Animal husbandry – Entomological culture device – Egg treatment – production – or storage
Patent
1982-09-30
1984-08-28
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Entomological culture device
Egg treatment, production, or storage
A01K 6100
Patent
active
044677448
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for raising lobsters in multicellular cages in which each cage has a feedport and a food-carrying member is adapted to be inserted into and through the feedport. The method includes lifting the cage out of the water contained in a holding tank, removing uneaten food through the feedport from each cage, washing away any unused food, supplying a food substance to the food-carrying member in such a manner that the food substance is encapsulated thereon, returning the food-carrying member to the cage and then lowering the cage into the water of the holding tank. Apparatus includes manual or automated operable structures in which a large number of food-carrying members can be treated at the same time, the apparatus including a hoist carried by a gantry for lifting successive cage means from the holding tank as the gantry moves along the holding tank, a manipulating structure on the gantry for attachment to a plurality of food-carrying members and removing them from the cages, the manipulating structure being positionable at a cleansing station and at a food replenishment station before being positioned for return to the cages with the new food substance thereon.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3952703 (1976-04-01), Erfeling
patent: 4337727 (1982-07-01), Mickelsen et al.
Chamblee Hugh R.
Davidson Mark C.
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