Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1981-09-14
1983-04-12
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
A01K 502
Patent
active
043794394
ABSTRACT:
An animal feeder for an animal cage assembly formed of a plurality of animal cages arranged side-by-side in a horizontal alignment. The animal feeder comprises a carriage which is mounted for horizontal movement along the cage assembly. A feed mechanism carried by the carriage dispenses feed into a feed trough mounted along the front of the animal cages as the carriage traverses the cage assembly. A control apparatus mounted on the carriage de-activates the feed mechanism when predetermined levels of feed remaining in the feed trough are detected. A detector carried by the control apparatus detects the level of feed remaining in the feed trough as the carriage traverses the cage assembly.
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