JPH02261329A - Cleanly rearing equipment for dairy stock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To discharge all the excrement of the domestic animals through a water flow into a manure stock chamber by arranging one piling block, in which the domestic animals are to pile their excrement, at least in a housing facility or a manure stock space and providing a toilet type device in that piling block. CONSTITUTION: An excrement piling block 9 is provided in a domestic animal barn, an inlet door and an outlet door are installed so as to be rotated in the direction shown by arrows, and a feed bucket is arranged at a convenient height. The floor near the rear side of the piling block is made into slotted floor and when the domestic animals discharge droppings, water sprinklers for sprinkling water are arranged on respective side borders. The excrement or water under the slotted floor is discharged through a discharge pipe 24 to an excrement pool 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an apparatus for keeping dairy livestock such as dairy cows clean, and more particularly to an apparatus equipped with housing facilities for livestock. This type of equipment has traditionally been in the form of enclosed barns, open barns with free movement, or pastures.

[Conventional technology]

Such housing facilities have the significant disadvantage that dairy animals deposit feces everywhere. The udder of each animal must be washed by hand, as it is particularly the udder that gets dirty when the animal lies down, while other parts of the animal get dirty as well. In addition, the feces mix with straw and urine on the floor, which significantly contaminates the barn floor. Cleaning livestock pens is a costly task as it requires a lot of effort and long hours.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The present invention aims to improve these drawbacks of the prior art. According to the invention, the device includes means such as feeding equipment, which means is placed in close proximity to the area where livestock deposit dung and is structured such that the livestock prefer to defecate on the device. ing. In particular, the deposition area includes a flush toilet system.

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

Regarding dairy cows, the following items should be described in relation to hygienic and efficient milk production.

a1 Dairy cows should be kept as clean as possible to prevent bacteria in their feces from entering the milk that people sterilize.

b. Dairy livestock should have the possibility of lying comfortably on a separate, clean layer, e.g. clean dry straw, so that they can produce the maximum amount of milk under warm, favorable conditions even in the cold season. .

C3 dairy animals need to be able to move freely within the housing facility, ie in open barns, pens or pastures, thus promoting blood flow and milk production.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to a feature of the invention, the deposition area includes means for temporarily retaining livestock therein. The means for temporarily retaining livestock in the deposit area may include electrically or electronically controlled locking means. In a special embodiment according to the invention, the locking means include bars, at least one of which is adjustable, so that the bars can be placed on either side of the animal's neck. In other embodiments, the locking means further includes at least one door forming part of the enclosed deposition area. In both embodiments, the retention means may include an adjustment member for releasing the locking means after feces has been deposited.

According to a feature of the invention, the deposition area is provided with (grid) grates placed on the floor and near the rear of the livestock present therein.

In particular, the device may include cleaning means for rinsing the deposition area, in particular the (grid) grates.

According to another feature of the invention, means are provided, preferably electronic means, for establishing the fact whether the livestock has deposited faeces. In a first embodiment, the electronic means may include at least one sensor mounted on a slatted bar on the floor near the rear of the animal within the deposit area. In a second embodiment, the electronic means comprises a preferably infrared sensor fitted with a collection element or groove for collecting the feces, which is placed under the floor (grid) grating in the deposition area. Place it behind the livestock. In later examples, after the deposition of feces,
to supply ammonia binding material to the collection elements or grooves;
It is extremely useful to be able to provide an ammonia binder supply means. By driving the feeding equipment in both embodiments, a regulating device can be included to supply the feed after the livestock has defecated.

According to another feature of the invention, the deposition area includes a livestock washing area. Preferably, this washing area is located near the rear 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 includes an acoustic device. In a special embodiment, the sound device can include means for creating the sounds of screeching, falling feed, or falling water.

According to the invention, it is also possible for the deposition area to be movable.

Furthermore, according to another feature of the invention, as mentioned above, the accelerator is placed near the area where dairy livestock is to deposit feces and is structured such that the livestock are encouraged to defecate within the device. The means includes a clock and a member coupled to the clock that generates an electrical signal. In a special embodiment, the promoting means includes a loudspeaker attached to the livestock. Another embodiment includes a call device with a loudspeaker attached to the deposition area, the loudspeaker being coupled to a sound production system preferred by livestock.

According to another feature of the invention, deterrent means are provided, said means being attached to the dairy livestock or located in the holding facility, said means being adapted to deter the desire of the livestock to defecate in areas outside the deposit area. It has a structure. The present invention therefore relates to an apparatus for raising clean dairy livestock such as dairy cows, the apparatus comprising means for providing livestock housing and attached to or located in the housing, the means comprising: In a special embodiment characterized in that the structure is such that it prevents livestock from defecating outside the deposit area, the deterrent means comprising one or more loudspeakers. Additionally, a member that produces sounds that are unpleasant to livestock can be coupled to a loudspeaker attached to the livestock.

According to a further feature of the invention, one part of the device can include a flexible tube into which the animal's tail is pushed, the part comprising one or more flexible tubes that can be brought into contact with each other by deformation of the tube. Contains sensors or contacts. In that case, it is possible to attach the member to the livestock, and when the contacts are closed, the member emits a sound near the livestock's head that is unpleasant to the livestock. According to another feature of the invention, the sensor reacts upon contact with feces or urine. In the latter case, it is possible to apply sensors on the tube to generate sounds close to the animal's head that the animal does not like.

According to the invention, a directional means can be installed and, together with an element for producing a mild electric shock, can be adapted to the animal. The device is such that the animal makes a predetermined departure in a predetermined direction by receiving a predetermined signal on the left or right side, or without receiving a signal on either side. Accordingly, the invention also relates to a device for housing clean dairy livestock such as dairy cows, which device includes a housing facility in which the livestock can move around, together with an element for creating a mild shock, and directional means applicable to the livestock. The device is such that the livestock departs in a predetermined direction after receiving a signal on the left or right side or when there is no signal on either side. In a particular embodiment, the indicating means includes a compass or a radio device.

The elements that produce shocks are electrical in nature, allowing them to generate shocks. Shock generating elements are placed on both sides of the livestock. In a special embodiment, said predetermined signal comes from the rear side of the livestock and is a signal produced when the livestock wants to defecate. It is possible to apply a signal 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 is associated with electronic means for identifying the livestock. This electronic means is linked to sensors that identify which livestock have defecated in the deposit area. In particular, part of the electronic means includes a livestock direction-finding element. The direction-finding member includes a radio transmission system.

According to the invention, the livestock housing facility can be a free-roaming open barn, a free-roaming enclosure, or a pasture.

According to the invention, at least one depositing area for livestock to deposit feces is arranged in the holding facility and manure storage space. In particular, the deposition area includes the flush toilet system.

The idea of the invention makes it possible for livestock to defecate in a predetermined area, a flush latrine system, and several technical measures are available in this connection. Feces from all livestock are automatically discharged from the flush toilet system directly into the manure storage room, significantly reducing contamination of the holding facility. The flush toilet system in which manure is deposited is further utilized as a udder washing area, a feeding area, and a milking room for automatically or non-automatically milking each animal within the flush toilet.

According to a feature of the invention, one deposition area is provided in a facility housing approximately 40 livestock.

According to another feature of the invention, one volume area can be flushed with water. According to another feature, the deposition area includes a feeding system and/or a washing area for livestock. In the latter case, the washing station can be located near the rear of the livestock within the deposition area. According to the invention, the deposition area can include milking equipment.

The invention furthermore relates to a milking stall for dairy animals, such as dairy cows, in particular, the milking stall having an area for milking the livestock, the milking stall being movable and including a washing area for cleaning parts of the livestock. It is characterized by The milking room may include a system for removing waste from livestock within the milking area. The milking area may be provided with a slatted floor placed near the rear of the livestock therein. The milking area is characterized in that it is equipped with one or more sensors for determining whether the livestock has defecated on the ground. It is possible to attach the sensor to the drainboard. The milking area can be located near the rear of the animal1
It is possible to provide one or more water sprinklers. Means may be provided to activate the water sprinkler when the sensor is activated.

According to the invention, the milking house can be equipped with means for encouraging livestock to defecate in a container located in or near the milking area. The invention therefore also relates to a milking room for milking dairy livestock such as dairy cows, and is characterized in that a container placed in or near the milking room includes means for encouraging the livestock to defecate. The container can be connected to the manure storage room. Additionally, a feed dispenser device can be installed, and a sensor that establishes whether the livestock has dung or not will feed the livestock when the dispensing device is actuated. The invention further relates to a milking room for milking dairy livestock such as dairy cows, the room comprising a dairy area in which these animals can be milked, the milking room comprising a floor, a frame with tubular walls, It is characterized in that it includes a combination of a cleaning system for cleaning the parts, in particular the udders, and a milking device.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a feeding area, in particular for feeding dairy livestock such as dairy cows, characterized in that the feeding area includes an area in which the animals are to deposit their faeces. A means of temporarily holding livestock may be installed within the feeding area.

The feedyard will also be equipped with manure discharge means, as well as a cleaning system for the livestock therein. Furthermore, the feeding area can include milking equipment, in particular automatic milking machines for dairy animals.

〔Example〕

In order to provide an understanding of the invention and to demonstrate how it may be carried out,
The following is a detailed explanation by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The plan view of FIG. 1 shows a barn or facility housing dairy livestock such as dairy cows. The facility or room is designated by the number 1 and 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 through which livestock can enter and exit the facility and into the field. In this case, the facility is an enclosed livestock barn where livestock can move freely within room 1. However, the invention also relates to open, free-roaming barns, in which, for example, there is no wall 3 at all, so that the livestock can freely enter and leave via a passageway leading into the barn. In the embodiment shown in the figure, a feeding passageway 5 is arranged in the middle of the smallest dimension of the livestock barn, extending along the largest dimension, and the room 1 is divided equally into each side by a vertical grid, etc., and the livestock can head over the grid. It harms Kaiba by passing through it. The feeding passageway can be accessed from the outside via the door 6 of the livestock barn.

The end of the passageway remote from the barn door 6 is constituted by a wall 7 having the same width as the passageway. Two low hinged doors 8 are joined to the center of the wall 7 and can be opened and closed by the livestock themselves, allowing them to move freely from room 1 to other rooms. Two dung deposit areas or flush toilet systems 9 abut the border of the hinged door 8 remote from the feeding aisle 5, the maximum width of these deposit areas in this embodiment extending parallel to the smallest boundary wall 2 of the barn. . There is a slight gap between the boundary of the deposition area far from the feeding passage 5 and closest to the boundary wall 2 and this boundary wall. This gap is bridged by a short wall 10, the length of which is approximately equal to the width of each deposition area 9.

In prior art barns or housing facilities of the type shown in Figure 1 (but with the exception of the piling area which forms part of the invention as detailed below) the cows move freely and the floor is preferably isolated. layer, for example a straw layer. Cows lie down on this layer of straw and rest. Because livestock move freely, their feces accumulates everywhere in livestock barns, causing severe contamination. Cows produce excrement (i.e. solid feces and urine)
Lying down on the breasts also occasionally occurs, resulting in particular contamination of the breasts. Since the cow needs to be milked, at least this part of the cow must be washed by hand. It takes a considerable amount of time to thoroughly clean each breast.

Firstly, the amount of fresh water required by each livestock cannot be directly obtained in loose livestock barns, and furthermore, this water flows chaotically within the barn, further increasing the contamination of the livestock barns when manure is removed from the barns. This is the reason. All of these factors make milking and barn cleaning a labor-intensive and time-consuming task.

The following items are desirable for hygienic and efficient milk production.

a) Dairy cows must be kept as clean as possible to prevent fecal bacteria from entering the milk for human consumption.

b) Dairy livestock can produce the maximum amount of milk under warm and favorable conditions, even in cold seasons, when lying comfortably on an isolation layer such as clean, dry straw.

C) Allowing dairy livestock to move around in housing facilities such as open barns and pastures promotes their blood circulation and milk production.

To overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks and to meet the sanitary and other requirements for proper milk production, at least one dung storage area or flush latrine should be provided in the livestock holding facility (not only free-roaming barns but also pastures). A system is provided, shown at 9 in FIG.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, each stacking area 9 is bounded on two longitudinal sides by rails or grids 11, which are parallel to each other and are used to support dairy livestock moving around the barn or pasture. Spaced at relative spacing slightly greater than the width of the type. The deposit section 9 comprises an inlet closed by a door I2 and an outlet closed by a door 13 at the other end. two doors 1
2, 13 are rotatable about an associated vertical hinge connected to one of the lateral boundaries of the deposition area and can be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. The entrance door 12 can be rotated approximately 90 degrees,
The exit door I3 can be rotated 180 degrees.

Entrance door 12 is a flat door that can be manufactured from any desired material. The exit door 13 contains equipment that plays an important role in implementing the principles of the invention. The upper part of the door 13 includes a section or housing containing part electrical, part electronic equipment, and near the bottom of the housing of said equipment 14, a compartment or housing that is within reach of the livestock within the deposit area 9. Includes feeding system to fill the trough. Deposit area 9 with bucket 16
on the floor at a height convenient for livestock. Feeding system 15 provides a relatively small amount of palatable feed for each type of dairy animal. The trough 16 is filled from the feed storage compartment 18. The chamber 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 dimension of the space in the deposition area 9 exceeds the length of the adult dairy livestock within the area by about 20% to 40%.

Doors 12.13 form locking means for the deposition area. This locking means can be adjusted electrically or electronically. Generally these form a means of temporarily retaining livestock in the deposit compartment. Alternatively, the locking means may include bars, at least one of which is adjustable. These bars may be placed on either side of the livestock's neck to effectively hold the livestock in place in the stacking section. The retention means may include an adjustment member for releasing the locking means after feces has been deposited.

Near the rear of the livestock present in the dumping area, a slatted bed is formed in the form of a number of rods 20 extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the dumping section 9, through which the livestock dung passes. It is advantageous to provide cleaning means for cleaning the accumulation section, in particular the grates, in the vicinity of the grates. Furthermore, electrical means are preferably provided in the deposition area to establish whether the livestock has defecated.

At least two sets of adjacent bars 20 are provided with sensors or contacts 21. Paired sensors or contacts are placed facing each other on adjacent bars and are connected to the iron bar at a location below the top surface of the associated bar. Sensor 21 is connected via a cable (not shown) to electronic equipment 14 near the front of the deposition area.

Alternatively, electronic means to establish whether livestock has defecated include sensors attached to the collection means or trenches that collect the dung;
It is possible to suitably include an infrared sensor. This collection element or groove is placed under the slatted floor. In this alternative, it is very advantageous to provide an ammonia binder supply means for supplying the ammonia binder to the dung dumper collection element or groove. Ammonia binders are commercially available. The use of this material is extremely important from an environmental point of view.

As is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, a cleaning system designed in the form of a water sprinkler or shower is arranged for each of the lateral burial mounds 11. Viewed from the side in FIG. 3, each cleaning system is located at the level of the udder of the animal in the deposition area and slightly forward of the udder position in the direction of the exit door 13.

The cleaning system 22 is arranged so that when the system is activated, the water sprayed is directed backward and diagonally toward the udder and the slatted floor.

Large box 2 for collecting excrement and used water under the slatted floor 19
Place 3.

The bin 23 has a sloping bottom, the faeces and waste water are discharged into a discharge pipe 24, a chain pipe passes under the nearby wall 2,
It reaches the excrement sump located at the bottom.

The manure sump 25 is accessible from above, so that the collected manure can be pumped into a manure tank or similar movable manure container.

Therefore, the flush toilet system is located between the bin installation and the manure storage room.

As is clear from FIG. 4, the depositing area 9 can be equipped with an automatic milking device, which device is pivotally mounted on one of the lateral boundaries 11 of the depositing area, so that the milking device can be attached to the teats of livestock in the depositing area. The electronics 14 can be automatically coupled to and actuated to discharge milk (in a manner not shown) into a milk storage container.

Alternatively, the depositing section 9 is equipped with a milking device and the teat cup is manually attached to the animal's teat.

Therefore, the depositing section 9 is a place where dairy livestock can deposit faeces, at least for cleaning the udders of the livestock. That is, it is arranged as a washing area to keep livestock clean, a milking room where the livestock there is milked automatically or non-automatically, and a feeding area where livestock are raised. The dung accumulation section combined with the washing system constitutes a flush latrine system that can be used by several livestock in the holding box installation.

The present invention also prevents livestock present in the holding facility 1 from defecating there (i.e. outside the flush latrine system) or encourages them to defecate in the piling area or within the flush latrine system. This is a characteristic of the philosophy.

This can be achieved in various ways, among others by directing livestock to the deposit area 9.

A way to prevent livestock in housing facilities from defecating there is to equip them with suitable equipment. The device includes a flexible tube 27 that is placed around the tail 28 of each animal (FIG. 5). Push the flexible tube 27 into the tail 28 as far as possible above it. The length of the tube is such that when the animal lets its tail hang down, the feces will extend to the bottom of the area away from the animal. The tubes are connected by a relatively thin, resilient connecting member 30 comprising a number of relatively tightly spaced, relatively stiff rings or ribs, which form a short cylindrical shape when the tube is extended. , rings 29 on both sides and all around
is in contact with Opposed sensors or contacts 31 are attached to two adjacent rings a short distance from the upper end of the tube pushed into the tail. 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 lower position of 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 ring 290, which in the position shown is directed towards the body of the livestock and on the underside where the manure leaves the body. As shown in Figures 2 to 4, a belt 35 that hangs over the body of the livestock (in the direction of The member with the
(Fig.), the sensors 31 and 32 are connected to them.

A connecting wire 36 also extends from member 34 and is fastened to the upper side of the animal's body and neck, the wire terminating in a small loudspeaker (FIGS. 3 and 4) mounted near the head of the animal's ears.

Component 34 includes a small battery or other type of energy source and a small electronic circuit, a portion of which is designed as a simple radio signal receiver.

According to a first method of discouraging livestock from defecating in the holding facility 1, when the livestock raises its tail upwards, the flexible tube 27 stretches so that the contacts 31 approach each other. As a result, a signal is transmitted in member 34 via connecting wire 33;
The circuit within member 34 is therefore activated and produces a sound (such as a squeal or whistle) that is unpleasant to the livestock via the connecting wire 36 within loudspeaker 37, which is delivered to the livestock's ears by loudspeaker 37. When a domestic animal placed in a facility for the first time and fitted with the aforementioned device experiences several unpleasant effects, other domestic animals accustomed to being in the facility become aware of where they can deposit faeces;
Once guided to the deposit area by the handler one or more times, the livestock learns which direction to go when it receives the unpleasant sound. In particular, once the livestock realizes that the unpleasant sound disappears in the deposit area, after several experiences, the livestock will head to the deposit area for the purpose of defecating even without any other inducement.

This is because, as soon as the animal enters the stacking area, it comes within range of the signals transmitted by the radio transmitter in the electronics 14 of the stacking area 9 (antenna 38 in FIGS. 2-4).
). The signal transmitted by this radio device via antenna 38 is relatively weak and emitted substantially within the deposition area. The receiver in the member 34 attached to the livestock includes an AND gate circuit controlled by this radio signal, the bias being adjusted to a limit value that does not change the situation until the livestock has entered the stacking section 9. . The switched AND gate circuit interrupts the squeal or whistle produced by member 34. In this way, after the livestock has had some experience and closed contact 31, they should head to the deposition area.
This is because the livestock has learned that the unpleasant sounds in their ears stop in that area. Livestock thus encouraged to enter the heaping area 9 also know that if they defecate there, the troughs placed there will also provide fodder.

This is because, when livestock standing in the accumulation area 9 deposit feces on the slatted floor 19, these deposited feces close one pair of contacts 21 of the slatted floor 19, thus activating the regulating device forming part of the installation @14. A signal is sent to the electronics 14, which causes the regulator to drop a metered amount of feed from the storage compartment 18 into the trough 16. After some experience, the livestock will also learn that if they fail to defecate on the slatted floor, the trough will remain empty and the exit will remain closed.

Inside the electronic system 14, a sensor 2 for the passage of feces
The signal produced by 1 can be combined with the signal obtained from the cattle identification collar 39 in order to record the fact that the relevant livestock (material from the collar 39) has actually deposited faeces on the slat bed 19 of the deposition area 9. be.

In this way it can be established which livestock have not yet had sufficient experience using the deposit area 9.

After the livestock has deposited feces on the slatted floor of the flush toilet system 9 and the relevant signal has been verified by the electronic system I4, not only the feed is delivered to the trough, but also a period of time, measured by the clock or timekeeping system, has elapsed. and cleaning device 22
is activated and is used to cleanse the breast, preferably by sprinkling it with lukewarm water, preferably from both sides. The water that is sprayed diagonally backwards and inward is also used to remove the remains of excrement on the slatted floor in the container 23.
Directed in a direction that causes the flow to flow. After the time determined by the time measurement system has elapsed, the automatic breast pump 26 pivots inward towards the breast and connects with the teat, so that the deposit area 9 serves as a milking chamber.

Once the cleaning and milking sequence has been completed, and the end of the milking process is signaled, the electronic system 14 drives the regulator to open the door 13 by 180 degrees, and the livestock can then walk to the holding facility. I can leave.

It should be noted that an additional means of guidance is available by providing the system 14 with a loudspeaker 40 that can selectively create a continuous sound that is pleasant to the livestock and echoes throughout the holding facility. be.

A belt 35 that hangs down approximately halfway on both sides of the livestock's back.
(FIGS. 2-4) includes an element 41 at its lowermost end that connects with member 34 via an electrical connection wire. Element 41
It is possible to attach electrodes and the like to give livestock a mild electric shock similar to that given by conventional livestock goads. These shocks require relatively little energy. Element 41 is powered by an energy source contained in member 34. A second belt 45 can be placed at another position on the back, viewed along the longitudinal axis of the livestock, and is also provided with an element 41 that is powered from an associated energy source.

Element 41 forms the basis for another method of moving livestock to flush latrine system 9. The method includes a radio device connected to the deposition area 9 and transmitting a relatively strong signal to the containment facility. Member 34 includes a system for also receiving the last signal, which system comprises detection means for detecting the direction in which the signal is received. As soon as the livestock raises its tail up and the contacts close, the signals emitted by these contacts activate the receiving system within the element, and element 41 is placed on the livestock's flank far from the source of the radio signal (near the flush latrine system). Try to add a shock.

The livestock find this shock unpleasant and are guided away from the shock and, as a result, towards the radio signal, ie, the flush latrine system. If for some reason the animal turns its body, the element 41 placed on the other side of the animal will create a shock and the animal will therefore turn towards the flush toilet system again. In this way, the direction of movement of livestock is determined. The stimulator is constructed in such a way that no shock occurs when the animal moves in the proper direction. After some experience, the animal lifts its tail and moves toward the flush latrine system.

A possible alternative to this method is to provide a gimbaled compass on the belt 35 and use it to shock the flank of the livestock after actuation of the contact 31 and the compass needle;
The same goes for the toilet system. These stimulation systems according to the second method create soothing sounds for livestock;
It can be combined with a sound source attached to the flush toilet system 9.

According to another method, a flush latrine system is formed together with a call system that produces sounds that the livestock prefer at regular time intervals. These sounds include the sound of feed falling into a trough and (
or) It is also possible to correspond to the onomatopoeia of the sound of falling water,
In the latter case, it should lead to thirsty livestock.

Another way to prevent contamination of the barn and to keep livestock clean is by a sensor 32 that responds to the fact that the livestock is lying in the feces or to defecating by the livestock while standing up to the member 32 and the loudspeaker. 37, so that the livestock is directed to the flush latrine system 9.

Each of the above-mentioned methods can of course be combined in part or in whole, so that the animals are either discouraged from defecating in the holding facility 1 or encouraged to defecate in the flush latrine system 9, and (or) forcing and/or guiding towards the flush toilet system 9; Through learning and experience, i.e. by observing the behavior of other livestock and by being introduced to the flush latrine system during the initial stage of entry into the facility, the livestock will be able to use these methods both individually and in combination.
This leads to a kind of automatic behavior of using the flush toilet system from time to time. Once the livestock is in the flush latrine system 9, a series of actions and events (deposition of feces, recording with a cow identification collar, feeding, cleaning and milking) occur in the order described above. Electronic system 1 sends a signal indicating the end of milking operation.
4, the system 14 will actuate the regulating device to open the door 13, while at the same time the loudspeaker 40 will temporarily emit an unpleasant squealing or whistling sound as a stimulus for the livestock to leave the flush toilet.

It should be noted that the inventive concept is not limited to the use of a deposition area or flush latrine system 9 with the features described in detail, in combination with free-roaming open barns or free-roaming enclosures, but instead The stacking area may be a movable structure, such as a wheeled stacking area with adjustable height.

In this case, the pile area can be transported by tractor to a predetermined location on the farm. Once the pile area is installed, the wheels on both sides are moved upwards so that the floor of the pile area is flush with the pasture.

The energy supply of a depositing area 9 located on such a farm can be carried out by power cables, but alternatively solar energy in combination with batteries can be used. At the location of the heaping area 9 in the pasture, a manure basin can be dug in such a way that it touches the slatted floor.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a livestock barn to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a feces accumulation area or flush toilet system according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a side view of the deposit area or flush latrine system;
The flush toilet is also used as a feeding area. Figure 4 is a side view of the depositing area or flush latrine system shown in Figure 2, which flush latrine is also used as a milking room; Figure 5 is a side view of the piling area or flush toilet system shown in Figure 2; FIG. ■・・・Containment facility, 2. 3. 7. 10... wall,
4,6゜8.12.13...door, 5...feeding passage, 9...accumulation area (flush toilet system), 11...
Rail, 14... Electrical (electronic) equipment system, 15.
...feeding system, 16 ... cage, 17...
Floor, 18...Feed storage room, 19...Slatted floor, 20
... Rod, 21, 31° 32 ... Sensor (contact), 22 ... Cleaning system, 23 ... Large box, 24
... Discharge pipe, 25 ... Manure reservoir, 26 ... Automatic breast pump, 27 ... Flexible tube, 28 ... Tail, 29 ... Ring, 30 ... Connection member, 33. ...Connection wire, 3
4... Member, 35.45... Belt, 37.40.
... Loudspeaker, 38 ... Antenna, 39 ... Identification color 41 ... Element.

Claims (34)

[Claims] (1) Facilities such as buildings or pastures for dairy livestock such as dairy cows that are equipped with a dung storage area for storing livestock feces nearby, and at least one facility located between the facility and the dung storage area. The above-mentioned facility is characterized in that it is provided with a latrine-type device and configured to receive feces when livestock is inside the facility. (2) Claim 1 characterized in that the toilet type device is arranged so that several livestock can visit the toilet one after another.
equipment. (3) The facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the toilet is provided with a gate through which livestock can enter. (4) The facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the toilet is provided with a gate through which livestock can leave. (5) The equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the toilet type device is automatically flushable. (6) The equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the toilet type device includes feeding means. (7) The equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the toilet-type device includes at least a washing device for washing the body parts of livestock. (8) The equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cleaning means is for cleaning the udders of livestock. (9) The equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the toilet type device includes a milking device. (10) A milking room for dairy livestock such as dairy cows, which is equipped with a device for milking livestock, the milking room being movable as a unit and including a cleaning device for cleaning at least the body parts of the livestock. The above-mentioned milking room is characterized by the following. (11) The milking room according to claim 10, further comprising a device for discharging feces of livestock present in the milking area. (12) The milking room according to claim 1 or 10, further comprising means for encouraging livestock to drop feces into the container. (13) The milking room according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the container can be connected to an excrement storage room. (14) Claims 10 to 1 characterized in that a feed dispensing device is provided to supply feed to the livestock when the livestock finishes defecating.
3 milking rooms. (15) A feeding area for feeding dairy livestock such as dairy cows one after another, characterized by including a toilet type device in which the livestock can defecate. (16) The feeding area according to claim 15, further comprising sensor means for detecting whether or not the livestock has finished defecating. (17) The feeding area according to claim 15 or 16, further comprising means for supplying feed to the livestock when the livestock has finished defecating. (18) The feeding area according to any one of claims 15 to 17, further comprising a livestock cleaning device. (19) The feeding station according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that it includes a milking device that automatically milks dairy livestock. (20) A device for feeding dairy livestock, especially dairy cows, characterized in that it includes means for storing livestock dung, and further comprises a device for receiving feed for the livestock after defecating. (21) The feeding device according to claim 20, characterized in that the feeding device is configured so that several livestock come in and out one after another and are encouraged to drop feces by receiving feed within the feeding device. (22) The device according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that it includes two gates, one for entry and one for exit. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said gate includes electrically or electronically controlled locking means. 24. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising electronic means at least partially coupled to the livestock. (25) The device according to any one of claims 20 to 24, characterized in that it includes electronic means attached to the feeding device. (26) A device for feeding dairy livestock, in particular dairy cows, characterized in that it is movable as a unit and includes a device for automatically milking the livestock. (27) The device according to any one of claims 20 to 26, comprising a toilet device and a cleaning means for flushing the toilet device. (28) The device according to any one of claims 20 to 27, characterized in that the toilet structure is provided with means, preferably electronic means, for confirming the fact whether or not livestock has dropped feces. (29) A device for keeping dairy livestock, in particular dairy cows, clean, characterized in that it includes a system comprising electronic means and guiding means for inducing the livestock to drop feces at a predetermined location. 30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising electronic means coupled to the livestock. (31) At least one place near the predetermined position where livestock should drop feces.
Claims 29 to 3 are characterized in that a number of sensors are provided.
0 devices. (32) The apparatus according to any one of claims 29 to 31, characterized in that it includes a washing means for washing the udder of a domestic animal. (33) The apparatus according to any one of claims 29 to 31, wherein the electronic means includes a feeding device that feeds the livestock after the livestock has dropped feces at a predetermined location. (34) Claims 29 to 3, wherein the predetermined location is a milking room.
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