CN111903567A - Poultry automatic recording system and feed conversion rate determination method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic recording system for poultry and a method for measuring the feed conversion rate. The system includes a feeding area, a drinking area, a weighing part and a control device. The feeding area includes a feeding device and a feeding channel part. The feeding channel part includes a single-channel entrance, a single-channel outlet and a feeding space. The single-channel entrance includes The connected ladder and the first entrance access control, the single-channel exit includes a slide; the weighing part includes an entrance, a weighing space and an exit connected in sequence, the entrance includes a connected entrance ladder and a second entrance access control, and the exit includes a connected second entrance. Exit access control and exit slide; the control device controls the opening and closing of the first entrance access control or the second entrance access control or the second exit access control according to the collected signal of the contact switch or the weight sensor. The invention can accurately and efficiently measure the body weight of each poultry, and accurately obtain the feed conversion rate of each poultry.

Description

Poultry automatic recording system and method for measuring feed conversion rate

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of poultry breeding basic data collection, in particular to a poultry automatic recording system and a method for measuring feed conversion rate.

Background technique

Feed conversion rate has always been one of the priorities of livestock and poultry breeding work, and feed intake and body weight are the core indicators of feed conversion rate. The accurate measurement of feed intake and body weight is the focus of livestock and poultry breeding work. The rate of change in body weight can be used to obtain an accurate feed conversion ratio.

For example, the current measurement of the feed conversion rate of Peking ducks (waterfowl) is carried out at 15 to 42 days of age, using a single cage measurement method, manually weighing the body weight of the pen, and filling enough Peking ducks (waterfowl) to eat during the measurement period. For a fixed weight of feed, the slaughter weight and remaining feed of each individual were manually weighed at the end of the measurement to obtain the individual's feed intake during this period, so as to calculate the feed conversion efficiency. However, the basic data of poultry breeding is huge, which requires a lot of time and energy. At the same time, the human error is large, which is not conducive to statistical analysis. In addition, the traditional measurement of poultry has only a cage-sized range of activities, and there is a lack of exercise during the measurement period. Lack of exercise can lead to leg disease.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention aims to provide an automatic recording system for poultry and a method for measuring the feed conversion ratio, so as to accurately collect the feed intake and body weight of the poultry, thereby facilitating the measurement of the feed conversion ratio.

The present invention first proposes an automatic recording system for poultry, the system includes a feeding area, a drinking area, a weighing part and a control device, wherein,

The feeding area includes a feeding device and a feeding channel part, and the feeding channel part includes a single-channel inlet, a single-channel outlet and a feeding space,

The feeding space is provided between the single-channel entrance and the single-channel outlet, the feeding space includes a contact switch, the single-channel entrance includes a connected ladder and a first entrance access control, and the single-channel outlet includes a slide ;

The feeding device is arranged in the feeding space and is used to provide feed for the poultry;

The weighing part includes an entrance, a weighing space and an exit that are connected in sequence, the entrance includes a connected entrance ladder and a second entrance access control, the exit includes a connected second exit access control and an exit slide, and the weighing space Including a weight sensor; the weighing part is arranged between the feeding area and the drinking area;

The control device controls the opening and closing of the first entrance access control or the second entrance access control or the second exit access control according to the collected signal of the contact switch or the second weight sensor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding device includes a feeding trough and a storage hopper, the feeding trough is provided with a load cell for measuring the weight of the feed in the feeding trough; the storage hopper is used for Store feed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding space further comprises a feeding platform pedal, and the RFID reading head is arranged under the feeding platform pedal, and the upper surface of the feeding platform pedal is connected to the feeding trough. The bottom surface is flush.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pedal of the feeding platform is a lever-type structure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding space further includes a radio frequency identification reading head, and the radio frequency identification reading head is arranged under the pedal of the feeding platform, and is used for reading the electronic tag number worn by the poultry.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, baffles are provided on both sides of the steps of the feeding channel part and the weighing part, and the baffles are used to adjust the width of the inlet.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding area further includes an indicator light for indicating a feeding state; the weighing part is used for connecting the feeding area and the drinking area; the system further includes a single unit The one-way channel includes an entrance ladder and an exit slide that are connected in sequence, and the one-way channel is used to connect the drinking area and the feeding area.

The present invention also proposes a method for measuring feed conversion rate according to the poultry automatic recording system, characterized in that the method comprises:

Have the birds weighed when they go to water after eating;

Make poultry eat through a single row of stairs when feeding, adjust the entrance width and access control so that only a single poultry eats at the same time, and after eating, the poultry slides out of the feeding space through the slide;

When the poultry goes to drink water, enter the weighing section through a single row of stairs for weight measurement, and adjust the entrance width and access control so that only a single poultry is weighed at the same time. After the body weight measurement, the poultry slides out of the weighing section through the slide;

By measuring the weight of the feed consumed by a single poultry and the increase in the body weight of a single poultry, the feed conversion ratio was calculated according to the ratio of the weight of the feed consumed by a single poultry to the increase in the body weight of a single poultry.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the poultry is eating, the poultry is made to step on the pedal of the feeding platform to trigger the sensor, so as to record the number of the poultry and the corresponding food intake.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes one or more of the following features:

The weight increase is sensed by the weighing sensor, so as to control the switch of entrance access control and exit access control of weight measurement; the contact switch is touched by the pedal to control the entrance access control switch of eating.

By installing an indicator light at the feeding place, the indicator light is turned on when feeding, which is used to train the poultry to form a conditioned reflex to the light in order to eat.

The poultry feeding and body weight automatic recording system and the feed conversion rate determination method of the present invention can skillfully utilize the living habits of poultry, reasonably design the combination of feeding and drinking, and design a weighing link between feeding and drinking, so as to ensure accurate and efficient The body weight of each bird was measured.

The automatic recording device for poultry and the automatic measurement of feed conversion ratio of the present invention make use of the physiological characteristics that the poultry can go up stairs but cannot go up the slope, and design the feeding area and the body weight measuring area through the entrance of the stairs and the exit of the slope of the slide, so that the entrance and exit are not separated. It will cause congestion, and the data can be accurately measured.

In a word, the device and method of the present invention saves manpower, has strong popularization and applicability, can record accurately, stably and continuously, and at the same time, the poultry has a large range of motion, and the legs are in good health at the end of the measurement.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2a is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a feeding area according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2b is a schematic top-view structure diagram of a feeding area according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3a is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of a weighing part according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3b is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of a weighing portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Reference number:

100 feeding area, 101 feeding device, 1011 feeding trough, 1012 storage hopper, 102 feeding channel, 1021 single channel entrance, 10211 stairs, 10212 first entrance access control, 1022 single channel exit, 10221 slide, 1023 feeding space, 10231 contact switch, 10232 pedal;

200 Weighing Department, 201 Entrance, 2011 Entrance Ladder, 2012 Second Entrance Access Control, 202 Weighing Space, 203 Exit, 2031 Second Exit Access Control, 2032 Exit Slide, 204 RFID Reader, 205 Weight Sensor, 206 Air Cylinder (Access Control Open/Close) power unit), 207 bezels, 208 stop bolts.

Detailed ways

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so as to more clearly understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are only intended to illustrate the essential spirit of the technical solutions of the present invention.

To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

The present invention first proposes an automatic poultry recording system, which includes a feeding area 100, a drinking area (not shown in the figure), a weighing part 200 and a control device (not shown in the figure).

The feeding and weighing measurement workflow of poultry is shown in Figure 1. The poultry feeding and body weight automatic recording system and the feed conversion rate determination method of the present invention can skillfully utilize the living habits of poultry, and rationally design the combination of feeding and drinking water. A weighing link is designed between feeding and drinking, so that poultry can be weighed by a single bird on the way to drinking after eating, and can return to the feeding area from other ways after drinking. The feed intake of a single poultry can be measured in the feeding area, so the upper computer calculates the feed conversion rate from the weight gain and feed intake through the FAN'S platform (animal husbandry intelligent management platform).

Wherein, as shown in FIGS. 2 a and 2 b , the feeding area 100 includes a feeding device 101 and a feeding channel part 102 , and the feeding channel part 102 includes a single-channel inlet 1021 , a single-channel outlet 1022 and a feeding space 1023 ,

The feeding space 1023 is provided between the single-channel inlet 1021 and the single-channel outlet 1022, the feeding space 1023 includes a contact switch 10231 and a feeding platform pedal 10232, and the single-channel inlet 1021 includes connected steps 10211 and the first entrance access control 10212, the single-channel exit 1022 includes a slide 10221;

The feeding device 101 is arranged in the feeding space 1023 to provide feed for the poultry;

As shown in Figures 3a and 3b, the weighing part 200 includes an entrance 201, a weighing space 202 and an exit 203 connected in sequence, the entrance 201 includes a connected entrance step 2011 and a second entrance gate 2012, the exit 203 It includes a connected second exit access control 2031 and an exit slide 2032, the weighing space 202 includes a weight sensor; the weighing part 200 is arranged between the feeding area 100 and the drinking area.

The poultry feeding and body weight automatic recording system of the present invention cleverly utilizes the living habits of poultry, reasonably designs the combination of feeding and drinking, and designs a weighing link between feeding and drinking, so as to ensure accurate and efficient measurement of the weight of each poultry. weight.

The control device controls the opening and closing of the first entrance door 10212 or the second entrance door 2012 or the second exit door 2031 according to the signal collected by the contact switch or the weight sensor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding device 101 includes a feeding trough 1011 and a storage hopper 1012, and the feeding trough 1011 is provided with a load cell for measuring the weight of the feed in the feeding trough; the The storage hopper 1012 is used to store feed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding space further includes a feeding platform pedal 10232, the contact switch 10231 is arranged under the feeding platform pedal, and the upper surface of the feeding platform pedal is connected to the feeding trough The bottom surface of the 1011 is flush. The whole bottom plate of the feeding space can be used as a feeding platform pedal, and a contact switch is arranged under the feeding platform pedal. The pedal is usually in a raised state. After the poultry falls, the pedal is stepped on, so that the pedal touches the contact switch, and the contact switch sends a signal to the control device to control the status of the access control and indicator lights.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pedal of the feeding platform is a lever-type structure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, baffles are provided on both sides of the steps of the feeding channel part and the weighing part, and the baffles are used to adjust the width of the inlet.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding area further includes an indicator light for indicating the feeding state. The indicator light can be arranged on the side frame of the feeding space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3b, the weighing space further includes an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader 204, which is installed under the platform pedal and used to read the electronic devices worn by the poultry. Label number. The RFID reader 204 may be placed on the weight sensor 205 . The air cylinder 206 is a power device for opening and closing the access control, the distance between the baffles 207 on both sides is adjustable, and the limit bolts 208 can fix the adjusted baffles 207 .

The weighing part 200 can be used to connect the feeding area 100 and the drinking area, that is, the weighing part is the only way for the poultry to drink water after eating. Further, the system may further include a one-way channel (not shown in the figure), the one-way channel includes an entrance ladder and an exit slide connected in sequence, and the one-way channel is used to connect the drinking area and the eating area. That is, the one-way passage is the passage for the poultry to return to the feeding area after drinking water.

The present invention also proposes a method for measuring feed conversion rate according to the poultry automatic recording system, characterized in that the method comprises:

Have the birds weighed when they go to water after eating;

Make poultry eat through a single row of stairs when feeding, adjust the entrance width and access control so that only a single poultry eats at the same time, and after eating, the poultry slides out of the feeding space through the slide;

When the poultry goes to drink water, enter the weighing section through a single row of stairs for weight measurement, and adjust the entrance width and access control so that only a single poultry is weighed at the same time. After the body weight measurement, the poultry slides out of the weighing section through the slide;

By measuring the weight of the feed consumed by a single poultry and the increase in the body weight of a single poultry, the feed conversion ratio was calculated according to the ratio of the weight of the feed consumed by a single poultry to the increase in the body weight of a single poultry.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the poultry is eating, the poultry is made to step on the pedal of the feeding platform to trigger the sensor, so as to record the number of the poultry and the corresponding food intake.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes one or more of the following features:

The weight increase is sensed by the weighing sensor, so as to control the switch of entrance access control and exit access control of weight measurement; the contact switch is touched by the pedal to control the entrance access control switch of eating.

By installing an indicator light at the feeding place, the indicator light is turned on when feeding, which is used to train the poultry to form a conditioned reflex to the light in order to eat.

The feed conversion rate automatic measurement system can use the unit module as the basic module, for example, four sets of feed intake measurement are used to form a feed intake unit, as shown in Figure 2a and 2b.

Each set of automatic feed conversion ratio measurement equipment can contain these devices:

One-way passage: a combination of stairs and slides, the stairs are the entrance passage for poultry to enter the feeding area, and the slide is the exit passage for poultry to leave the feeding area, forming one-way passage of poultry.

Channel width adjustment door: The entrance width can be adjusted to ensure that poultry of different ages can only pass through the width adjustment door, and to ensure that only one poultry enters the feeding platform.

Automatic access control for feeding: When the poultry steps on the pedal of the feeding platform, the pedal touches the contact switch to control the closing of the feeding valve to ensure that there is only one poultry on the feeding platform.

Feeding platform pedal: When the poultry steps on the feeding platform pedal, the pedal falls and touches the contact switch, which controls and closes the feeding access control to ensure that there is only one poultry on the feeding platform.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reading head: An RFID acquisition coil is set under the pedal of the feeding platform to read the RFID electronic tag number currently worn by the feeding duck.

Feeding trough: The feeding trough is equipped with a load cell, which can measure the weight of the feed in the feeding trough and measure the feed intake of poultry.

Storage hopper: The storage hopper (such as 10L) can store feed, and can automatically feed the feeding trough. The storage hopper can be manually fed or connected to an automatic feeding line.

The feeding platform can be designed to be spacious and comfortable, for example, it can be designed to be 500x400mm, without the interference of other poultry, and the poultry can eat freely and comfortably.

The feeding trough is wide, so that the poultry can eat freely without leakage.

The feeding platform can be frame type, which will not be disturbed by birds, insects and dust. The sensor itself can be IP67 (protection safety level), dustproof and waterproof.

The feeding platform has a valve to block other poultry from entering.

The slide-type outlet of the invention can not only prevent the reverse entry of the poultry, but also prevent the poultry from being injured.

The system can be controlled by a programmable controller, with high reliability, high anti-interference ability, and high environmental adaptability.

The weight measurement equipment also takes advantage of the physiological characteristics of poultry that can go up stairs but not up slopes. It designs an entrance through the stairs and a sloped slide exit, which forms a one-way passage and ensures that each bird can get accurate multiple times a day. weight data. The weight measurement device can also combine several measurement modules, as shown in Figures 3a, 3b.

When the front and rear automatic doors are closed, the poultry can be temporarily prohibited from the weight measuring terminal, and accurate and reliable weight data can be obtained.

The chute-type exit not only prevents the reverse entry of the poultry, but also prevents the poultry from being injured, which ensures the safety of the poultry when passing through.

The poultry in this embodiment is illustrated by taking duck as an example.

First, we physically divide a circle of duck houses into two living areas, one is the feeding area and the other is the drinking area. These two areas are divided by fences, and 1-4 one-way passages are installed between the fences. The terminal for measuring duck body weight also has a one-way passage when returning. Poultry needs to go back and forth between the feeding area and the drinking area in their daily life. They all wear RFID electronic tags. When the poultry passes through the channel weight scale, the RFID electronic tag number and weight value worn by the poultry can be collected at the same time, and the collected data can be recorded in real time to the industrial control computer on the breeding site and uploaded in real time to FAN'S intelligent animal husbandry management platform.

The design of the duck weight measurement terminal takes advantage of the fact that poultry can take stairs but cannot go up the ramp. The structure is designed with stairs on one side and slopes on the other side, which forces poultry to go through the feeding area and the drinking area. Weight measurement terminal, when the poultry passes through the weight measurement terminal, there are 2 transparent movable doors at the front and back, the 2# door is closed, and the 1# door is open. It is temporarily closed on the scale body between the 1# and 2# doors. At this time, the system automatically collects the logo and weight. After the collection is completed, the 2# door is opened to release the poultry, and the collection of the weight of the poultry is completed.

The poultry feeding and body weight automatic recording equipment proposed in this embodiment mainly includes a feeding device 101, a feeding channel part 102, a weighing part 200, a one-way channel, an electronic footmark and a control system, etc. The feeding device 101 , The feeding channel part 102 and the weighing part 200 are hollow design.

As shown in Figures 2a and 2b, the feeding device 101 is provided with a feeding trough 1011 and a feed intake weighing sensor at the lower part of the interior, and a feeding bucket (ie, a storage hopper 1012) and a feeding slide are arranged on the upper part of the feeding trough 1011. And control system, there is a green status light on the side, the feeding barrel can be fed manually, or it can be connected to the automatic feeding line for feeding.

More specifically, the feeding trough 1011 is located and fixed above the feed intake weighing sensor, the feeding barrel is located above the feeding trough 1011, and the feeding slide is located between the feeding barrel and the feeding trough. There is a feeding motor at the bottom of the barrel.

The feeding passage part 102 is provided with an entrance step or ladder 10211, an access control 10212 and an exit slide 10221. The entrance access control and the exit slide can ensure the individual feeding and one-way passage of poultry. The feeding space 1023 is provided with a pedal 10232 and an RFID reader 204 inside the space. The RFID reader 204 is located under the pedal 10232, and a contact switch 10231 is provided at a corner below the pedal 10232. The contact switch 10231 controls the entrance of the feeding channel and the Green status light. The feeding space 1023 is provided with the feeding trough 1011 of the feeding device 101, so that the poultry can eat the feed in the feeding trough 1011 in the feeding space. The pedal 10232 is connected with a weight at its end using the principle of leverage, and the height of the pedal 10232 is flush with the bottom of the feeding trough 1011 .

As shown in Figures 3a and 3b, the weighing part 200, that is, the body weight measuring terminal, is provided with an entrance ladder 2011, an entrance access control 2012, an exit access control 2031 and an exit slide 2032. The entrance ladder 2011 is the entrance passage for poultry to enter the weighing part 200, and the exit slide 2032 is the exit passage for poultry to leave the weighing part 200, forming a one-way passage of poultry. The entrance access control 2012 and the exit access control 2031 can ensure the individual weighing of one poultry and sufficient weighing time. The weighing space 202 of the poultry, the side plate and the bottom plate of the space are combined and connected to the body weight weighing sensor, and the space is provided with an RFID reader. The control system senses the increase in weight through the load cell, and then controls the switch of the entrance access control and the exit access control tempered door.

One-way passages include entrance stairs and exit slides,

Entrance stairs and exit slides are set in the one-way passage, weighing part and feeding passage part.

Electronic foot tags are worn on poultry legs.

Baffles are provided on the left and right of the entrance steps of the feeding channel part 102 and the weighing part 200 , and the width of the entrance can be adjusted by the baffles.

The entrance access control is set at the end of the baffle, and the exit access control is set at the upper end of the scale exit slide.

The access control and the unloading slide are controlled by pneumatic devices;

The feeding device and the feeding channel part can be independent parts respectively, and can be combined together during use.

This embodiment also provides a method for determining the conversion rate of poultry feed based on the above-mentioned poultry feed intake and body weight automatic recording device, which specifically includes the following detailed steps:

Wing numbers are worn on newly hatched poultry to form a basic group;

A green light is installed at the poultry feeding trough in the brooding duck house. When feeding, the green light is turned on, and the ducks are trained to form a conditioned reflex to the green light. The green light indicates that there is feed and can eat;

Disinfect the measuring pen in advance, and combine the feeding channel with the feeding device. The combination ratio of the feeding device and the feeding channel is 1:4. The whole area is the feeding area, and the drinking area is set accordingly. , the feeding area and the drinking water area can be separated by one-way passage, weighing part and fence.

On the 11th day of age, the poultry was transferred to the measuring pen, and the number of poultry was allocated according to 20-25 per feeding port. The electronic footmark was worn on the duck's legs, and the electronic footmark and the wing number corresponded one-to-one and made it well. Records, the 11th-13th day is the adaptation period, during the adaptation period, help poultry to adapt to the new environment and use new equipment;

The task of determining the age of the 14th day officially started, and the poultry entered the feeding area from the drinking area through a one-way channel;

After entering the feeding area, the poultry enters the feeding space through the feeding passage ladder, and steps on the pedal to trigger the contact switch. At the same time, the RFID reader reads the electronic footmark, the pedal touches the contact switch, and the contact switch controls the entrance access control and the green status light. When the bird is closed, the poultry starts to eat. After the feeding is finished, it leaves the feeding space through the exit slide. After the poultry leaves, the pedal is lifted to leave the contact switch. ;

Poultry needs to drink water after eating to promote food swallowing. It enters the weighing space through the stairs of the weighing section. The weighing sensor senses the increase in weight and controls the entrance door to close. At the same time, the RFID reader reads the electronic footmark and the weight. The weighing sensor weighs the weight. After collecting the weight data, the exit door opens automatically. The poultry leaves the weighing space through the exit slide. After the poultry leaves, the exit door is closed, and the entrance door is opened. The poultry behind can pass in sequence, and the collected data is recorded in real time into the industrial control computer at the breeding site.

At the end of the 42nd day task, the electronic footmark was removed, the feed intake and the weight of the poultry were recorded by the software, and the feed conversion efficiency was automatically calculated, that is, the ratio of the feed consumption of a single poultry to the weight gain.

The present invention adopts the above technical means, and has the following advantages:

The poultry feeding and body weight automatic recording device and method of the present invention can skillfully utilize the living habits of poultry, reasonably design the combination of feeding and drinking, and design a weighing link between feeding and drinking, so as to ensure that each bird is accurately and efficiently measured. The weight of the poultry saves manpower, reduces the labor intensity of workers, and can accurately obtain the feed conversion rate of each poultry under the condition of poultry group rearing. In addition, the method has uniform and hygienic feeding, and adopts a closed feeding design, which can effectively reduce mice or flies stealing and contaminating the feed. At the same time, the poultry has a large range of activities, and the legs are in good health at the end of the measurement.

It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply these There is no such actual relationship or sequence between entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or device that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes not explicitly listed or other elements inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and the various parts and devices of the embodiments can be changed to some extent, and each embodiment can be combined or deleted as required, and not all components in the accompanying drawings are necessary. However, the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to these embodiments described herein, and all equivalent transformations and improvements based on the technical solutions of the present invention should not be excluded from the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An automatic poultry recording system is characterized by comprising a feeding area, a drinking area, a weighing part and a control device, wherein,

the ingestion area comprises a feeding device and an ingestion channel part, the ingestion channel part comprises a single-channel inlet, a single-channel outlet and an ingestion space,

the feeding space is arranged between the single-channel inlet and the single-channel outlet and comprises a contact switch, the single-channel inlet comprises a ladder and a first inlet entrance guard which are connected, and the single-channel outlet comprises a slide;

the feeding device is arranged in the feeding space and is used for providing feed for the poultry;

the weighing part comprises an inlet, a weighing space and an outlet which are sequentially connected, the inlet comprises an inlet ladder and a second inlet entrance guard which are connected, the outlet comprises a second outlet entrance guard and an outlet slide which are connected, and the weighing space comprises a weight sensor; the weighing part is arranged between the feeding area and the drinking area;

the control device controls the opening and closing of the first entrance guard or the second exit guard according to the acquisition signal of the contact switch or the weight sensor.

2. The poultry automatic recording system according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device comprises a feeding trough and a storage hopper, the feeding trough is provided with a weighing sensor for measuring the weight of the feed in the feeding trough; the storage hopper is used for storing feed.

3. The poultry automatic recording system according to claim 2, characterized in that the feeding space further comprises a feeding platform pedal, the contact switch is arranged below the feeding platform pedal, and the upper surface of the feeding platform pedal is flush with the lower bottom surface of the feeding trough.

4. The automated poultry recording system of claim 3, wherein the feeding platform footplate is of a lever-type construction.

5. Automatic poultry recording system according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the ingestion space further comprises a radio frequency identification reader head provided under the ingestion platform pedal for reading an electronic tag number worn by the poultry.

6. Automatic poultry recording system according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the feeding channel part and the weighing part are provided with baffles on both sides of the steps, which baffles are used to adjust the width of the inlet.

7. Automatic poultry recording system according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the feeding area further comprises indicator lights for indicating the status of feeding; the weighing part is used for connecting the feeding area and the drinking area; the system further comprises a one-way channel, the one-way channel comprises an inlet ladder and an outlet slide which are sequentially connected, and the one-way channel is used for connecting the drinking area and the ingestion area.

8. A method for feed conversion ratio determination by an automatic poultry recording system according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the method comprises:

the weight of the poultry is measured when the poultry is fed with water;

when the poultry takes food, the poultry takes food through a single row of steps, only one poultry takes food at the same time by adjusting the width of the entrance and the entrance guard, and the poultry slides out of the food taking space through the slide after taking food;

when the poultry is drinking water, the poultry enters the weighing part through the single-row ladder to measure the weight, only one poultry is measured at the same time through adjusting the width of the inlet and the entrance guard, and the poultry slides out of the weighing part through the slide after the weight measurement;

the feed conversion rate is calculated according to the ratio of the weight of the feed eaten by the single poultry to the weight increment of the single poultry by measuring the weight of the feed eaten by the single poultry and the weight increment of the single poultry.

9. The method of feed conversion ratio determination according to claim 8, wherein the birds are caused to step on the feeding platform pedal to trigger the sensor to record the number of birds and their corresponding food intake when they eat.

10. The method of feed conversion ratio determination according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the method further comprises one or more of the following features:

the weight sensor senses the weight increase, so that the opening and closing of an entrance door control and an exit door control for weight measurement are controlled; the entrance guard switch for food intake is controlled by touching the contact switch with the pedal.

The indicator light is arranged at the feeding place and is turned on during feeding, so that the poultry are trained to form conditioned reflection on the light so as to eat.

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