JP3142401U - feed - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] It is extremely easy to carry and carry, and even managers unfamiliar with grazing cattle can easily call cattle and assist in catching, and have a shape that cattle are easy to eat. In addition, provide feed that can supply nutrients that are lacking in grazing cattle.
A solid feed 1 for cattle having an arc-shaped cross section and a semi-cylindrical or cylindrical outer peripheral surface 2a, and fin-shaped protrusions 3 perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface 2a. 4 and 5 are provided around at least one, and the length of the feed 1 in the longitudinal direction is within a range of 7 cm to 9 cm.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a solid feed to be fed for feeding for managing grazing cattle.

In recent years, agricultural land abandoned farming has increased, and breeding management utilizing these as grazing land has come to be known as a management method for reducing the burden of breeding and managing breeding cattle. This breeding management has the advantage that while the breeding cattle are grazed, the care of the cattle can be facilitated, the cost of feeding and litter can be reduced, and the abandoned farmland can be weeded. These efforts are spreading from livestock farmers to cultivated farmers who have no experience in raising cattle. In order to facilitate grazing, managers need to capture cattle for relocation of pastures and observe their health as close as possible to the cattle. In addition, grazing cows are used as grazing cows, but it is necessary to transport and feed heavy feeds for nutritional supplementation, since nutrition is biased with grazing grass.
However, such work has been difficult for elderly people and women who are mainly responsible for the work, and for cultivated farmers who are unfamiliar with the management of grazing cattle. Therefore, there is a need for a feed that can be easily transported, grazing cattle, capturing them, and assisting subsequent observation.
Some forms of feed for livestock and the like have been considered so far.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention relating to a bait solidified in a block shape for cattle that can be fed in a well-balanced manner with necessary nutrients as a whole, with the name “bait solidified in a block shape for cattle”. It is disclosed.
The invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a feed containing fibers, cereals, and minerals, and a long fiber roughage having an average length of 10 mm or more, and is pressure-molded at a predetermined pressure into a block shape. Solidified and molded, the entire shape is rectangular or cylindrical, and the length of the longest part is 60 mm or less.
And this block-shaped bait contains the necessary nutrients in a well-balanced manner, and because it mixes good and bad palatability, there will be no leftovers due to animal selection, and the amount of food intake will increase. It becomes possible to reduce diseases, reproductive disorders, and the like. Moreover, the active ability of animals, such as meat production milk breeding, can be improved. And, since the bait group is extremely simple, it is possible to save labor significantly for feeding management. Furthermore, since long fiber roughage is used as a binding fiber, the addition of binders unnecessary as bait is eliminated or reduced. It is possible to realize an inexpensive and ideal cattle feed.

Patent Document 2 discloses an invention relating to solid livestock food for livestock, which is named “livestock food for livestock” and can be removed without loss even if it is subjected to compression molding at high pressure.
The invention disclosed in this Patent Document 2 is compression-molded into a shape formed by chamfering a corner portion where three faces of a rectangular parallelepiped are adjacent and a ridge portion where two faces are adjacent, and the width dimension and the depth dimension are about 16 cm, respectively. The length is about 10 cm. Further, the cylindrical body is compressed and formed into a shape formed by chamfering the ridges adjacent to each other, and the diameter is about 16 cm and the height is about 10 cm.
Therefore, even if squeezing is done with a large pressure that does not collapse when the livestock is licked, the corners and ridges are not chamfered and formed, so there is no defect in these parts that are usually easily lost Therefore, it is possible to efficiently produce high-quality livestock for livestock that does not require curing time.

Patent Document 3 discloses an invention relating to a jelly-shaped pet feed that can be comfortably ingested without resistance by pets such as infants, old age, and illness under the name of “jelly-shaped pet feed”. Has been.
The invention disclosed in Patent Document 3 is a jelly-like or itchy liquid food form obtained by cooking processing means such as crushing, pulverizing, boiling, and squeezing food suitable for pet feed or pet feed. Or it provides in the state which mixed the soft solid substance in them, and added the jelly-formation material as needed.
Therefore, jelly-like pet food is given to pets that are not suitable for solid feeds that have no teeth, weak teeth and cannot chew due to childhood, old age, illness, etc. Thus, these pets can be licked, slicked, or swallowed and comfortably ingested without chewing.
JP-A-11-56263 Utility Model Registration No. 3027638 JP 2007-20448 A

  However, in the inventions and devices disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, which are the above-mentioned conventional techniques, all feeds are substantially cubic, which is convenient for industrial mass production, but for cattle feeding. For this purpose, there is a problem that it is not a convenient shape and is therefore difficult to eat. In addition, there is a problem that it is not a suitable shape even when feeding feed by hand.

  In addition, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3, a jelly shape is assumed as a form of feed. However, a container is required for packaging, and since it contains a lot of moisture, it is weighted, so transport it. There was a problem that it was not suitable for the intended use.

  The present invention has been made in response to such a conventional situation, and it is extremely easy to carry and carry, and even an administrator who is unfamiliar with the management of grazing cattle can easily call and capture cattle. An object of the present invention is to provide a feed that is capable of being fed by cattle and that is capable of replenishing nutrients lacking in grazing cattle.

In order to achieve the above object, the feed according to claim 1 is a solid feed for cattle, wherein the cross-section is arc-shaped and a semi-cylindrical or cylindrical outer peripheral surface is formed. Thus, at least one fin-like protrusion is provided in the vertical direction.
According to the feed having such a configuration, the outer surface of the semicircular or cylindrical shape having an arc cross section acts to form a bulge on a plane such as the ground. In addition, the fin-shaped protrusions that run in a direction perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface are familiar to the grazing manager's hand before feeding and act so as to be entangled with the cow's tongue during feeding. To do. The semi-cylindrical shape and the cylindrical shape in the claims and specifications of the present utility model registration are concepts including a substantially semi-cylindrical shape and a substantially cylindrical shape, respectively, in addition to the semi-cylindrical shape and the cylindrical shape, respectively. Similarly, the concept includes a substantially vertical direction in addition to the vertical direction.

The invention described in claim 2 is the feed according to claim 1, wherein the length of the feed in the longitudinal direction is within a range of 7 cm to 9 cm.
In the feed having such a structure, in addition to the action of the device according to claim 1, the length of the feed in the longitudinal direction is the same as or slightly larger than the width of the cow's mouth. It works to make it easy to insert.

  As described above, the feed according to claim 1 of the present invention is very easy to transport because it is solid, and the cow is eaten by a three-dimensional shape suitable for the structure of the mouth and tongue of the cow. In addition, the fin-like protrusions are easily entangled with the tongue of the cow and can be hooked. And since a cross-section is arc-shaped and the outer peripheral surface of a semi-cylindrical shape or a cylindrical shape is formed, even if it falls on the ground, it swells and floats on the ground, so that cattle can feed directly.

  In the feed according to claim 2 of the present invention, the length in the longitudinal direction of the feed is formed within a range of 7 cm to 9 cm to match the width of the average adult cow's mouth. Therefore, it is easy to eat cows, and it is not necessary to carry it many times to the mouth, so you can eat efficiently.

Below, the best embodiment of the feed concerning this invention is described based on FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a feed according to the present embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the feed according to the present embodiment, and FIG. It is arrow sectional drawing of the part shown by the line.
1 and 2, the feed 1 has a semi-cylindrical shape with a thickness of about 3 mm to 10 mm, and a convex outer peripheral surface 2 a is formed on the front side, and a concave inner periphery is formed on the rear side. Surface 2b is formed. The outer peripheral surface 2a is provided with a fin-shaped first protrusion 3, a second protrusion 4, and a third protrusion 5 each having a parabolic inclined surface on both sides from the apex in the vertical direction. Yes. The height from the outer peripheral surface 2a of these 1st-3rd protrusions 3-5 is about 3 mm-8 mm.
In addition, the length of the longitudinal direction of the feed 1 is formed in the range of 7 cm to 9 cm. Further, the first protrusion 3, the second protrusion 4, and the third protrusion 5 are equally arranged with respect to the longitudinal direction of the feed 1. This is intended to make it easier to hook onto the cow's mouth and tongue, but it is not particularly limited in this way. Just keep it. In addition, equality is a concept including substantially equality in addition to equality.

Moreover, in FIG. 3, the cross section of the feed 1 is arc-shaped and is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, and it turns out that the 1st protrusion part 3 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface 2a, and is provided.
In the present embodiment, the first, second, and second protrusions 3 to 5 are provided so as to protrude over the entire circumference of the semi-cylindrical outer peripheral surface 2a. In this application, the term “peripheral” is a concept including provision of a cut.
Feed 1 is for feeding to cattle, using molasses or miso as the main material, rice bran as the secondary material, and using the weak flour as the binder, mixing these ingredients into the form described above It is a solid feed that is molded and sun-dried, and weighs about 30 g.
If necessary, for example, the appropriateness of grazing cattle can be ensured and easily ingested by mixing nutrients necessary for nutritional management with this feed. In addition, for example, nutrients necessary for pregnant cows and nutrients that are lacking in normal feed may be mixed and molded, which makes it easy to manage nutrition effectively.
Necessary because it is possible to hand it with the feed 1 according to the present embodiment, while about 1 kg of conventional powdered feed is put in a bucket or the like and placed on the ground to graze grazing cattle. Since the minimum amount is sufficient, the weight can be significantly reduced, and since it is solid, it is very easy to transport.

In addition, since the length in the longitudinal direction is within the range of 7cm to 9cm, it matches the width of the average adult cow's mouth, so the cow can eat with a bite and does not spill. It is a convenient size for carrying. And the 1st protrusion 3, the 2nd protrusion 4, and the 3rd protrusion 5 which are provided in the outer peripheral surface 2a of the feed 1 act as a slip stopper on the tongue of the cow or in the mouth, and the cow chews The feed 1 can be prevented from falling. Furthermore, since it is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, either the outer peripheral surface 2a or the inner peripheral surface 2b faces upwards when it falls on the ground or when it is placed on the ground, so that a gap is formed with respect to the ground. The cow can feed with the tongue and mouth of the cow itself without being flat on the ground.
Since the feed 1 is formed in a vertically long shape, it is easy to feed by hand by having one end held by a human and pushing the other end toward the cow. Therefore, if the administrator feeds the feed 1 by hand, it is possible for women, elderly people, or managers who have no feeding experience to call and approach cows, observe the health of the cows, or go to the pasture It is easy to promote smooth movement.
In this embodiment, three fin-like protrusions are provided so that they can be easily hooked on the mouth and tongue of the cow, but a plurality of fins are provided in order to obtain a high locking effect. However, the number is not particularly limited, and if at least one is provided, the effect of latching is at least exhibited. Further, in the present embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the feed is shown in an arc shape and a semi-cylindrical shape, but the cross-sectional shape may be an arc shape and a cylindrical shape, and the action and effect are the same as those in the cross-section described above. It is equivalent to a semi-cylindrical shape. In addition to the substantially cylindrical shape, the cylindrical shape is a concept that includes a cylindrical shape or a substantially cylindrical shape, but has a partial break in the circumferential direction without providing a continuous peripheral surface.

Next, FIG.4 and FIG.5 is the photograph of the prototype of the feed concerning this Embodiment.
4 and 5, the feed when actually made as a prototype is a solid shape from a cylindrical shape to a semi-cylindrical shape, the outer peripheral surface side is convex, the inner peripheral surface side is concave, and the outer peripheral surface side has three protrusions. It is understood that the formation of a shape that allows cattle to be easily eaten as described above is possible. In addition, since the prototype feed is vertically long and has a three-dimensional shape, it can be said that it is easy to carry and hold and the grazing manager can easily feed the cow by hand.
FIG. 4 is a feed made as a prototype using a human hand, and the cross section of the feed has a cylindrical shape because it is made by winding it around a finger. However, in the case of industrial mass production, for example, FIG. A semi-cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. Although a cylindrical shape may be used, a semi-cylindrical shape is considered desirable as a latching effect on the tongue of the cow or in the mouth.

Then, the result of having examined the shape is demonstrated.
In order to examine a desirable shape as a feed to be fed to cattle, a foraging test was conducted on three types of shapes such as a circular senbei shape, a triangular shape, and a bamboo leaf shape as shown in FIG. The size of each shaped feed is 5-6 cm in diameter. The test results are shown in Table 1.

As shown in Table 1, the drop rate of the circular feed is as high as 13.3%. The structure of the cow's mouth has no upper incisors (anterior teeth), and there is a large gap between the incisors and molars (alveolar margin), and a round feed with a diameter of 5-6 cm is difficult to chew and seems to be round It is because it will also go out to the action which exhales reflectively. Moreover, although there was no fall of the feed at the time of foraging in any of triangle shape and bamboo leaf shape, foraging was not performed smoothly. Foraging a flat-shaped feed is considered disadvantageous because the incisors are not in the upper jaw.
In Table 1, the foraging rate is the rate obtained by dividing the number of foraging heads by the number of test heads, and the fall rate is the rate obtained by dividing the number of feed dropping heads by the number of test heads.

  Next, based on the results of Table 1, the foraging test was carried out by improving the shape into a three-dimensional semi-cylindrical shape and having a protrusion on the outer peripheral surface. The size of each feed is 7-9 cm. The test results are shown in Table 2.

The “please” shown in Table 2 means a fin-shaped protrusion, and the height from the outer peripheral surface of the protrusion described simply as “crease” is about 7 mm, and is described as “small crease”. The height of the projected protrusion is approximately 3 mm. The contents of the items are the same as in Table 1.
As shown in Table 2, the foraging rate was as high as 80% or more, and feed did not fall during foraging. In addition, when the size of the protrusion was reduced, it was estimated that the cow would fall from the cow's mouth if the protrusion was not provided, since the fall was confirmed when the cow was put on the edge of the mouth. It was done. However, this fall was not due to the spout seen in the circular shape of the senbei observed in the portable feed foraging test shown in Table 1.

  As described above, the present invention described in claim 1 and claim 2 is easy to carry and carry, easy to feed cattle, and the manager calls the cows at the time of grazing to improve the health condition of the cows. It can provide feed that can be observed, captured and moved to a grazing farm, and can be used in pasture farms and other livestock related facilities.

It is a front view of the feed concerning this embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the feed concerning this embodiment. It is arrow sectional drawing of the part shown by the AA line in FIG. It is a photograph of the prototype of the feed concerning this embodiment. It is a photograph of the prototype of the feed concerning this embodiment. It is the photograph of the circular feed created at the time of a foraging test.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Feed 2a ... Outer peripheral surface 2b ... Inner peripheral surface 3 ... 1st protrusion 4 ... 2nd protrusion 5 ... 3rd protrusion

Claims (2)

  Solid feed for cattle, with an arc-shaped cross section and a semi-cylindrical or cylindrical outer peripheral surface formed, and at least one fin-shaped protrusion in the direction perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface. Feed characterized by. The feed according to claim 1, wherein the length of the feed in the longitudinal direction is within a range of 7 cm to 9 cm.