identification is disposed behind the receiving area 7 in the embodiment example represented the fixed unit 10 is disposed at the side of the milking platform 3 and essentially in a vertical plane in the embodiment example represented the fixed unit for animal identification is placed behind the receiving area 7 this is not absolutely necessary the fixed unit 10 for animal identification can also be disposed in the receiving area 7 it is essential that the stationary unit 10 for animal identification is disposed in an area of the rotary milking parlor such that an unambiguous assignment of the animal identified to a particular milking stall is made possible a unit for the identification of a milking stall 4 is denoted by the reference number 11 the unit 11 for the recognition of a milking stall 4 has fixed recognition means 12 furthermore the unit 11 for the recognition of a milking stall 4 has recognition means 13 rotating entrained with a milk stall 4 the recognition means 13 is preferably provided for each of the milking stalls 4 the unit for the recognition of a milking stall is preferably built in the form of a sending receiving unit other embodiments are possible if an animal in particular a cow enters the entrance path 1 it can enter the milking platform 3 unhindered it can arrive at the narrowing receiving area 7 through the rotation of the milking platform 3 the animal located in the receiving area 7 is captured by the milking stall partition 6 and led in such a manner that the animal is positioned at the milking stall 4.