Milking of an animal with reduced teat stress
A milking unit comprising a milk-collecting component and at least two milk tubes which are connected to the milk-collecting component.
1. A milk tube comprising:
an end; and
a releasable clamping body that is substantially spherical in shape and joined to the end, the releasable clamping body having a center lying offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the milk tube.
2. The milk tube of claim 1 , wherein at least one part of the clamping body has a cross section that is substantially elliptical in shape.
3. The milk tube of claim 1 , wherein the clamping body has a region with a substantially cylindrical surface area.
4. The milk tube of claim 1 , wherein the clamping body defines a duct with an outlet, the outlet has an outlet axis that is disposed at an angle to the milk tube axis, and the angle is different from 90°.
5. The milk tube of claim 1 , wherein the clamping body has a surface area that is substantially elliptical in shape.
6. The milk tube of claim 1 , wherein the clamping body is formed integrally with the milk tube.