WO2013062466A1 - Passage d'entrée dans un espace destiné à des animaux - Google Patents

Passage d'entrée dans un espace destiné à des animaux Download PDF

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WO2013062466A1
WO2013062466A1 PCT/SE2012/051100 SE2012051100W WO2013062466A1 WO 2013062466 A1 WO2013062466 A1 WO 2013062466A1 SE 2012051100 W SE2012051100 W SE 2012051100W WO 2013062466 A1 WO2013062466 A1 WO 2013062466A1
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Ron Mulder
Jenny JAGO
Kendra Kerrisk
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Delaval Holding Ab
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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
    • A01K1/0005—Stable partitions
    • A01K1/0017—Gates, doors
    • A01K1/0023—Sorting gates
    • 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
    • A01K1/0005—Stable partitions
    • A01K1/0017—Gates, doors
    • 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
    • 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
    • A01K1/126—Carousels

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  • the present invention relates to an entry passage to a space for animals, wherein the entry passage comprises an entry area configured to receive an animal before it enters the milking stall, a first pre-entry area connected to the entry area via a first open ing and a second pre-entry area connected to the entry area via a second opening, and a gate arrangement configured to be moved in one of the respective pre-entry areas from an initial closed position to an open position in which the an imals in the pre-entry area are able to enter the entry area.
  • a milking parlour in the form of a rotary platform usually has a narrow entry passage to the milking stalls on the platform in order to ensure that only one cow at a time enters a milking stall on the platform.
  • the entry passage may comprise a gate which opens when it is time for an an imal in a front position of the entry passage to enter the platform.
  • milking parlours with voluntary cow traffic such as milking parlours with a plurality of automatic milking stations
  • a cow voluntarily visiting a milking parlour often has to pass through a narrow entry passage before reach ing a milking stall .
  • milking parlours When milking parlours are used with voluntary cow traffic, it is important to maintain a continuous flow of cows to the milking stalls such that the milking capacity of the milking parlour can be used in an optimal way. Thus, it is important to avoid stops in the cow traffic to the milking stalls. It is also important that the cows are not stressed or injured when they are guided to a milking stall in a milking parlour.
  • US 2010/0192860 shows a milking facility comprising a plurality of automatic milking stations.
  • Each of the milking stations comprises two entries wherein each entry is reached from a respective booth , which prevents a milking an imal therein from being pushed away by a more dominant milking an imal .
  • Each of the automatic milking stations comprises a device for open ing either one of the two entries to the automatic milking station, depending on the waiting times of milking an imals at the two entries. Alternatively, the device keeps both entries open.
  • WO 2008/008031 shows a sluicing arrangement arranged to sluice an imals to an area via two exit gates.
  • the slu icing arrangement comprises a control unit controlling the exit gates such that on ly one exit gate at a time is open .
  • the control unit controls the exit gates based on information about the identity of the animals.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an entry passage to a space for an imals which provides a well functioning flow of animals to the space.
  • the entry passage initially defined which is characterised in that the gate arrangement comprises a closing device configured to hold the gate arrangement in the initial closed position with a force of a strength such that it is possible for an an imal to move the gate arrangement from the initial closed position to the open position by means of a pushing motion , and wherein the gate arrangement has a design such that it is only possible for an animal in one of the pre-entry areas at a time to push the gate arrangement to an open position and enter the entry area.
  • an animal has the possibility to select one of said pre- entry areas for entering the entry area and the space.
  • the entry passage provides a well functioning flow of an imals to the space.
  • the space may be a closed spaced in the form of a fenced area.
  • the entry passage may be the on ly entrance way to the closed space.
  • the gate arrangement comprises a first gate element in the first open ing and a second gate element in the second opening, wherein the first gate element and the second gate element are configured to be pushed to an open position in which they prevent the other gate element to be pushed to an open position .
  • a part of the first gate element or the second gate element may, for example, in the open position block the motion of the other gate element to the open position .
  • the first gate element and the second gate element are pivotally arranged around a vertical axis.
  • Such gate elements may be pushed relatively easily to an open position by a milk animal.
  • the first gate element and the second gate element are pivotally arranged around a common vertical axis arranged in a position between the respective open ings. In th is case, one gate element is pivotally pushed to an open position located in the vicinity of the closed position of the other gate element.
  • the gate arrangement comprises a common gate element configured to be pushed to an open position in different directions by the an imals in the respective pre-entry areas, such that the common gate element in an open position for an an imal in one of pre- entry areas corresponds to a closed position for an animal in the other pre-entry area.
  • a common gate element ensures in a simple manner that on ly one an imal at a time enters the entry area.
  • the common gate element may be movably arranged in a common opening for the pre-entry areas to the entry-area.
  • the common gate element has an extension between a first end portion pivotally arranged around a substantially vertical axis at a distance from the common opening and a second end portion divid ing the common opening into a first part to be used by an animal in the first pre-entry area and a second part to be used by an an imal in the second pre-entry area.
  • the animal in the first pre-entry area to enter the entry area
  • the second part of the common open ing has no width, such that it is not possible for an an imal in the second pre-entry area to enter the entry area.
  • said common opening has a width such that on ly one animal at a time is able to pass through the opening .
  • the common open ing has a width which is greater than the width of one average an imal but smaller than the width of two average animals.
  • the second end portion of the common gate element may be arranged in an initial closed position in wh ich it divides the width of the common opening into a first part and a second part of the same widths.
  • Both the first part and the second part of the common open ing have here a smaller width than the width of an animal.
  • at least one of the pre-entry areas has at least a portion with a gradually tapering width in a direction towards the opening to the entry area, such that the pre-entry area has a width in a front position such that on ly one an imal at a time is able to push the gate arrangement from the closed position .
  • I n order to reduce the length of the pre-entry areas, it is suitable that they have a greater width at a distance from the front position. I n this case, several an imals may be located side by side at a distance from said opening , at the same time as on ly one an imal at a time can reach the front position of the pre-entry area.
  • the pre- entry areas are divided by a vertical wall element.
  • the closing device comprises at least one spring member holding the gate arrangement in the initial closed position by means of a spring force.
  • the spring force may be of a strength such that it is easy for an an imal to push the gate arrangement from the initial closed position to the open position .
  • the closing device comprises a hinge mechanism hold ing the gate arrangement in the initial closed position by means of gravity force. I n this case, the gate arrangement may be pivotally hinged around an axis inclined somewhat to the vertical .
  • the gate arrangement When the pushing motion of an animal has ceased , the gate arrangement is moved back to the initial closed state in a simple and reliable manner by means of a spring force or gravity force.
  • the entry passage is arranged in a waiting area for an imals which have permission to be milked in the space. If all animals in the waiting area have already been allowed to be milked , there will be no stop in the an imal traffic through the entry passage depending on an imals which do not have permission to be milked in the space.
  • the entry passage is configured to lead an imals to a space in the form of a milking stall on a rotary platform.
  • the entry passage is configured to lead an imals to a space in the form of at least one stationary milking stall equipped with a milking robot.
  • the milking parlour may, in this case, comprise one or several milking stalls with milking robots. Due to the high costs of milking robots, it is necessary that the milking capacity of the automatic milking stalls is used in an optimal way.
  • the entry passage may be configured to lead animals to an arbitrary space where there is a risk that the entrance way to the space is blocked by a dominant cow or is blocked for other reasons.
  • a space may for example be a waiting area or a feeding area.
  • Fig 1 shows an entry passage according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • Fig 2 shows an entry passage according to a second embodiment of the invention .
  • Fig 1 shows a voluntary milking parlour for the milking of cows 1 .
  • the voluntary milking parlour comprises an annular rotary platform 2.
  • the platform 2 rotates during operation around a vertical axis 2a.
  • the platform 2 has an upper surface forming a support surface for the cows 1 .
  • a plurality of fence arrangements 4 are arranged on the upper surface of the platform 2.
  • the fence arrangements 4 form milking stalls 3 for receiving individual cows 1 .
  • the fence arrangements 4 have an essentially straight radial extension on the platform 2 between an inner end located at the vicinity of an inner edge portion of the platform 2 and an outer end located at the vicinity of an outer edge portion of the platform 2.
  • the fence arrangements 4 are arranged at equal intervals around the annular platform 2.
  • An outer fence arrangement 5 is mounted around a main part of the outer periphery of the platform 2.
  • the outer fence arrangement 5 prevents the cows 1 in the milking stalls 3 from stepping backwards and falling off the platform 2 during a milking process.
  • Each milking stall 3 is provided with a feeding trough 6 arranged in the vicinity of the inner periphery of the platform 2.
  • Each milking stall 3 is also provided with a milking member to be attached to the teats of a cow 1 standing in the respective milking stall 3.
  • the milking member comprises four separate teat cups 7.
  • Each milking stall 3 comprises a teat cup storing device 8 arranged to hold the teat cups 7 in a parked position when they are not in use.
  • a base portion of a robot arm 9 is arranged in a position outside the outer edge portion of the platform 2.
  • a control unit 10 is arranged to control a schematically shown drive mechanism 1 1 for driving of the platform 2.
  • the drive mechanism 1 1 may include a drive wheel mechan ism, which is arranged in contact with a circular rail on the underside of the platform 2.
  • a closed area in the form of a waiting area 12 is arranged in connection with the platform 2.
  • the waiting area 12 has an entrance gate 13 provided with a first identification sensor 14.
  • the first identification sensor 14 is arranged to inform the control unit 10 about the identity of the cow 1 .
  • the entrance gate 13 may be put into a first position in which it guides a cow 1 into the waiting area 12, and into a second position in which it instead gu ides the cow into an exit area 1 6.
  • the entrance gate 13 is marked with dotted lines in the second position .
  • the waiting area 12 comprises a number of feed ing stations 15 with concentrate food .
  • the waiting area 12 further comprises an entry passage comprising a first pre-entry area 1 7a and a second pre-entry area 1 7b.
  • the first pre-entry area 1 7a and the second pre-entry area 1 7b are arranged in parallel .
  • the first pre-entry area 1 7a is defined by a first straight side wall element 18a and a second straight side wall element 18b.
  • the second pre-entry area 1 7b is defined by the second side wall element 18b and a third straight side wall element 18c.
  • the first pre- entry area 1 7a is provided with a first gate element 19a in a front position .
  • the second pre-entry area 1 7b is provided with a second gate element 19b in a front position .
  • the second side wall element 18b divides the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b from each other.
  • the first side wall element 18a and the third side wall element 18c are arranged at an ang le in relation to the second side wall element 18b, such that the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b form a tapering width in a direction towards the gate elements 19a, 19b.
  • Each gate element 19a, 19b has an end portion pivotally arranged around a common vertical axis 19c as well as a free end portion .
  • An entry area 20 is located in front of the gate elements 19a, 1 9b. The entry area 20 is arranged to receive one cow 1 at a time.
  • the first gate element 19a is arranged in an open ing 20a between the first pre-entry area 1 7a and the entry area 20.
  • the second gate element 19b is arranged in an open ing 20b between the second pre-entry area 1 7b and the entry area 20.
  • the openings 20a, 20b are arranged in a region where the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b come together.
  • a second identification sensor 21 is arranged in the vicinity of the entry area 20. The second identification sensor 21 is configured to identify the cow in the entry area 20 and send a signal to the control unit 1 0 about the identity of cow 1 .
  • a cow 1 wh ich wants to be milked walks to the entrance gate 13.
  • the cow 1 carries a transponder containing data about the individual cow 1 .
  • the first identification sensor 14 reads the transponder and sends a signal to the control unit 10 about the identity of the cow 1 .
  • the control unit 10 includes suitable software for conclud ing if the identified cow 1 should be granted a milking permission or not. If the cow 1 is allowed to be milked , the entrance gate 13 will be put into the first position such that the cow 1 is guided into the waiting area 12. If the cow 1 is not granted a milking permission , the entrance gate 13 will be put to the second position such that the cow is guided into the exit area 16.
  • the cows 1 may eat concentrated food in the feeding stations 15 before entering a milking stall 3 on the rotary platform 2.
  • the cows 1 in the waiting area 12 have the possibility to enter the entry area 20 via the first pre-entry area 1 7a or via the second pre-entry area 1 7b.
  • a dominant cow 1 a in a herd which is not motivated to be milked , blocks the cow traffic to the rotary platform 2. I n this case, such a cow 1 a is only able to block the cow traffic to the entry area 20 via one of the pre- entry areas 1 7b.
  • a less dominant cow 1 b is here able to enter the entry area 20 via the other, non-blocked , pre-entry area 1 7a.
  • the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b have a width in the vicinity of the gate elements 19a, 19b such that on ly one cow 1 at a time is able to come in contact with the gate elements 19a, 19b and push them to an open position .
  • the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b have a greater width at a distance from the gate elements 19a, 19b. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the length of the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b in the waiting area 12. I n this case, the inlet openings to the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b obtain a great width which further reduces the possibility for a dominant cow 1 a to block the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b.
  • Each gate element 19a, 19b is provided with a closing device 198 ⁇ 19b 1 holding the respective gate elements 19a, 19b in an initial closed position by means of a force.
  • the force is relatively weak such that it is easy for the cows 1 to push the gate elements 19a, 19b from the closed position to an open position .
  • the closing device 198 ⁇ 19b 1 may be a suitable spring member. When the pushing motion of an animal has ceased , the gate arrangement is moved back to the initial closed state by means of the spring member.
  • the closing device comprises a hinge mechanism hold ing the gate arrangement in the initial closed position by means of gravity force. I n this case, the pivotable gate elements 19a, 19b are hinged in a manner such that they are urged to the closed position by gravity force.
  • the gate elements 19a, 19b are in an open position when it is possible for a cow to bypass the gate element 19a, 19b and enter the entry area 20.
  • the gate elements 19a, 19b are in a closed position when it is not possible for a cow 1 to bypass the gate elements 19a, 19b in the openings 20a, 20b and enter the entry area 20.
  • the gate elements 19a, 19b are pivotally arranged around a common vertical axis 1 9c.
  • the gate elements 19a, 1 9b are pivotally arranged in a direction from an initial closed position in which they close their respective openings 20a, 20b to an open position in which they uncover the openings 20a, 20b.
  • the first gate element 19a is shown in an open position with dotted lines.
  • the first gate element 19 is in the open position placed in front of the second gate element 19b.
  • the first gate element 19a prevents in the open position a motion of the second gate element 19b from its closed position to an open position . Consequently, on ly one gate element 19a, 19b can be moved to an open position at a time.
  • the gate element 19a, 19b is urged back to the initially closed position .
  • the cow 1 in the entry area 20 is identified by the second identification sensor 21 which sends a signal to the control unit 10 about the identity of this cow 1 .
  • the cow 1 enters a vacant milking stall 3 on the rotary platform 2 as soon as a vacant milking stall 3 arrives to a first rotational position p1 just in front of the entry area 20.
  • the feed ing trough 6 attracts the cow 1 and facilitates the positioning of the cow 1 in a milking position in the milking stall 3.
  • the cow 1 stands in a milking position in a radial direction on the platform 2 with the head at the inner edge portion of the platform 2.
  • the robot arm 9 is activated and fetches the teat cups 7 from the teat cup storing device 8 and attaches them to the cow 1 .
  • the platform 2 is driven at a slow speed such the robot arm 9 is able to compensate for the relative motions between the cow 1 on the platform 2 and the robot arm 9 during the attach ing process of teat cu ps to the cow 1 .
  • the milking process of the cow 1 starts as soon as a teat cup has been attached to the cow 1 .
  • the milking process proceeds during nearly one revolution on the platform 2.
  • a treatment supplying device may spray a disinfecting medium or another kind of treatment medium to the teats of the cow 1 when the teat cu ps 7 have been removed .
  • the milking stall 3 reaches a final rotational position p n in which the cow 1 leaves the milking stall 3 and enters the exit area 16. Thereafter, the milking stall 3 will again be rotated to the first rotational position p1 and be ready for receiving a new cow 1 from the entry area 20.
  • Fig 2 shows a milking parlour comprising a plurality of automatic milking stalls 3 which are each equ ipped with a milking robot 9.
  • the milking parlour comprises a waiting area 12 for the cows 1 to be milked .
  • the waiting area 12 comprises an entrance gate 13 with a first identification sensor 14.
  • a control unit 10 receives information from the first identification sensor 14 about the identity of the cow 1 . If a cow 1 is allowed to be milked , the control unit 10 puts the entrance gate 13 in a first position such that the cow 1 is gu ided into the milking area 12.
  • the waiting area 12 comprises feed ing stations 15.
  • the cows in the waiting area 12 have the possibility to enter a milking stall 3 via an entry passage comprising a first pre-entry area 1 7a and a second pre-entry area 1 7b.
  • the first pre-entry area 1 7a is defined by a first side wall element 18a and a second side wall element 18b.
  • the second pre-entry area 1 7b is defined by the second side wall element 18b and a third side wall element 1 8c.
  • the second side wall element 18b divides the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b from each other.
  • the first side wall element 18a and the third side wall element 18c are inclined in relation to the second side wall element 18b such that the widths of pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b taper in a direction towards a common open ing 20c to an entry area 20.
  • a common gate element 19d forms an extension of the second side wall element 18b.
  • the common gate element 19d has an extension between a first end portion pivotally arranged around a su bstantially vertical axis 19e at a distance from the common opening 20c and a second end portion dividing the common open ing 20c in a first part 20c1 to be used by an an imal in the first pre-entry-area 1 7a and a second part 20c2 to be used by an an imal in the second pre- entry-area 1 7b.
  • the common opening 20c has a width such that only one an imal 1 at a time is able to pass through the open ing 20c.
  • the second end portion of the common gate element 1 9c is arranged in an initial closed position in wh ich it divides the width the common opening 20 equally such that the first part 20c1 and the second part 20c2 obtains the same width .
  • the common opening 20c has a width such that on ly one cow at a time can pass through the opening 1 7c and enter entry area 20. Thus, the common opening 20c has a greater width than one average cow but a smaller width than two average cows 1 .
  • Fig . 2 shows the gate element 19d in the initial closed position .
  • a closing device 19d 1 is configured to hold the gate element 1 9d in the initial closed position with a force of a strength such that it is possible for a cow 1 a, 1 b to move the gate element 19d from the initial closed position to the open position by means of a push ing motion .
  • the closing device 19d 1 may comprise a suitable spring member hold ing the gate element 19d in the closed position by means of a spring force.
  • the closing device 19d 1 may comprise hinge mechanism held the gate element 19d in the initial closed position by means of gravity force..
  • the entry area 20 constitutes a walking path lead ing to all milking stalls 3 in the milking parlour.
  • Each milking stall 3 is provided with an entrance gate 22.
  • Each entrance gate 22 is movably arranged between a closed position and an open position .
  • the entrance gates 22 are here pivotally arranged to an open position in which they have an extension partly across the entry area 20. By means of the open entrance gate 22 , it is possible to direct a cow 1 walking on the entry area 20 into a vacant milking stall 3.
  • Each milking stall 3 includes equipment for automatic milking of cows such as a schematically disclosed milking robot 23.
  • each milking stall 3 includes a second identification means 21 , arranged to identify a cow 1 to be milked , and a feeding trough 6.
  • Each milking stall 3 includes an exit gate 24, movably arranged between a closed position and an open position .
  • the feeding troughs 6 are movably arranged in the milking stalls 3 between an active position and a non-active position , in which they do not constitute an obstacle for the cows when they leave the milking stalls 3.
  • a cow that wants to be milked walks to the entrance gate 1 3.
  • the first identification sensor 4 identifies the cow 1 , and the control unit 10 concludes if the cow 1 has a milking permission or not.
  • the entrance gate 13 is put into the first position such that the cow is guided into the milking area 12. If the cow is not allowed to be milked , the entrance gate 13 is put to the second position and the cow is instead guided into the exit area 16.
  • the cow 1 has the possibility to eat concentrated food in the feeding stations 15 in the waiting area 1 2 before entering a milking stall 3.
  • the cow 1 enters the milking stalls 3 via the entry passage.
  • the cow 1 walks to one of the pre-entry areas 1 7a, 1 7b. In th is case, the cow 1 b walks to the second pre-entry area 1 7b, since a dominant cow 1 a has blocked the first pre-entry area 1 7a.
  • the cow 1 b When the cow 1 b arrives to a front position in the second pre-entry area 1 7b, the cow 1 b provides a pushing motion on the common gate element 19c.
  • the common gate element 19c is moved to an open position which is shown with dotted lines in Fig . 2.
  • the common gate element 19c At the same time as the common gate element 19c is in an open position for the cow 1 b in the second pre-entry area 1 7b, it is in a closed position for the cow 1 a in the first pre-entry area 1 7a.
  • the cow 1 b enters the entry area 20 via the open ing 20c.
  • the common gate element 19c As soon as the cow 1 b has reached the entry area 20, the common gate element 19c is urged back to the initial closed position by means of the closing device 1 9d ⁇
  • the cow 1 in the entry area 20 walks to a vacant milking stall 3 having an open entrance gate 22.
  • the entrance gate 22 is closed .
  • the cow 1 in the milking stall 3 is identified by the second identifying means 21 and the milking robot 23 is activated .
  • the milking robot 23 may initially clean the teats of the cow 1 before it attaches a milking member to the cow. An individual amount of feed for the specific cow 1 may be supplied to the feed ing trough 6.
  • the milking robot 23 can supply a post treatment medium to the teats of the cow 1 .
  • the exit gate 24 is put to an open position as soon as the treatment of the cow is finished .
  • the feeding trough 6 is moved to the upper non-active position, in which it does not prevent the cow 1 from leaving the milking stall 3.
  • the cow leaves the milking stall 3 and enters the exit area 16.
  • the exit gate 24 is then closed .
  • the entrance gate 22 to the milking stall 3 is again moved to an open position .
  • the invention is not restricted to the embodiments described in the figures, but may be varied freely within the scope of the claims. It is possible to use the entry passage without a closed waiting area. If a closed waiting area is used , it does not necessarily contain any feed ing stations.
  • the entry passage shown in Fig . 1 may be used with a milking parlour shown in Fig . 2 or any other type of space for an imals, and the entry passage shown in Fig . 2 may be used with a milking parlour shown Fig . 1 or any other type of space for animals.
  • the milking parlour is a rotary milking parlour, it may be of the above described parallel type or of the herringbone type, where the an imals are standing with their heads facing towards the outer periphery of the platform, and teat cup attachment takes place from a position inside the annu lar platform.

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L'invention concerne un passage d'entrée dans un espace (3) destiné à des animaux. Le passage d'entrée comprend une zone d'entrée (20), une première zone de pré-entrée (17a) reliée à la zone d'entrée (20) et une deuxième zone de pré-entrée (17b) reliée à la zone d'entrée (20), et un ensemble barrière (19a, 19b, 19d) conçu pour être déplacé dans une des zones de pré-entrée (17a, 17b) en passant d'une position fermée initiale à une position ouverte dans laquelle les animaux (1) de la zone de pré-entrée (17a, 17b) respective peuvent accéder à la zone d'entrée (20). L'ensemble barrière (19a, 19b, 19d) est déplacé en étant poussé par un animal (1), et a une conception telle que seul un animal (1) d'une des zones de pré-entrée (17a, 17b) à la fois peut pousser l'ensemble barrière (19a, 19b, 19d) pour l'amener dans une position ouverte, et accéder à la zone d'entrée (20).
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