GB2532769A - A livestock housing installation - Google Patents
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- GB2532769A GB2532769A GB1421076.9A GB201421076A GB2532769A GB 2532769 A GB2532769 A GB 2532769A GB 201421076 A GB201421076 A GB 201421076A GB 2532769 A GB2532769 A GB 2532769A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
- A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine, e.g. from stables
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
- A01C3/00—Treating manure; Manuring
- A01C3/02—Storage places for manure, e.g. cisterns for liquid manure; Installations for fermenting manure
- A01C3/023—Digesters
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
- A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine, e.g. from stables
- A01K1/0139—Removal of dung or urine, e.g. from stables by means of screw conveyors
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Y02A40/10—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture
- Y02A40/28—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture specially adapted for farming
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Abstract
A livestock housing installation 100 has a livestock area 102 with a slatted floor 108 above a manure storage area 106 incorporating an anaerobic digester 110. A waste receiving upper surface 112 of the anaerobic digester 110 collects animal waste which falls through the floor. A waste maneuvering system 114 comprising system of associated conveyors 116. 120, 130 delivers the animal waste to the air-tight waste inlet 111 of the anaerobic digester. The anaerobic digester includes a gas outlet 113. The waste maneuvering system may comprise one or more channels (118 figure 3) that are in fluid communication with the waste inlet. The waste maneuvering system may include screw conveyers 116 to move the waste.
Description
"A Livestock Housing Installation iNTSODUCTK3N The present invention Sates to a livestock housing installation, in padicular, it relates to a livestock housing installation comprising a livestock area and a waste storage area located below the livestock arca and divided therefrom by a floor having a plurality of spaced-apart through -hales therein such that livestock waste fails through the through holes and into the waste storage area below. Such livestock housing installat ons are to typically referred to as slatted units and are particularly common for use with cattle, The waste storage area under the floor of slatted units forms a tank vvhich must be emptied periodically, This can be a time-consuming process and naturally forming gases in the slurry that are released are iethat to humans and the anirrials that are housed i 5 within the unit. When the contents of the tank have been left without any agitation it can form a had skin and so traps all gases within the tank, To empty the tank the viscosity of the slurry must he increased to enable it to be removed efficiently, this is achieved using an agitator connected to a tractor which is Inserted into the tank at agitation ports at each end of the tank. This then agitates rand mixes up the slurry to increase the viscosity so it is easily removed. This process in turn releases any gases that are caught up in the slurry. When this process is done and the gas is being released, all animals and humans must be removed from the installation while the tanks are emptied, Trio _slurry that is removed is in turn used by the farmer as a fertilizer and spread on their land to ensure grass growth. This raw slurry has a Ngh odour content and a bad environmeritai impact where rivers and water sources can get polluted. Agriculture alone in 2012 generated 31,90,45 of Ire/ands CO, emissions, It is an object therefore of the present invention to provide a livestock housing installation that overcomes at least some of the above-mentioned problems,
STATEMENTS OF Da/DIMS
AC:cording to the invention there is provided a livestock housing installation comprising a livestock area and a waste storage area located below the livestock area and divided therefrom by a floor having a* plurality of spaced-apart through-holes therein such that livestock waste fails through the through-holes and into the waste storage area below, characterised in that the livestock hOusing installation further comprises an anaerobic digester, having an airtight waste inlet and a gas outlet, located in the waste storage area the anaerobic digester further having a waste receiving upper surface equipped with a waste marmeLtvrtrict system adapted to move waste falling thereon to the waste inJet.
In this way, the gases released by the waste are contained an the anaerebie digester ft and prevented from contaminating. the livestock -area. Furthermore, the biogas generated by the livestock waste may be efficientty captured by the farmer, The biegas may then be used by the farmer to generate. usabte energy; which may in turn be used to directiy supply some of the farMeenergy needs; or may be sold on to a-third party, The invention also prevents the release of methane gas into the environment. Methane is a 'greenhouse gas', its em scion into the environment cc undesirable. Finally the installation of the invention will reduce unpleasant ammas in the vicinity as the gases wili be enclosed within the anaerobic dtgester, The invention raise changes the raw slurry into digestate and so. reduces the odour and environmental impact.
in one embodiment of the invention there is provided a lIvestocit housing installation in which. the waSte receiving upper surface comprises a. PluralitY of waste colleoUon channels, This is.0 particularly efficient manner of ensuring as much livestock waste as passible.is Moved to the.anaerobic dgester..
in another embodiment of the invention there is provided a livestock housing installation in which a delivery channel is in fluid communication with the air-tioht waste inlet, and the waste, collection channeis are in fluid communication with the delivery channel. In this vey, the live,stock waste may be directed into the anaerobic digester in a number of steps, This reduces the complexity of the waste manoeuvring system, simplifying instadation and maintenance.
In a odiment of the invention there is. provtried a iivestoinstallation in which the channels are arcuateiy shaped. This is a particularly effluent way of ensuring as uch of the livestock waste as possible is gathered by the waste manoeuvring system.
ernbedi etit of the invention there is l:rovicedhou irastallati > Sn which tl noeuvring 'system comprises at least one screw conveyor mounted in at least one channel. Such screw conveyors are vary efficient at moving the livestock waste, tt another'ern,>radiment, e plurality cf substantlaily paraltel waste collection channels are located side by side beneath the floor ception of waste falling thrcugh the floor, each waste oallection channel having an outlet end which discharges into the channel which extends substantially perpendicularly to the waste cot/ea:on channels, said Oat/very channei flaying an outlet communicating with the ester, a collection screw o yt mounted In e e collection r delivering waste material to the outlet end and a delivery plan mounted e ivery channel for delivering waste maternal to the we-Ste inlet at t e ark in anothei txrx,hcscrew * within the del v channel iyety conveyor, 'each of said screfi, conveys rs being onerabie to dked waste wardS an outlet rit a centre of the dallvery ct am el tat whtz.hh waste inlet of obit) digester is located.
d screw conveys is located within the;aneerc tic digesie[ an in ith the digeS.ter and ter located the ana rebie digester.
In another embodiment, the feed screw conveyor g d vnwa y betweet the waste inlet and a bottom of the. anaerobic digester, rthei embodirte inventionnumber of services for the hi tig arrtel, ag#tabor unit. contents of thie anaerobic in achother embodlt digester, heating means to maintain the optimum heat in the ensure efficient anaerobic digestion can occur, an extract pipe generated by the anaerobic gester and also removal of diges ar to eve atl cia
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iota clearly understoodsome by way of example only, with reference the TO Fig 5 is a schematic se.c acconding to the in vest ous' 2 is a plan view below the fl or of the livestock housing installation shown in Fig, 3 is an end sectional eleev3tiona s iew,of the livestz ek lhousihijinstallation s howt Fig. 4 is a detail Martially cutaway perspe,tivri view of a'po f n f he live Lock housing installation according to the i rive Fig. spective view a portion of t elk msitTg ins ig portion of a waste ma SyS FiXj.6 is a secticna avratiview Fl showing a first end of th Fig. 7 is a de and Fig. B is installation.
i pion view second talks 'o k housing DETAILED DE IPTION OF THE PREFERRED E N.B Referrin # to. drawings there is shot vn a livestock housino installation according to the invention indicated generally by the ence numeral 100, comprising a livestock area having livestock area wails 104; and a waste storage area 106 located below the livestock area 102, The livestock area 102 is divided from the waste storage area 106 by floor 108 having a plurality of spaced-apart through-holes 109 (Fig, 31 therein. The floor 108 allows livestock waste to fall through the through holes 109 f.e waste storage area 106 belovv. to
The livesto having an a area 106, ion ingl * ht waste irate rthr r comprises an ana Jobic, digest outlet pipes 113, located in the vvas -irobic digester 110 has a waste recrrsing upper surface 112 equipped with waste manoeuvring system. indicated generally by the referonce numeral 114 adapted to move waste falling thereon to the waste inlet 1 of anaerobic digester, The waste rr anoeuvring systerri 114 corn 0 conveyors 116. arranged side by side, each in collection channel 1;113 and drive motor 119. In collection channels 118 CeiV channels 118 colts erg screv,conveyors are located in a single delivery le-l 122. The pair of aohvery so ors are arrangedollineady, in the delivery channel 122, with a gap therebettivesn. The delivery $crew nveyors:120 are arranged orthogonally to the collection screw delivery screw conveyor 120 directs waste inwardly towards a inlet 111 of the anaerobic digester, ciliettion screw ally.semi-circular waste pper surfaces of the waste 'it:ace. The waste collection to collecting sump beneath the slated floor 1 At on is livestoca:housing installation 100, e es a pair of delivery screw convcyo's 120.. The list the cenveyo centr The t livery sore conveyors 120 are located lower level than the coil screw conveyors 116, with top of one side of Me deliver; channel 122 connected end of the waste collection c,annels 118 An inclined anaerobic digester feed screw conveyor 130 is provi ed in p associated. used tube 132 at one end of the anaerobic digester 110. An upper inlet end of the enclosed tube 132 is located in the gap bet iveen the delivery screw conveyors 120 at the vwaste net 1 he anaerobic digester 1 and the opposite outlet end inclined feed screw conveyor 130 extends to abase of the anaerobic dige The feed screw conveyor 130 is driven by a drive motor 134.
The livestock housing installation r comprises pia areas 140, p ends of the fivestock area 1 1425 143 that drive shafts 144, 45 of agitation propellers 146, 147 ir1 the anaerobic,figester 110.
Tank heating pipes 148. 149 extend nto theinto anaerobic thges 0 at each end reof through tank seal covers 152, 152. A &u ryldigesttt rrrnoia: pipe 150 is provided in one cf the plant areas 141 at one end;of the anaerob§rs digester 110.
k housiing install it n 100, wherein they ivestock will fail thrtluglt the through lop. screw conveyers 116 and into the on screw conveyors 116 will cause o be deliver d in direction A towards, and eventually into, the delivery 1122. The operation of the idrve.yr screw conveyors 120 will cause the waste to move towards.e centre-at the delivery channel 122 to the waste inlet 111 of anaerobic digester 110. From there, toe inclined fee screw conveyor 1.80 will carry the waste dowi ic digester 110.
It will be understood that the waste conveyor arrangement descrihool h conveyors, or for example, scraping sy the person skilled in the art tiring system Es not limited to the screw nd that other arrangements of screw embinations thereof will be;apparent to The an be uncle ester is shown formed fr I that the anaerobic digester s forming an enclosure, however it wil may oared rr ihln the enclosure ction the waste in use, es -e housed the slatted floor 1 slatt anneis 1 rotation o in such oases, the anaerobic digester will be formed snugly within the available spectate utilise maximum storage capacity within the available area. The anaerobic digester may be formed from reinforced concrete or reinforced plastic, arid may be formed modularly from a number of panels connected together to form an air-tight enclosure For the purposes of this description and in order not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention, specific details of the anaerobic digester have been Omitted add are datiaribed Only in functional terrna as many Ways of achieving the required functionality will be readily apparent to the person skilled in the art Throughout the specification, the term slatted floor may be used to refer to a floor having a plurality of spaced apart through-holes therein such that livestock may stand on the floor, and the waste wi: fail through the through-holes. Will be understood that such floors are well known for use in livestock slatted units.
in the specification the terms 'comprise, tcomptises'" 'comprised and 'comprising' or any variation thereof and the terms 'include', 'includes; 'included' or Including' or any variation thereof are considered to be totally interchangeable and they -should all be =afforded-the widest possible interpretation: The invention is not limited to the einhodirnents hereinbefore described, but may be varied in both construction and detail within the scope of the appended alaiins.
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| GB1421076.9A GB2532769A (en) | 2014-11-27 | 2014-11-27 | A livestock housing installation |
| IE20150419A IE20150419A1 (en) | 2014-11-27 | 2015-11-27 | A livestock housing installation |
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| CN109433675A (en) * | 2018-10-29 | 2019-03-08 | 董瑞 | A kind of livestock rearing house cleaning device |
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| US4274838A (en) * | 1979-10-01 | 1981-06-23 | Energy Harvest, Inc. | Anaerobic digester for organic waste |
| WO2002017708A2 (en) * | 2000-08-31 | 2002-03-07 | Ehrlich Robert T | System and method for treatment of animal waste |
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| US3685493A (en) * | 1970-05-15 | 1972-08-22 | Gregory L Weiland Jr | Self cleaning dairy stall device |
| US4008689A (en) * | 1975-07-25 | 1977-02-22 | Teo Albers | Waste collection and conversion system |
| US4274838A (en) * | 1979-10-01 | 1981-06-23 | Energy Harvest, Inc. | Anaerobic digester for organic waste |
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| CN109433675A (en) * | 2018-10-29 | 2019-03-08 | 董瑞 | A kind of livestock rearing house cleaning device |
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