Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Racks
Patent
1990-05-03
1991-10-08
Weiss, John G.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Racks
119 5101, A01K 110
Patent
active
050544306
ABSTRACT:
Device for feeding animals comprising at least one feeding fence with a frame displaceable over a ground surface, a number of bars attached to the frame which in pairs define openings through which the animals can place their head, and means for displacing the feeding fence over the ground surface. The frame supports through support means directly on the ground surface and is provided with a floor plate extending at a small interval above the ground rearward of the frame to a rear edge making contact with the ground, which plate can support at least the front legs of the animals which have pushed their head through the respective openings, wherein the feeding fence is of the self-catching type having close to each opening a swivel bar locking behind the head of the animal after the head has been pushed through the opening, and wherein the displacing means comprise motor drive means which prevent movement of the feeding fence in the non-active state.
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patent: 4009687 (1977-03-01), Korthals
patent: 4148278 (1979-04-01), Anderson
patent: 4419963 (1983-12-01), Willibrodus
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