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 One of the most pressing challenges in the field of agricultural science is the production of high-quality milk on industrial farms. In light of these conditions, there is an urgent need to ensure animal health and prevent mastitis. The generation of new ideas for improving current milk production technologies and technical solutions that ensure their high competitiveness should be a key priority in this process. Drawing on a wide range of information materials from both domestic and international databases in the field of intellectual property, the article contends that manufacturers currently offer a variety of devices for processing and evaluating cow udders. However, it is noted that not all of these devices are universally applicable and that there are some disadvantages associated with their use. The article presents the results of the development of devices for processing and evaluating the udder of cows. These were based on the results of a patent search and theoretical analysis of existing analogs and prototypes. As part of this work, the initial parameters, design features, and main advantages of the developed five devices for processing cow udders both before and after milking are substantiated. These devices are easy to use, provide optimal consumption of mammary gland treatment products, help reduce manual labor costs for machine milking operators, improve milk quality, and reduce the level of animal mastitis. A device for assessing certain properties of teats has been developed. The new technological devices differ from existing analogs not only in their simplified design, but also in being more technologically advanced and cost-effective. The results obtained from implementing the proposed devices in practice will allow us to offer new and effective programs for managing the processes of high-quality milk production in the functional system “man-machine”. They will also contribute to the introduction of auxiliary biological tests and rational technological approaches to its evaluation shortly.

 

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