Stall Arrangement and Installation for Dairy Cattle Farming

1 . A cowshed arrangement comprising at least one milking area, and at least one circular cowshed having a center area and a substantially concentric, surrounding loafing area, and wherein at least one milking area is arranged radially outwardly of the loafing area.

2 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising a driving device.

3 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the driving device comprises at least one driving unit which is displaceable around the center area.

4 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the milking area is located within the circular cowshed in a radially outwardly area.

5 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the milking area is located outwardly of the circular cowshed.

6 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the loafing area comprises at least one resting area.

7 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 6 , characterized in that the resting areas is arranged substantially concentrically around the center area.

8 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the milking area comprises multiple milking places.

9 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the milking area is configured as a parlor taken from the group of parlors consisting of: a side-by-side parlor, a herringbone parlor, an auto tandem parlor, a drive-through parlor, an inside access milking carousel, and an outside access milking carousel, and combinations thereof.

10 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the milking area comprises at least one automated milking system.

11 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the milking area comprises at least one through passage having at least one gate which opens and closes automatically.

12 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising at least one selection sector.

13 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising at least one animal identifier.

14 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the circular cowshed comprises at least one walkway extending substantially in the peripheral direction.

15 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the circular cowshed comprises at least one alley extending substantially in a radial direction.

16 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising at least one feeding area between two adjacent resting areas and an automated feed metering device.

17 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising a pre-waiting enclosure in front of the milking area.

18 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising an automated cleaning mechanism.

19 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 18 , wherein the cleaning mechanism comprises at least one rotating cleaning unit.

20 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 19 and further comprising a sweeper, wherein the rotating cleaning unit and the sweeper is arranged relative to one another such that the sweeper will take up the dirt detached by the cleaning unit.

21 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 18 , wherein the cleaning mechanism and a driving device form one structural unit.

22 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising an automated bedding spreader.

23 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 22 , wherein the bedding spreader is coupled to a driving device.

24 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising a logic unit.

25 . The cowshed arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the cowshed comprises a tent-shaped roof.

26 . The cowshed installation according to claim 1 and further comprising at least two circular cowsheds, wherein the circular cowsheds share at least one common milking area.

27 . The cowshed installation according to claim 26 , and further comprising a common milk house.