Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1994-08-16
1996-04-09
Price, Thomas
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
A01K 502
Patent
active
055051600
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus is adapted for a repetitive delivering of feeds to livestock set according to a predetermined configuration and where the animals are allowed to eat the feeds directly in the apparatus. The apparatus is suspended to an overhead rail extending above and in front of the animals. The apparatus comprises a receptacles consisting of a hopper for receiving fodder and may also comprise a container for receiving hay. The hopper is provided with a lateral opening for allowing the animals to eat directly therein and the container has wire screen walls for retaining hay while allowing livestock to eat the hay through meshes in the walls. When used together, the hopper and the container are moved in tandem and are supported over the ground by a carriage unit. The carriage unit comprises electrical motors and controlling equipment for regulating the movement of the apparatus along the overhead rail. The apparatus is used for supplying feeds in repetitive short quantities over few hours each day, thereby helping the digestion of the animals.
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Bednarek Michael D.
Price Thomas
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