RU2331190C1 - Equipment for livestock management - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture, animal production.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to agriculture, particularly to animal production. Equipment for livestock management, for example, rabbits, consists of the covered cells with floor, feeding pans, drinking pans, forage facility and boxes for kindling. This equipment is installed on the round platform with the carcass basis in the form of stiffeners. The stiffeners are fixed symmetrically radially in the centre on the friction bearing bush. The axis of the bearing is immobile. The floor is meshy in the centre and plank at the periphery, elevated and angled towards the centre. The supports that have the same height with the wall of external fencing of the platform are attached to peripheral ends of the stiffeners. These supports have paired fixed stops with grooves. The cells are created by fixing the removable curtain walls in the stiffeners' grooves and the corresponding paired fixed stops of the drum supports - the feeding pan for rough forage installed in the centre of the platform. The kindling boxes are created by the removable plate installed diagonally to the plank floor. The livestock management equipment simplifies management of the animals of different age-sex groups, decreases labour and material costs and allows using the land more efficiently.

EFFECT: simplification of management of different age-sex groups, decrease of labour and material costs.

4 cl, 6 dwg

Description

The invention relates to agriculture, namely to livestock.

Known cells of appropriate sizes, installed outdoors, in which rabbits are kept all year round, while group cells of other sizes and configurations with different compartments, feeders and drinkers are additionally necessary for keeping young animals. However, the design of such cages is complicated and cumbersome, all work on servicing the livestock is time-consuming, consisting of many operations related to the separate keeping of adult animals, preparation of rabbits for scenting and keeping, feeding, caring for various sex and age groups of rabbits. Manure in such cells falls through the net floor, from which it is manually removed (Reference book of the director of the state farm, part two. GIZ agricultural literature. Moscow, 1952, pp. 457-459).

In broiler rabbit breeding, rabbits are raised together with females from birth to 60 days of age, however, with this technology it is advisable to build closed premises (Scientifically-based livestock breeding system in the Krasnodar Territory. Recommendations. Krasnodar Book Publishing House, 1989, pp. 265-267).

The double single-tier cages of the Research Institute of Fur Breeding and Rabbit Breeding (NIIPZK) are known and most widely used in the external-cellular content system, in which two permanent nesting compartments with a solid wooden floor are installed along the side walls, and the remaining part is a stern compartment with mesh floor and V-shaped manger for roughage. For the maintenance of young animals laid off from the uterus, group cells are used.

However, these cells have the same drawbacks as the previous analogue — they are laborious in maintaining and maintaining animals (Homestead animal husbandry, reference book. Leningrad. Agropromizdat. Leningrad branch, 1986, pp. 256-260).

Also known is a two-row cell battery, close to the alleged invention, consisting of 4 cells, the main distinguishing features of which are the presence of a double bottom and the collection of the liquid fraction in the tank. For winter round-ups, electric-heated nest boxes are used (Veterinary Life Newspaper No. 15-16, August 2006)

However, such a cell battery is complex in design, laborious to maintain, and does not allow rational use of the land area.

The task is to unify the device for keeping various sex and age groups of animals, adapt it for the production of broiler rabbits, reduce labor and material costs, rationally use the land area.

The task is carried out by the fact that in the known device (cell battery), including indoor cells with feeders, drinking bowls, aft compartment, nests and floors, the device is assembled (mounted) on a round (or multifaceted) platform, rotating on a fixed axis, the base of which is a framework in the form of stiffening ribs corresponding to the number of harvested cells fixed symmetrically along the radii in the center on the sleeve of the sliding bearing and having a mesh in the center and plank on the periphery of the floor, on the peripheral at the ends of the ribs, stands are rigidly fixed, with a height corresponding to the height of the platform fence, which have paired stops with grooves directed towards the center, where removable partitions are inserted, the other side of which is fixed in the corresponding grooves of the pair of stops, directed away from the center, on the drum racks -feeders for roughage, installed in the center of the platform, which are fastened with three hoops and fitted with a mesh with cells of 25 × 50 mm, while the drum-feeder is equipped with a distribution cone, peri the meter of the base of which corresponds to the perimeter of the base of the drum-feeder, and a removable hood with an exhaust vent.

The nesting window is formed by a removable plank with a height of 100 mm installed diagonally on a plank floor raised in relation to the mesh and sloping towards the center.

For structural rigidity, the outer guard of the platform is fixed to the outer edge of the plank floor and to the frame made on the top of the outer posts, the ends of which extend upward from the frame, and removable jumpers having a groove in the middle connect the outer posts to the second hoop of the feeding drum.

The roof for each cage is made in the form of a truncated triangle formed between the drum-feeder, lintels having a groove in the middle, and the outer fence and has a connecting pad and platbands resting on the lintels, as well as sections with light-conducting and roofing materials.

For cleaning manure from under the device on 3 racks, adjustable in height, a lancet scraper with rubber overlays is fixed, directed with a sharp end to the periphery.

Figure 1 shows the platform in plan.

Figure 2 is a cross section along "aa".

Figure 3 is a transverse section of the device.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a drum-feeder.

Figure 5 is a top view of the roof.

Figure 6 - cone distributor.

The device includes a platform 1 of a circular or multifaceted shape, the basis of which is a frame 2 in the form of stiffeners, welded symmetrically along the radii in the center on the sleeve 3 of the sliding bearing, the axis 4 of which is fixedly mounted on the platform 5. At the peripheral ends of the stiffeners are fixed (on welding) racks 6 with a height corresponding to the height of the wall of the outer fence 7 of the platform, having paired stops 8 with grooves into which removable partitions 10 are inserted, the opposite side of which is fixed in accordance boiling paired racks 11 limiters 9-drum feeders 12, fastened by three hoops 13, upholstered mesh 14. The drum-feeder 12 is provided with a cone-distributor 15 and the removable cap 16 with an exhaust outlet 17.

The mesh floor 18 is located from the center of the platform 1 to the plank floor 19, is raised and has a slope towards the center. The nest for okrol 20 is formed by a removable plank 21 mounted diagonally on the plank floor.

The arrow scraper 22 for cleaning manure from under the device is fixed with a sharp end to the periphery on three racks 23, adjustable in height, to the stiffeners from the bottom of the platform.

The outer fence 7 of the platform 1 is fixed to the outer edge of the plank floor, and to the frame 24 of the upper ends of the outer racks 6. The roof of the cage 25 is made in the form of a truncated triangle formed between the removable jumpers 26 with a groove connecting the outer racks 6 with the second hoop 13 of the feeding drum 12 and has a connecting pad 27 with a hook to the second hoop of the drum-feeder and platbands 28, which rely on jumpers with a groove 26, as well as sections with light guide 29 and roofing 30 materials.

The platform is assembled and works as follows.

The platform 1, assembled on a rigid frame 2, with racks 6, mounted mesh and plank floors, is worn on a fixed axis 4 installed on the platform 5 for keeping rabbits in such a way as to remove and dump manure from under the device directly into the manure storage or some or conveyor to remove it.

The frame 24 of the upper ends of the outer posts 6 is mounted, the outer guard 7 is fixed. In the center of the platform there is a drum-feeder 12 for roughage with a cone 15. The partitions 10 are inserted into the grooves of the limiters of the outer posts and the posts of the drum-feeder, forming cages for keeping animals. Jumpers with grooves in the middle are fixed on the outer racks and the second hoop of the drum-feeder. From above, the cells are closed with a roof 25. The drum-feeder is closed with a cap that closes the gap between the drum and the roof at the same time, reliably protecting it from atmospheric precipitation.

Thus, the device is ready to house animals.

Adult sucral queens are placed one at a time in a cage, a few days before the birthing, a 100 mm high plank is slanted obliquely on the plank floor to form a nest in which a little clean straw or soft hay without thorns is placed. As our tests showed in harsh winter conditions (January), the young rabbit formed a reliable nest on the straw from down. The plank mounted on the floor obliquely does not allow rabbits to crawl around the cage and trample them, which is often observed with bouts in mother-drawers.

After the round, the rabbits are grouped first in one of the corners of the nest, and, as they grew in different angles, there was not a single case of trampling, since it is possible for the mother to calmly cross the plank and the rabbits to take refuge in one of the corners of the nest.

Coarse feed (hay, haylage, silage and grass) is placed in a drum feeder, and concentrated feeds are put in special feeders, opening the roof, and drinkers are also filled with water in the same way. For distributing feed and filling drinkers with water in other cells, the device is rotated in any direction, around the axis. Thus, from one point very convenient veterinarian observations of animals and measures for grooming, feeding and keeping are carried out. At the same time, for each revolution of the device, manure is removed and dumped from under the cells in the manure storage.

On the 18-20 day after the bunny rabbits begin to crawl the planks and leave the nest. At this time, the plank can be removed, but you can leave it to a month old rabbits.

As rabbits grow and crowding arises, one partition is removed, doubling the section area. The proposed device allows you to grow and broiler rabbits, leaving rabbits and rabbits together until the 60-day age of the latter.

Calculations show that a device for keeping animals (for example, rabbits), unified for various sex and age groups of animals, is highly effective due to reduced material costs, manual labor, improved feeding, care and maintenance conditions, as well as rational use of land.

Claims (4)

1. Device for keeping animals, such as rabbits, including indoor cages with floors, feeders, drinking bowls, aft compartment and nests for okrol, characterized in that it is mounted on a round platform, the basis of which is a frame in the form of stiffeners, mounted symmetrically along the radii in the center, on the plain bearing bush, the axis of which is stationary and has a net in the center and a board, raised and sloping towards the center, on the periphery of the floor, and the racks at the peripheral ends of the ribs are rigidly fixed, respectively favoring height of the outer enclosure platform having a pair of guides with slots, into which the removable partition, the opposite side of which is fixed in the respective paired delimiters-drum feeders for roughage Rack mounted in the center of the platform and forming cells in an amount corresponding to the number of partitions. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the nest for okrol is formed by a removable plank with a height of 100 mm, installed diagonally on the plank floor. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the drum-feeder is formed by uprights corresponding to the number of uprights at the ends of the stiffeners, fastened with three hoops, fitted with a mesh with 25 × 50 mm mesh and equipped with a distribution cone and a removable hood with an exhaust vent. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the roof of the cage is made in the form of a truncated triangle formed between removable jumpers with a groove in the middle connecting the outer posts with the second hoop of the drum-feeder and has a connecting pad with a hook to the second hoop of the drum-feeder and platbands that rely on lintels, as well as areas with light guide and roofing materials.

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