US Patent:
20120097107, Apr 26, 2012
Inventors:
Kevin L. Torgerson - Holmen WI, US
Duane F. Sellner - Winona MN, US
Assignee:
GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Naperville IL
International Classification:
A01J 5/16
A01J 5/007
A01J 5/00
US Classification:
119 1402, 119 1447, 119 1408
Abstract:
The present invention relates to preparing dairy animal teats for being milked, and more particularly to teat preparation, rinsing, and milking that all take place in a milking machine teat cup liner. Such a method includes: applying a teat sanitizer to the teat; injecting air into the liner to force the teat sanitizer toward a waste milk line connected to the liner; pulsating the liner at a first pulsation rate; drawing a rinsing milk from the teat; directing the teat sanitizer, the air, and the rinsing fluid to the waste milk line; pulsating the liner at a second pulsation rate to draw additional milk from the teat; and directing the additional milk to a good milk line.