Animal husbandry – Animal controlling or handling – Stock sorting
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Nguyen, Son T. (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Animal controlling or handling
Stock sorting
C119S712000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10456743
ABSTRACT:
A livestock management system is provided that sorts animals for split-weight feeding based on a calculated median weight of a herd. The system includes a pen area partitioned into a first feeding area containing at least a first feeder, a second feeding area containing at least a second feeder, and a common watering area containing at least one waterer. First and second one-way gates are respectively provided between the feeding areas and the watering area allowing animals to pass from the feeding areas into the watering area. A walk-through scale has an inlet open to the watering area, and first and second outlets open to the first and second feeding areas, respectively. The walk-through scale has a sort gate for selectively directing animals into the first and second feeding areas based on a comparison of a detected weight of the animal and a calculated median weight of the herd.
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Nguyen Son T.
Osborne Industries, Inc.
Thompson Jeffrey L.
Thompson & Thompson P.A.
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