Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Having electronic identification and feed control
Patent
1995-04-06
1996-12-03
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Having electronic identification and feed control
119842, A01K 500
Patent
active
055797199
ABSTRACT:
A gestation sow feeding system has a sow bedding enclosure, a gated scale weighing station, an alley connecting the scale weighing station with two separate feeding pens having entry and exist gates, and a bypass gate connecting the alley and the bedding enclosure. The traffic of sows through the system is monitored and controlled by a computer which controls the gates of the system, measures the weight and average daily gain of each sow weighed, and directs the weighed sow to the feeding pen for a ration of feed to permit the sow to adjust to a targeted average daily weight stored in the computer.
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Backhaus William E.
Bryce Steven E.
Bundy Dwaine S.
Hoff Steven J.
Honeyman Mark S.
Iowa State University & Research Foundation, Inc.
Swiatek Robert P.
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