A method relates to managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, whichdairy animals go through a lactation cycle. The method comprises the following steps:dividing the group of dairy animals into subgroups of a plurality of dairy animals,determining per subgroup an insemination period within which the dairy animalsof the subgroup concerned are inseminated, which insemination period is so shortthat substantially all dairy animals in the subgroup concerned go simultaneouslythrough the lactation cycle, separating the pregnant dairy animals of at leastone of the subgroups in a separate area, around the beginning of the being dry phaseof the subgroup concerned, fully automatically milking the dairy animals inthe non-separated subgroups by means of at least one milking robot, separatelymilking the dairy animals in the separated subgroup, and placing the separatedsubgroup out of the separate area after being dry and calving.
