DETECTION OF A CHANGE IN A HOOF OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL, IN PARTICULAR A COW

摘要

In order to detect a change in at least one hoof of a milk-producing animal, in particular a cow, the invention proposes an apparatus having a detection unit for detecting at least one characteristic variable which is characteristic of a step area of at least one hoof of a milk-producing animal, a storage unit which stores at least one reference value, an evaluation unit which is used to compare the at least one reference value with a characteristic variable, and a signal unit which is used to signal the result of the comparison.