Method and apparatus for milking animals

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PATENT NO 9326481
APP PUB NO 20140209029A1
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14230976

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Methods and apparatus for milking animals wherein a negative pressure is periodically built up in a teat cup gap in an evacuation phase (a), maintained over a predetermined suction phase (b), and relieved in a ventilation phase (c), and a ventilation is maintained over a predetermined rest phase (d). The ratio between the suction phase (b) and the rest phase (d) changes at least once during the milking operation.

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GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH59199 BÖNEN

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Wartenhorst, Bernhard Schulze Warendorf, DE 6 27

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