JP2957219B2 - Equipment for keeping dairy livestock clean - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an apparatus for keeping dairy livestock such as dairy cows clean,
More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus having a livestock accommodation facility. This type of device is conventionally in the form of a pen or a free-standing open stall or a ranch.

[Conventional technology]

Such a detention facility has the significant disadvantage that dairy animals deposit feces anywhere. It is especially necessary to clean the udder of each livestock by hand, as the livestock is particularly dirty when lying down, while the other parts of the livestock also become dirty. In addition, dung mixes with straw and urine on the floor,
They significantly contaminate livestock floors. Cleaning a stable is a costly operation because of the labor and time it takes.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The present invention seeks to remedy these disadvantages of the prior art. According to the invention, the device comprises means such as a feeding facility, which means is located in close proximity to the area where livestock deposits feces and is structured such that livestock prefers to drop the device. ing. In particular, the deposition area includes a flush toilet system.

The invention is important not only for dairy cows, but also for other livestock where cleanliness is desirable.

For dairy cows, related to hygienic and efficient milk production,
The following should be stated:

a. Dairy cows should be as clean as possible to prevent bacteria from feces from entering the milk they disinfect.

b. Dairy animals should have the potential to lie comfortably on an isolated, clean layer, for example on clean, dry straw, so that they can produce the maximum amount of milk under cold, warm and favorable conditions .

c. Dairy animals must be able to move freely in the detention facilities, i.e. open, barn or ranch;
As a result, blood circulation and milk production are promoted.

[Means for solving the problem]

According to a feature of the invention, the sedimentation area includes means for temporarily holding livestock there. The means for temporarily holding livestock in the deposition area can include electrically or electronically adjusted locking means. In a special embodiment according to the invention, the locking means comprises a rod, at least one of which is adjustable, which rod can be arranged on both sides of the animal's neck. In another embodiment, the locking means further comprises at least one door forming part of the enclosed stacking area. In both embodiments, the retaining means can include an adjusting member for releasing the locking means after the feces have accumulated.

According to a feature of the invention, the sedimentation area comprises (grid) gutters arranged on the floor and near the rear of the livestock there. In particular, the apparatus can include cleaning means for flushing the deposition area, in particular the (grid) sawdust.

According to another feature of the invention, there is provided means, preferably electronic means, for establishing the fact that the livestock has deposited feces. In a first embodiment, the electronic means may include at least one sensor mounted on a bar of a (grid) soot on the floor near the rear of the livestock in the deposition area. In a second embodiment, the electronic means comprises a collecting element or an infrared sensor, preferably fitted with a groove for collecting feces, said collecting element or groove being located below this (grid) of the floor, in a deposition area. To the rear of livestock. In a later embodiment, it would be very useful to be able to provide an ammonia binder supply means to supply the ammonia binder to the collection element or channel after the feces have been deposited. By driving the feeding equipment in both embodiments, it is possible to include a regulating device for feeding the feed after the livestock dung.

According to another feature of the invention, the deposition area comprises a livestock washing station. It is preferred that this wash area be located near the back of the animal in the deposition area.

According to the invention, the deposition area can further include a milking device.

According to another feature of the invention, the deposition area comprises an acoustic device. In a particular embodiment, the acoustic device may include means for creating squeaks, falling feed, and falling water imitations.

According to the invention, the deposition area can also be movable.

Further, according to another feature of the present invention, as described above,
The facilitating means is located near the area where dairy livestock is to be deposited, and the livestock is encouraged to defecate in the device. . In a particular embodiment, the facilitating means comprises a loudspeaker attached to the livestock. In another embodiment, the invention includes a call device comprising a loudspeaker mounted in a deposition area, the loudspeaker being coupled to a livestock preferred sound production system.

According to another feature of the invention, blocking means are provided, which means are attached to the dairy animal or located in a detention facility, said means preventing the livestock from willing to dung in areas outside the sedimentation area. It has a simple structure. Accordingly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for raising clean dairy animals such as dairy cows, the apparatus comprising a livestock accommodation facility, including means attached to or located in the dairy animal. It is characterized by a structure that prevents livestock from motivating to dung outside of the sedimentation area. In a special embodiment, the blocking means comprises one or more loudspeakers. Further, a member that produces a sound that is unpleasant for livestock can be connected to a loudspeaker attached to the livestock.

According to yet another feature of the invention, a portion of the device can include a flexible tube into which the tail of the livestock has been pushed, the portions being able to contact one or more by deforming the tube. Including sensors or contacts. In that case, the member can be attached to the livestock, and when the contact is closed,
The member emits an unpleasant sound to livestock near its head. According to another feature of the invention, the sensor reacts upon contact with feces and urine. In the latter case, it is possible to apply the sensor on the tube and generate sounds close to the head that the animal does not like.

According to the present invention, the direction indicating means can be installed, and the means can be adapted to an animal, together with an element for producing a light electric shock. The device is configured such that the animal receives a predetermined signal on the left or right side, or neither receives the signal, and the animal departs in a predetermined direction. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to a device for raising livestock, such as dairy cows, comprising a livestock accommodation facility in which livestock can be moved about, together with elements for creating light shocks and providing direction indication means applicable to livestock. The system is designed such that after receiving a signal on the left or right side or when there is no signal on either side, the livestock departs in a predetermined direction. In a particular embodiment, the indicating means comprises a compass or a radio device.

Elements that create shock can generate shock from their electrical properties. Shock producing elements are placed on both sides of the livestock.
In a special embodiment, the predetermined signal comes from the rear side of the livestock,
This signal is generated when livestock want to defecate. A signal can be applied to the element in such a way that livestock is guided to the deposition area.

According to a feature of the invention, the livestock wears an identification collar that works with electronic means for identifying the livestock. This electronic means works with sensors to establish which livestock has dropped on the sediment area. In particular, some of the electronic means include a livestock direction finding member. The direction finding member includes a radio transmission system.

According to the invention, the livestock accommodation can be a free-running open barn, a free-ranging pen or a ranch.

According to the invention, at least one deposition area in which livestock is to deposit feces is placed in the accommodation facility, in the manure storage space. In particular, the deposition area includes a flush toilet system.

The idea of the present invention allows livestock to drop feces in a given area, flush lavatory system, and in this connection, some technical means are available. All livestock dung is automatically released directly from the flush lavatory system to the fertilizer storage room, greatly reducing contamination of the containment facility. The lavatory system in which the feces are deposited is also used as a lavatory, feeding station, and milking room for automatic or non-automatic milking of each animal in the lavatory.

According to a feature of the present invention, one sedimentation area is provided in a facility accommodating approximately 40 livestock.

According to another feature of the invention, the deposition area can be flushed with water. According to another feature, the sedimentation area comprises a livestock feeding system and / or a washing place. In the latter case, the washing area can be located near the rear of the livestock in the sedimentation area. According to the invention, the deposition area can include milking equipment.

Furthermore, the invention relates in particular to a milking room for dairy livestock such as dairy cows, wherein the milking room is provided with an area for milking the livestock, the milking room is mobile and includes a washing place for washing parts of the livestock. It is characterized by the following. The milking room may include a system for draining livestock dung in the milking area. The milking area can be provided with a slender floor located near the rear of the livestock there. The milking area is characterized by being equipped with one or more sensors for checking whether the livestock has dung on it. The sensor can be attached to the board. Milking area can be located near the rear of livestock 1
It is possible to provide one or more sprinklers. When the sensor works, a means can be provided to activate the sprinkler.

According to the present invention, the milking room can be provided with a means for promoting livestock dung in a container located in or near the milking area. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to a milking room for milking dairy livestock such as dairy cows, and is characterized in that a container disposed at or near the milking room includes means for promoting livestock dung. The container can be fertilized and connected to a storage room. In addition, a feed dosing device can be installed, and when a sensor that confirms whether livestock has dung has activated the dosing device,
Feed livestock. The invention further relates to a milking room for milking dairy animals such as dairy cows, which room includes an area for dairy animals capable of milking these animals, said milking room having a floor, a frame with a tubular wall, a livestock animal. It is characterized in that it comprises a combination of parts, in particular a cleaning system for cleaning the breast, and a milking device.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a feeding station for feeding livestock such as dairy cows, characterized in that the feeding station includes an area where the livestock should be deposited with feces. Means for temporarily holding livestock can be set up in the feeding area. Feedlots also have fertilizer discharge means, in addition to the livestock cleaning system there.
In addition, the feeding station can include milking equipment, especially automatic milking machines for dairy animals.

〔Example〕

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to seek an understanding of the invention and to show how it is carried out, it will be explained in more detail below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The plan view of FIG. 1 shows a barn or facility for housing dairy animals such as dairy cows. The facility or room is indicated by a number 1,
It is partially or completely surrounded by some walls 2,3 and a roof. In this embodiment, the wall 3 includes a pair of doors 4 from which livestock can enter and exit the facility and the field. In this case, the facility is an open-ended, free-moving stable, in which livestock can move freely in the room 1. However, the invention also relates to an open-ended, free-running barn, in which, for example, there is no wall 3 at all, so that livestock can enter and leave freely through the passage leading to the barn. In the embodiment shown in the figure, a feeding passage 5 is arranged extending in the middle of the minimum dimension of the barn along the maximum dimension, and the room 1 is equally divided on each side by a vertical grid or the like, and the livestock is headed on the grid. Get the trough through. The feeding passage is accessible from outside through the door 6 of the barn. The end of the passage away from the stall door 6 is formed by a wall 7 having the same width as the passage. Since the two lower hinged doors 8 are joined to the center of the wall 7 and can be opened and closed by the livestock themselves, the livestock can move freely from the room 1 to another room. The two dropping areas or lavatory systems 9 contact the border of the hinged door 8 remote from the feedway 5, the maximum width of these stacking areas in this embodiment extending parallel to the minimum border wall 2 of the barn. . There is a slight gap between the boundary of the deposition area which is far from the feeding passage 5 and is closest to the boundary wall 2 and this boundary wall. A short wall 10 bridges this gap, the length of which is approximately equal to the width of each of the deposition zones 9.

In the prior art of barns or detention facilities of the type shown in FIG. 1 (but with the exception of the sedimentation area which forms part of the invention, as will be explained in more detail below), the cows move freely and the floor is preferably isolated A layer, for example a straw layer.
Cows lie on this straw layer and rest. Livestock move freely around, and their dung is sparsely deposited in the barn, causing severe pollution. Cows also lie down on the excrement (i.e., solid feces and urine) in a timely manner, with the result that the breasts are particularly contaminated. Because of the need to milk the cow, at least this part of the cow has to be washed by hand. The time required to completely clean each breast is enormous. For one thing, the amount of fresh water required for each livestock is not directly available in a loose barn, and this water flows in a random manner in the barn, further increasing the contamination of the barn when removing manure from the barn. Is the reason. All of these things make milking and barn cleaning a labor intensive and time consuming task.

For sanitary and efficient milk production, the following items are desired.

a) Dairy cows must be as clean as possible to prevent bacteria in feces from entering the milk consumed by people.

b) Dairy cattle can produce the maximum amount of milk under warm and favorable conditions, even in cold weather, if they comfortably lie on a clean, dry straw or other isolation layer.

c) Dairy animals can move around in open shelters, ranches and other accommodation facilities to promote their blood circulation and milk production.

In order to overcome the above drawbacks and to meet the hygiene and other requirements for proper milk production, at least one dropping area or flush toilet in livestock shelters (not only stables but also ranches) A system is provided, which is indicated at 9 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG.
The two longitudinal sides are bounded by rails or grids 11, which are spaced parallel to each other and slightly more than the width of the type of dairy animal moving around the barn or ranch. The stacking section 9 has an entrance closed by a door 12 and an exit closed by a door 13 at the other end. Two doors 12,13
Is rotatable about an associated vertical hinge connected to one of the lateral boundaries of the deposition area and is rotatable in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. The entrance door 12 can rotate about 90 degrees, and the exit door 13
Can rotate 180 degrees.

The entrance door 12 is a flat door that can be manufactured from a desired material. Exit door 13 includes equipment that plays an important role in implementing the principles of the present invention. The upper part of the door 13 is partially electric,
One part includes a compartment or housing for housing the electronic equipment, and near the bottom of the housing of the equipment 14, a deposition area 9
Includes a feeding system that fills troughs within reach of livestock within. Trough 16 on the floor of the deposition area 9,
Place at a convenient height for livestock. Feeding system 15 supplies a relatively small amount of delicious feed to each type of dairy animal. The trough 16 is filled from the feed storage room 18. The room
The 18 is housed adjacent to the housing of the electrical installation 14, but is naturally separated from the installation by a tight partition.

The maximum size of the space in the sedimentation area 9 is about 20% to 40% longer than the length of the livestock in the area.

The doors 12, 13 form a locking means for the deposition area.
This locking means can be adjusted electrically or electronically. In general, they form a means of temporarily holding livestock in a sedimentary compartment. Alternatively, the locking means can include a bar, at least one of which is adjustable. In effect, these rods are placed on both sides of the livestock's neck in order to keep the livestock in place in the sediment compartment. The retaining means may include an adjusting member for releasing the locking means after the feces have accumulated.

Near the rear of the livestock in the sedimentation area, the floor was sedimented to Section 9
A saw blade is formed in the shape of a number of rods 20 extending in the horizontal direction with respect to the vertical axis of, and the feces of livestock are passed therethrough. It is preferable to provide a cleaning means for cleaning the deposition section, especially the saw, near the saw. Further, electrical means are preferably provided in the deposition area to confirm whether the livestock has defecation. At least two sets of adjacent bars 20 are provided with sensors or contacts 21. Sensors or contacts provided in pairs are placed against adjacent bars in opposition to one another and are coupled to the bars at a location below the top surface of the associated bar. sensor
21 connects via cables (not shown) to the electronic equipment 14 near the front of the deposition area.

Alternatively, the electronic means for verifying whether the livestock has defecationed can include a sensor, preferably an infrared sensor, mounted in the collection means or in the dung collecting channel.
This collection element or gutter is placed under the floor. In this alternative, it is very effective to provide an ammonia binder supply means to supply the ammonia binder to the collection element or gutter after the feces have been deposited. Ammonia binders are sold. The use of this material is extremely important from an environmental point of view.

As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, a cleaning system designed in the form of a sprinkler or shower is arranged for each of the lateral boundaries 11. When viewed from the side of FIG. 3, each cleaning system is located at the level of the udder of the livestock in the sedimentation area and is slightly in front of the udder position relative to the direction of the exit door 13. The irrigation system 22 is positioned so that the water sprinkled during operation of the system is directed obliquely rearward relative to the breast and floor.

Under the floor 19, a bin 23 for collecting feces and used water
Put.

The bin 23 has an inclined bottom so that the dung and waste water are discharged to a drain 24, which passes under the nearby wall 2 and reaches a manure reservoir located at the bottom. Since the manure reservoir 25 is accessible from above, the collected manure can be pumped into a manure tank or similar drivable manure container.

Therefore, the flush toilet system is located between the accommodation facility 1 and the manure storage room.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the stacking area 9 can be equipped with an automatic breast pump, which is pivotally connected to one of the lateral boundaries 11 of the stacking area and the milking machine is in the nipple of the livestock in the stacking section. And is operated using electronic equipment 14 to discharge milk (in a manner not shown) to the milk storage container. Instead, the stacking section 9 is equipped with a breast pump and the nipple cup is manually attached to the livestock nipple.

Therefore, the sedimentation section 9 is a place where dairy animals can deposit feces,
Clean at least the livestock breasts. That is, a washing place for keeping livestock clean, a livestock there are arranged as a milking room for automatic or non-automatic milking, and a feeding place for raising livestock. The fecal sedimentation section combined with the cleaning system constitutes a flush toilet system that can be used by several livestock in the accommodation facility 1.

It is the idea of the present invention to prevent livestock in the containment facility 1 from motivating to dung there (i.e. outside the flush toilet system) and to encourage faeces into the sedimentation area or flush toilet system. It is a feature of. This can be achieved in various ways, especially by directing livestock to the sedimentation area 9.

One way to prevent livestock in the detention facility from defecation is to equip the livestock with appropriate equipment. The device includes a flexible tube 27 placed around the tail 28 of each livestock (FIG. 5). The flexible tube 27 is pushed into the tail 28 as far as possible. The length of the tube is such that when the animal hangs its tail, the droppings extend below the point away from the animal. The tubes are connected by a relatively thin and resilient connecting member 30 and comprise a number of relatively tightly spaced, relatively rigid rings or ribs, which form a short cylindrical shape when the tube is extended. , On both sides and all around. 2 slightly away from the top of the tube pushed into the tail
Attach opposed sensors or contacts 31 to two adjacent rings. When the tail is in the position shown in FIG. 5, the sensor 31 is located at the outermost and uppermost position of the two adjacent rings 29. Looking at the position below the tail 28 shown in FIG. 5, at the lower end of the tube 27 a sensor 32 is mounted on one or more rings 29, i.e. on the periphery of the ring 29, which is shown in the figure. In the position, it is directed at the animal's body, below which the excrement leaves the body. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the thin and flexible electronic connecting wire 33 tightened to the livestock body passes from the upper part to the front part of the livestock, and is placed on the livestock body (the belt 35 hanging down in the lateral direction). The sensors 31 and 32 are connected to the member having the highest position (FIG. 2), and a connecting wire 36 extends from the member 34 and is fastened to the upper part of the livestock body and the neck, and this wire is connected to the upper ear. Ends with a small loudspeaker (FIGS. 3 and 4) mounted near.

Member 34 includes a small battery or other type of energy source and small electronic circuits, some of which are designed as simple radio signal receivers.

According to a first method of preventing livestock from willing to dung in the accommodation 1, when the livestock lifts its tail up, the flexible tubes 27 bring the contacts 31 for extension closer together. As a result, a signal is transmitted by the member 34 via the connecting wire 33, so that the circuit in the member 34 is activated, and the connecting wire 36 in the loudspeaker 37 is activated.
The animal produces an unpleasant sound (squeaking sound or whistling sound) through the loudspeaker 37 and reaches the livestock's ear. For the first time, a livestock with the above-mentioned equipment placed in the facility 1 experiences several unpleasant efficacies, recognizes where other livestock accustomed to being in the facility can deposit feces, Once or several times guided to the sedimentation area, the livestock learns which direction to go when receiving the discomfort sound. In particular, if the livestock notices that the unpleasant noise disappears in the sedimentation area, after several experiences, the livestock will go to the sedimentation area for defecation without any other incentive.

This is because livestock immediately enters the sedimentation area,
2 is within the range of the signal transmitted by the radio transmitter in the electronic equipment 14 of FIG.
8). The signal transmitted by the radio via the antenna 38 is relatively weak and is emitted substantially within the area of the deposition area. The receiver in the component 34 attached to the livestock includes an AND gate circuit controlled by this radio signal, and the bias is:
The threshold is adjusted so that the situation does not change until the livestock enters the sedimentation zone 9. The switched on gate circuit interrupts the squeak or whistle created by member 34. Thus, after some experience, the livestock should have closed the contact 31 before heading to the sedimentation area, since the livestock has learned that the discomfort sound in the ear stops in that area. Domestic animals thus promoted to enter the sedimentation area 9 also know that if they dung there, the trousers placed there will provide feed.

When livestock standing in the deposition area 9 deposits dung on the floor 19, these deposits close one pair of the contacts 21 of the floor 19 and thus activate a regulating device which forms part of the installation 14. Is transmitted to the electronic equipment 14, which drops a certain amount of feed from the storage compartment 18 into the trough 16. After some experience, they also learn that if the livestock fails to drop their dung on the floor, the trough will remain empty and the exit will remain closed.

Inside the electronic system 14, a sensor 21 for the passage of feces
The signal that he produced was related livestock (color 39)
Can be combined with the signal obtained from the cow identification collar 39 to record the fact that has actually deposited feces on the floor 19 of the deposition area 9. In this way it can be ascertained which livestock have not yet had sufficient experience in using the sedimentation area 9.

Livestock deposit feces on the floor of the flush toilet system 9,
After the relevant signal has been confirmed by the electronic system 14, not only the feed is sent to the trough, but also after a period of time measured by the clock or the time measurement system, the cleaning device 22 is activated and is preferably used. The breasts are washed from both sides, preferably by spraying slightly warm water. The water sprayed obliquely rearward and inward is directed in such a way that any feces remaining on the floor will also flow into the container 23. After a period of time determined by the timing system, the automatic breast pump 26 pivots inward toward the breast and connects with the nipple, so that the deposition area 9 serves as a milking room.

After the end of the series of washing and milking steps, after the end of the milking step has been signaled, the electronic system 14 drives the adjusting device to open the door 13 180 degrees, thus allowing the livestock to enter the containment facility 1. You can leave.

It should be noted that by providing a loudspeaker 40 in the system 14, yet another means of guidance can be used, which can selectively provide livestock comfort and a constant sounding sound throughout the containment facility 1. is there.

A belt 35 that hangs on both sides of the animal's back almost halfway
(FIGS. 2 to 4) are provided at the lowermost end with an element 41 for coupling to the member 34 via an electrical coupling wire. Element 41 is equipped with electrodes and the like, which can be used to apply a light electrical shock to livestock, similar to a conventional livestock stick. These shocks require relatively little energy. Element 41 is powered from an energy source contained in member 34. When viewed in the longitudinal direction of the livestock, a second belt 45 can be arranged at another position on the back, which also has an element 41 which is powered from the associated energy source.

Element 41 forms the basis for another method of moving livestock to flush toilet system 9. The method includes a radio device connected to the deposition area 9 and transmitting a relatively strong signal to the containment facility 1. Member 34 includes a system that also receives the last signal described above, the system including a locating means for locating the direction in which the signal is received. As soon as the livestock lifts its tail up and the contacts close, the signals emitted by these contacts activate the receiving system in the component, and an element 41 is placed on the side of the livestock far from the radio signal source (near the flush toilet system). Try to shock. The livestock feels this shock uncomfortable and is guided away from the shock, which in turn leads to a radio signal, i.e. the flush toilet system.
If for some reason the animal turns its body, the element 41 located on the other side of the animal will create a shock and therefore the animal will return to the flush toilet system. In this way, the moving direction of the livestock is determined. The stimulator is structured so that no shock occurs when the animal moves in the proper direction. After some experience, livestock raise their tails and move towards the flush toilet system.

A possible alternative in this way is to provide the belt 35 with a gimbaled compass, which, after actuation of the contacts 31 and the compass needle, shocks the flank of the livestock and likewise drives into the toilet system. These stimulation systems according to the second method produce a pleasant sound for livestock and can be combined with an acoustic source mounted on the flush toilet system 9.

According to another method, a flush lavatory system is formed together with a call system that produces livestock-preferred sounds at regular time intervals. These sounds could correspond to the simulated sounds of feed and / or falling water in the trough, in which case the latter should induce a throat dry animal.

Another method of preventing livestock contamination and keeping livestock clean is provided by a sensor 32 which responds to the fact that the livestock is lying in the dung and to the defecation by the standing livestock and the components 32 and loudspeakers. Activate the bowl 37 so that the livestock goes to the flush toilet system 9.

The above methods can, of course, be partially or wholly combined, thus preventing the livestock from motivating to dung in the containment facility 1 or encouraging them to dung in the flush toilet system 9; (Or) forcing and / or directing towards the flush lavatory system 9; After learning and experiencing, that is, observing the behavior of other livestock and being guided to the flushing lavatory system during the initial stages of entering the detention facility, livestock can use these methods both individually and in combination. It leads to a kind of automatic action using the flush toilet system. Once the livestock arrives at the flush toilet system 9,
The sequence of actions and occurrences (feces accumulation, recording with cow identification color, feeding, washing and milking) are performed in the order described above. Signals indicating the end of the milking operation to the electronic system 14
As soon as it is received, the system 14 drives the adjusting device which opens the door 13, while at the same time the loudspeaker 40 emits an unpleasant squeak and whistle as a stimulus for the livestock to leave the flush toilet.

It should be noted that the principles of the present invention are not limited to the use of sedimentation areas or flush lavatory systems 9 with the features described in detail, in combination with a free-moving open stall or a free-moving pen. The deposition area may be a movable structure, such as a wheeled deposition area with adjustable height. In this case, the accumulation area can be transported to a predetermined place on the ranch by a tractor. If the wheels on both sides are moved up after setting up the stacking area, the floor of the stacking area will be flush with the ranch. The energy supply of the deposition area 9 located in such a ranch can be carried out by means of power transmission cables, but instead solar energy in combination with batteries can be used. In the ranch, at the location where the sedimentation area 9 is located, the manure reservoir can be dug in such a way that it touches the scale floor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a barn to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a dropping area or flush toilet system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of a sedimentation area or flush toilet system,
The flush toilet is also used as a feeding station. FIG. 4 is a side view of the sedimentation area or flush lavatory system shown in FIG. 2, where the flush lavatory is also used as a milking room, and FIG. 5 guides livestock to deposit feces in the flush lavatory system. FIG. 6 is a side view of a means for attaching to livestock to perform livestock. 1… Containment facilities, 2,3,7,10 …… Walls, 4,6,8,12,13 …… Doors, 5… Feeding passages, 9 …… Depth area (flush toilet system), 11… … Rail, 14… electric (electronic) equipment system, 15… feeding system, 16… trough, 17…
Floor, 18 ... Feed storage room, 19 ... Slender floor, 20 ... Stick, 2
1,31,32… Sensor (contact), 22… Cleaning system, 23… Large box, 24… Discharge tube, 25… Manure reservoir, 26
... automatic breast pump, 27 ... flexible tube, 28 ... tail, 29 ... ring, 30 ... connecting member, 33 ... connecting wire, 34 ... member,
35,45… belt, 37, 40… loudspeaker, 38… antenna
39 …… Identification color, 41 …… Elements.

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Karel van den Bergh, Mührenbreak, Breskensgraaf, The Netherlands 31 (56) References JP-A-49-107859 (JP, A) JP-A-64-51030 (JP, A JP-A-64-98429 (JP, A) JP-B-49-21393 (JP, B2) JP-B-54-13394 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A01K 1/00-23/00 E04H 1/02-1/12 301 E04H 5/08

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] Claims 1. An equipment such as a building or a ranch for livestock for dairy animals such as dairy cows, which is provided with a dung yard for accommodating livestock dung, and at least between the equipment and the dung yard. In a facility provided with one toilet-type device, wherein the toilet-type device is configured to be able to receive feces when livestock is inside, a sensor means (21) for detecting whether or not livestock has finished feces is provided. The above-mentioned toilet-type device, wherein the sensor means is provided in a feeding system (15).
A feeder for feeding livestock in response to a signal from the sensor means (21) indicating that the livestock has finished dung. 2. The equipment according to claim 1, wherein said toilet-type device is arranged so that several livestock can visit said toilet one after another. 3. The facility according to claim 1, wherein a gate is provided in said toilet to allow livestock to pass therethrough. 4. The facility according to claim 1, wherein said toilet is provided with a gate through which livestock pass and leave. 5. The facility according to claim 1, wherein said toilet-type device can be automatically washed with water. 6. The facility according to claim 1, wherein said toilet-type apparatus includes feeding means. 7. The facility according to claim 1, wherein said toilet-type device includes at least a washing device for washing a body part of livestock. 8. The facility according to claim 1, wherein said washing means is for washing a breast of a domestic animal. 9. The facility according to claim 1, wherein said toilet-type device includes a milking device.