Abstract: A device for determining a posture pattern of an animal comprises a housing configured and adapted to be attached to a part of the animal; the housing comprises a posture sensor operative to sense an orientation of the part of the animal indicating the posture of the animal; and an interface unit operative to output the orientation information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2008
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
S.A.E. Afikim Milking System Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
Abstract: A method for on-line channeling of milk based on predicted coagulation properties where the method comprises sampling raw milk from a milk line between a milking station and a collection point, performing spectral analysis of one or more of optical transmission, optical reflectance, scatter and fluorescence on the raw milk sample, predicting at least one coagulation parameter on-line based on the spectral analysis, and channeling milk from the milking station on-line to one of a plurality of destinations based on the at least one coagulation parameter.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 6, 2011
Assignee:
S.A.E. Afikim Milking System Agricultural Cooperative Ltd
Inventors:
Gil Katz, Or Shapira, Liubov Lemberskiy-Kuzin, Niv Pinsky