Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1979-12-14
1981-09-08
Krass, Errol A.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
119 51R, 177 25, 364552, A01K 500, G01G 1904
Patent
active
042888565
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for managing a livestock feedlot by early separation of poorly performing animals. Incoming animals are marked with an indentifying number, then are weighed and the number and weight are recorded. At a selected later date the animals are individually directed through a walk-through scale. As the weight is obtained, it is immediately compared to the initial weight. If weight gain is below a selected standard, an indicator light is displayed and a gate into a "cull" pen is automatically opened. If weight gain is above the standard, another indicator light is displayed and a gate into a "retain" pen is automatically opened. Some livestock, no different from others in appearance or other characteristics, do not gain weight rapidly enough to be profitably fed in a feedlot operation. The above reweighing after a short feeding period has been found to be effective in eliminating poorly performing animals. While the above method may be performed manually, greater speed, accuracy and efficiency can be obtained where the different variables are sensed and entered into a computer system which can rapidly make the necessary calculations and comparisons to separate the animals on a continuous, rapid basis.
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Gilliam Frank D.
Krass Errol A.
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