking robot.
  • the light signal has further the advantage that a farmer, if desired, is able to see immediately in the area of movement A whether a milking box 2 is occupied.
  • the presence sensor 6 may be directly connected to the light signalling lamp 7, but this connection may also take place via a central processor, for example a computer.
  • the light signal may be any suitable light signal. It is also possible for the light signal to blink or to change in intensity in order to draw the attention of the dairy animals 20 which are outside the milking box 2.
  • the light signalling lamp 7 can be placed at a location which is perceptible in the area of movement A or at least in a considerable part thereof.
  • the light signalling lamp 7 need not necessarily be mounted on or to the milking box 2.
  • a second light signalling device in the form of a milking box lighting device 10 is disposed in the milking box 2.
  • Said milking box lighting device 10 is configured to light substantially the entire inside of the milking box 2 if no dairy animal 20 is present in the milking box 2.
  • the entrance gate 8 of the milking box 2 will be lighted too when no dairy animal 20 is present in the milking box 2. This has an inviting effect on the dairy animals 20 which are not present in the milking box 2 to walk to the entrance gate 8 of the milking box 2.
  • the milking box lighting device 10 as an alternative for the light signalling lamp 7.
  • the signalling device 7 and the milking box lighting device 10 to supply simultaneously a light signal if the milking box is not occupied (see Figure 2a).
  • a head lighting device 11 which is configured to increase the light intensity around the head, in particular the eyes, of a dairy animal 20 which is present in the milking box 2. If the light level in the milking box 2 is low, the dairy animal 20 present in the milking box 2 may become unquiet, for example because if feels unsafe. By increasing the light intensity around the head of the dairy animal 20, a safe feeling can be given to the animal without the environment being lighted to such an extent that the dairy animal 20 will be distracted by environmental factors, such as the presence of other dairy animals 20, or other objects, near the milking box.
  • the head lighting device 11 comprises a lamp fitting 12 which is configured to enclose at least partially the head of a dairy animal 20 present in the milking box.
  • the shape of the lamp fitting 12 limits the field of vision of the dairy animal, so that it will be distracted less soon by environmental factors.
  • the lamp fitting 12 makes it possible to increase very specifically the light intensity around the head, or at least the eyes, of the dairy animal 20, in order thus to create a safe environment for the dairy animal 20. If the light intensity around the head of the dairy animal 20 comes below a particular level, it is possible to switch on the head lighting device 11 in order to increase the light intensity locally around the head of the dairy animal 20 as described above.
  • the head lighting device 11 may be provided with one or more light intensity sensors which are able to measure the light intensity around the head of the dairy animal 20, so that on the basis thereof the head lighting device 11 can be controlled.
  • the light intensity supplied by the head lighting device 11 is variable, so that, on the basis of the light intensity determined by the one or more light intensity sensors, it is possible to supply an amount of light by means of the head lighting device 11 so that a constant and/or desired light intensity around the head of the dairy animal 20 will be achieved.
  • this constant and/or desired light intensity around the head of the dairy animal can be adjustable with the aid of adjusting means, for example an input device disposed on or connected to the head lighting device 11.
  • the lamp fitting 12 can further serve as a darkening means to remove ambient light. In this manner it is possible to reduce the light intensity in the milking box 2, in particular around the head of the dairy animal 20, so that the dairy animal 20 will not be distracted by images from the environment.
  • Alternative darkening means such as, for example, sheets or canvasses which reduce the amount of light that enters the milking box 2, can be applied as well.
  • a milking box 2 comprising a milking box lighting device 10 and a head lighting device 11
  • the two lighting devices can be used in the following manner. If no dairy animal is present in the milking box, it is possible to switch on the milking box lighting device 10 in order to light the milking box 2 and to entice thereby, if desired in combination with signalling lamp 7, a dairy animal to the milking box 2.
  • the presence of the dairy animal 20 is detected by the presence sensor 6 and the milking box lighting device 10 is switched off. If the ambient light near the head of the dairy animal 20 is below a particular level, the head lighting device 11 is switched on in order to increase the light intensity around the head of the dairy animal and thus to increase the feeling of safety of the dairy animal.
  • Figure 3 shows a diagrammatic top view of a construction according to the invention comprising an area of free movement A in which the dairy animals 20 are allowed to move freely.
  • the area of free movement A comprises a number of sub-areas with a specific function. Said sub-areas comprise a milking box M where a dairy animal 20 can be milked, a waiting area W where dairy animals 20 can be collected before milking, two resting areas R1 , R2, and a feeding area V where dairy animals 20 can consume feed and, if desired, can drink.
  • the different sub-areas M, W, R1 , R2, V are separated by means of a separating element 30, for example a fencing or a wall, from other areas of the area of free movement A, but it is possible for the dairy animals 20 to move between the sub-areas M, W, R1 , R2, V.
  • a separating element 30 for example a fencing or a wall
  • a milking robot 50 for automatically milking the dairy animals.
  • a light signalling lamp 51 for indicating whether or not the milking box M is occupied.
  • the milking box M may further be configured as described above and illustrated in Figure 1.
  • each of the feeding places 32 has a feed trough 33 in which the feed can be dispensed to the dairy animals 20.
  • the entrance gate 52 is open to admit a dairy animal 20 from the waiting area W into the milking box 2, and the exit gate 53 is closed.
  • the light signalling lamp 51 supplies a light signal to indicate that the milking box M is free.
  • the waiting area W serves to collect the dairy animals which are soon to be milked.
  • the dairy animals are free to enter this area through the entrance 60.
  • an indication element 61 which is displaceable between a first position and a second position. In the second position the indication element 61 extends along the separating element 30 (solid lines), and in the first position the indication element 61 extends in the opening of the entrance 61 (dotted lines).
  • the indication element 61 is flexible, so that a dairy animal 20 can walk through the entrance 60, also if the indication element 61 is in the first position. In that case, the dairy animal 20 will bend the flexible indication element 61 in order to move through the entrance 60.
  • the indication element 61 is, for example, a flexible flap or a flexible spike. Alternatively, it is also possible to use a spring-mounted indication element.
  • the indication element 61 is provided to indicate to the dairy animals outside the waiting area W whether it makes sense to enter the waiting area. By putting the indication element 61 in the first position, there is given a visual signal to the dairy animals 20 indicating that it makes less sense to enter the waiting area. However, by putting the indication element 61 in the second position, there is given a visual signal to the dairy animals indicating that it makes sense to enter the waiting area W.
  • Whether it makes sense to enter the waiting area W depends, for example, on how dairy animals 20 are already in the waiting area W.
  • a presence sensor 62 by means of which it can be determined how dairy animals 20 are present in the waiting area W.
  • a control unit 63 for the indication element 61 the number of dairy animals 20 present in the waiting area, as determined by means of the presence sensor 62, is compared with a number of dairy animals 20 desired in the waiting area. If the number of dairy animals 20 in the waiting area W is smaller than the desired number, the indication element 61 is put in the first position in order to indicate that it makes less sense to enter the waiting area W. If, however, the number of dairy animals 20 in the waiting area W is smaller than desired, the indication element 61 is put in the second position in order to give a visual signal indicating that it makes sense to enter the waiting area.
  • indication elements 61 are used to indicate whether or not it makes sense to enter the respective sub-areas.
  • a presence sensor 62 by means of which the number of dairy animals 20 present in the respective sub-area can be determined.
  • the presence sensor 62 is connected by means of a cable or in a wireless manner to the control unit 63.
  • the control unit 63 will put the indication element 61 of the respective sub-area in the first or second position.
  • a presence sensor 62 there may also be used sensors which are provided near the entrance of the sub-area in order to determine whether a dairy animal enters or leaves the sub-area. On the basis of this information, it can be determined how many dairy animals are present in the sub-area.
  • sensors There may also be provided in each of the cubicles 31 /feeding places 32 a presence sensor in order to determine the occupancy rate of the cubicles 31/feeding places 32. On the basis of this occupancy rate it is then possible to determine whether it makes sense for a new dairy animal 20 to enter the sub-area, and to put the indication element in the corresponding position.
  • a sole control unit 63 for both indication elements 61 may be provided, like for the resting areas R1 and R2, a sole control unit 63 for both indication elements 61.
  • a sole control unit 63 for both indication elements 61 may be provided, like for the resting areas R1 and R2, a sole control unit 63 for both indication elements 61.
  • not only the occupancy rate per resting area, but also the relation between the two occupancy rates can serve as a basis for putting the indication elements 61 in one of the two positions.
  • the indication element 61 of the first resting area R1 is put in the first position because all cubicles 31 in the first resting area R1 are occupied. In the second resting area R2, only one of the cubicles 31 is occupied. Consequently, there is relatively much free space left, and therefore the indication element 61 is put in the second position in order to invite dairy animals to enter the respective resting area R2.
  • the indication elements 61 can be used in such a manner that the occupancy rate of the various resting areas R1, R2 is maintained approximately equal.
  • the indication element 61 is put in the second position. If, thereafter, all or almost all feeding places are occupied, this will be detected by the presence sensor 62, and the control unit 63 will put the indication element 61 in the second position in order to supply a visual signal that it makes no sense or at least less sense to enter the respective feeding area V.
  • Figure 3 shows indication elements 61 which extend in the first position in the entrance 60 of the respective sub-area W, R1 , R2, V.
  • indication elements which are arranged near the entrance of the respective sub-area, in which case putting the indication element in the first or second position indicates whether it makes sense to enter the respective sub-area.
  • light signals as an indication.

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L’invention concerne une construction (1) comprenant un dispositif permettant de traire automatiquement des animaux laitiers (20) auxquels il est permis de se déplacer librement dans une région de déplacement (A) prévue à cet effet, la zone de libre déplacement comprenant au moins une sous-région (2, M, W, R1, R2, V) dans laquelle un ou plusieurs lieux destinés à la traite ou au repos des animaux laitiers sont prévus, caractérisée en ce que la construction comprend un détecteur de présence (6, 62) permettant de détecter la présence d’un ou de plusieurs animaux laitiers (20) dans la sous-région (2, M, W, R1, R2, V), et un dispositif d’émission de signal (7, 10 ; 61, 62) conçu pour attirer les animaux laitiers qui sont à l’extérieur de la sous-région vers la sous-région, ou pour dissuader ces animaux d’approcher de la sous-région et/ou de pénétrer dans celle-ci, en émettant, en fonction de la présence d’un ou de plusieurs animaux laitiers dans la sous-région, un signal visuel perceptible dans la zone de déplacement à l’extérieur de la sous-région.
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