EP1173056A1 - Dispositif d'alimentation de porcelets et de porcs - Google Patents

Dispositif d'alimentation de porcelets et de porcs

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EP1173056A1
EP1173056A1 EP00920425A EP00920425A EP1173056A1 EP 1173056 A1 EP1173056 A1 EP 1173056A1 EP 00920425 A EP00920425 A EP 00920425A EP 00920425 A EP00920425 A EP 00920425A EP 1173056 A1 EP1173056 A1 EP 1173056A1
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Prior art keywords
feed
feeding
piglets
dosing
trough
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Knud Haargaard
Peter Kaspersen
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Agro Products ApS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00—Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0225—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper
    • A01K5/0241—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper dispensing by means of stirring mechanisms or agitators operated by the animal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00—Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0225—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper
    • A01K5/0233—Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper dispensing by dosing means actively operated by the animal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00—Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K5/0275—Automatic devices with mechanisms for delivery of measured doses

Definitions

  • the present invention concerns a feeding device, namely for piglets and pigs, and of the kind which is constructed for self-operation, in that it comprises or is in- tended for connection to a downwards-leading supply tube for dry feeds, is respectively connected to an overlying feedstuff silo, and has a mounting suspension for a dosing-out arrangement in the form of a dosing sluice with an outwards- extending, preferably downwards-hanging operating arm, which can be brought into movement upon being influenced by the animals themselves for activation of the dosing sluice, so that with each activation of the operating arm a larger or smaller quantity of feed will be dosed out to fall down in an underlying feeding trough, which is preferably a round dish element.
  • This kind of feeding device is known in different configurations, based on different forms of dosing-out arrangements, and reference is made to WO 96/16537 merely as an example .
  • These devices are intended for young pig and larger pigs which can themselves operate the devices for feeding in accordance with individual requirements, typically by the given device being operated by a single or just a few animals at a time.
  • other conditions apply over the first 2-3 weeks thereaf- ter, in that these animals are hardly able to operate the devices and moreover should preferably be allotted limited amounts of feed many times a day. It has proved that this applies particularly in order to avoid diarrhoea when use is made of feeds without growth promoting agents and antibio- tics.
  • the invention has an arrangement with a device frame which is configured with a feeding trough and with fixture means for a self-operated aggregate, and which comprises an accessory unit in the form of an actuator-driven feeding aggregate for replacement mounting instead of the self-operated aggregate while making use of the same or specially adapted fixture means .
  • the actuator-driven aggregate there can be associated a somewhat larger feeding trough with an upright distribution funnel which distributes the feed from the aggregate to an outer, circular feeding trough, which can thus be placed above and outside the dish trough which belongs to the self-operated aggregate.
  • the actuator-driven aggregate is mounted in the device frame before a new batch of piglets are received into the sty, and the larger circular trough is brought into place so that in the beginning feed can be dis-claimedd automatically to all of the piglets at the same time.
  • the aggregate is replaced by the self-operation aggregate and the circular trough is removed to expose the dish trough. This can be of smaller circumference, precisely because there will be less crowding at the trough in connection with the self- operation.
  • the addition of the outer trough with its associated distribution funnel can be omitted, and for it to be sufficient to allow the actuator-driven unit to send the feed directly down into the existing dish trough, which can be of suitable capacity for the servicing of the reduced number of piglets which desire to be fed by one or more of the frequently repeated dispensations of the feed.
  • the operating element on the self-operation aggregate is coupled together with an electrical contactor, which with the periodic servicing results in the supply of feed by activation of precisely that actuator which is used in the start phase for the remote-controlled dispensation of the feed.
  • the two aggregates will hereby be totally integrated, in that the only thing required to take place is a changeover between remote control and local control of the actuator, which can possibly be arranged with a sliding transition between the two functions, so that for a short transition period the automatic dosing is throttled down, while the self-operated dosing is correspondingly increased, whereby the change becomes less abrupt.
  • the actuator can be mounted in a co-movable manner in the operating element for the self- operation aggregate.
  • fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a known self- feeding device
  • fig. 2 is a corresponding view of a modified de- vice
  • fig. 3 is a side view of a complete feeding device cf. fig. 1
  • fig. 4 is a corresponding view of the modified device
  • fig. 5 is a side view of a second type of known self- feeding device
  • fig. 6 is a corresponding view of this device in modified configuration.
  • the known device shown in fig. 1 has an upper part A which is in more or less fixed connection with a downwards- leading supply tube 2 which extends downwards from an overlying feed-stuff conveyor (not shown) .
  • the upper part A has a fixture 4 to which in a not-shown manner is fastened a dome- shaped element 6 with a central opening 8 down under the tube 2.
  • a hanging funnel element 10 Secured in a swinging manner to an axle part of the fixture 4, there is a hanging funnel element 10 which from the area at the axle part has a part 12 extending up through the opening 8, and which uppermost supports a curved plate 14 disposed in the space between the opening 8 and the mouth of the tube 2.
  • the plate 14 When the animals push the funnel element 10 so that it swings sideways, the plate 14 will swing in a corresponding manner and allow feed-stuff to fall down from the tube 2 for the sluicing down of feed through the funnel element 10 in a requirement-controlled manner.
  • the feed is thus brought down to an underlying feeding trough 16 , which can be a circular trough in which the feed can distribute itself more or less uniformly, all depending on how the direction of the sluicing down is oriented.
  • Several other and varying arrangements are known for the same purpose, i.e. to deliver feed-stuff to a feeding trough 16 by self-operation on the part of the animals.
  • the problem here consists of how to ensure a delivery of feed to a larger number of piglets which are not yet able to operate a self-operated feeding device.
  • One desire with the invention is that this problem can still be overcome by making use of the same feed delivery pipe 2 and the same upper part A, in that as a repla- cement part for the device there exists a motor-driven feeding aggregate 16 which can be arranged in the fixture in the upper part instead of the part B, and in such a manner that a motor-driven dispensing vane 18 comes to lie down under the mouth of the tube 2 for controlled dispensation of the feed to an underlying, circular distribution plate 20.
  • a lower distribution funnel 22 and a larger, circular trough E which is preferably configured integral with the funnel 22, and can with advantage be configured in such a way that it can surround the trough 16, cf. fig. 1, so that this can merely remain standing for the few weeks for which the relevant form of feeding must be utilised.
  • the curved plate 14 in fig. 1 could well be pivotally mounted by connection to a motor housed in the swinging part 10. If this plate is configured with upright carrier parts, it will be further able herewith to fulfil the same function as the vane 18 in fig. 2, and thus a change can merely be made between automatic fee- ding, possibly with associated mechanical blocking of the swinging element 10, and feeding by self-operation. With such a configuration, the swinging element 10 could be used solely for the activation of an electric motor, since the "automatic feeding" will still have the character of self-operation.
  • fig. 3 there is shown a detail configuration of a known device, cf. fig.
  • the self-operation unit 26 can be repla- ced by a remote controlled actuator unit 36, cf. also fig. 2, although now shown without any addition of an extended feeding trough.
  • the actuator unit 36 is preferably connected to two connection pipes 38 and 40, respectively for the feeding of cables to the ac- tuator motor and the supply of drinking water to the trough 34.
  • Fig. 4 hereby illustrates a quite important novelty aspect, i.e. that in addition to or even quite independent of the delivery of the feed, a supply of drinking water can be arranged through a water pipe 40 with a programme-controlled stop valve. It is hereby of quite special interest that it has been ascertained quite recently that the drinking requirements for piglets vary considerably during the course of 24 hours, in that e.g. it has been found that their need for drinking water is evident especially during the period from 4pm to 7pm, and thus with a suitable control of the valve it can be ensured that precisely the amounts of water which are relevant for the different times of the day can be supplied to the feeding trough.
  • the control can thus be arranged to avoid appreciable over-watering/under-watering, and the water pipe 40 can be mounted on the aggregate 36 so that it participates directly in the mounting and the dismounting of the aggregate.
  • the mentioned programme-controlling of the water supply will be advantageous regardless of the type of feed dispensing system used.
  • a known self- service unit consists of a tube 44 suspended in a swingable manner in a frame 42, where the top of the tube is connected with a feed pipe 46 for supplying feed from an upper conveyor 48, while lowermost it reaches almost completely down to a central raised portion 50 in the dish trough 34.
  • the animals can hereby obtain feed by influencing the tube 44 so that it swings out from the raised part 50 as indicated by the stippled lines.
  • the tube 44 is configured as a telescopic tube with a setting screw 52 for fine adjustment of the height at which the bottom of the tube opens out in relation to the raised part 50.
  • the tube can be suspended in a fixed manner, but be flexible so that it can be bent out sideways .
  • a feeding device of this type will also easily be able to modified for automatically- controlled operation, i.e. by the necessary extensive raising of the telescopic tube 44 and the mounting under the tube of an automatic aggregate 36 in the same way as shown in fig. 4, here with the addition of a support arm 54 on the column 42.
  • the aggregate 36 can be supported on a centrepiece extending from the raised part 50 of the trough.

Abstract

Lorsqu'on place des porcelets dans des porcheries à alimentation libre, p. ex. 30 porcelets par porcherie, les animaux mettent quelques semaines à utiliser des dispositifs ordinaires d'alimentation libre, et, pendant cette période, on utilise des dispositifs d'un autre type qui permettent de doser automatiquement la nourriture à l'aide d'une commande à distance et d'un moteur. L'invention permet d'intégrer de façon plus ou moins étendue les deux types de dispositifs en question, sur la base, entre autres, du fait qu'une alimentation automatique fréquente par quantités relativement faibles permet d'éviter que les porcelets se bousculent autour des mangeoires ; sinon, il est nécessaire d'aménager des agrégats d'alimentation automatique à mangeoires relativement grandes. Ce type de grande mangeoire peut cependant faire partie d'un ensemble de remplacement associé à une partie de dispositif assurant une alimentation active.
EP00920425A 1999-04-27 2000-04-27 Dispositif d'alimentation de porcelets et de porcs Withdrawn EP1173056A1 (fr)

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DK57299 1999-04-27
DKPA199900572 1999-04-27
PCT/DK2000/000214 WO2000064244A1 (fr) 1999-04-27 2000-04-27 Dispositif d'alimentation de porcelets et de porcs

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