RU2529703C1 - Watering point for pasture steppe animal husbandry - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: water point comprises a reservoir for water storage (1) with at least one water outlet (2) and drinking troughs (3). The water point is equipped with sun-protective eco-shed which is a rigid frame, tightly fixed in the ground, with the vertical supports (5) and the grid upper covering. Part of the inner vertical supports is made in the form of rows of hollow columns (7) filled with the ground from the plants planted in it, mostly liana, forming the natural sun-protective cover on the upper grid covering.

EFFECT: protection of animals from the sun during watering.

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Description

The present invention relates to agriculture, in particular to the steppe livestock, and may find application to protect animals from the scorching sun in the summer and provide them with a comfortable rest and watering.

Known watering points for farm animals in the steppe regions, for example Kalmykia, where there are no natural sources of water, are reservoirs for water supplies with outlets and watering channels (troughs). Animals are mobile and come to the water source themselves. Usually pastures are located far from villages, and the organization of independent water supply is required here. The source of water can be groundwater (wells), water pipes from a water source to a watering point, imported water. (A.A. Cherkasov “Land reclamation and agricultural water supply”, Moscow, State Publishing House. Agricultural Literature, 1950, p. 529).

A disadvantage of the known solution is the inability to provide animals with rest from the scorching sun even during a watering hole.

This drawback is eliminated by the proposed watering point for pastoral steppe livestock breeding, including a reservoir for water supply with at least one water outlet and watering channels, which is equipped with a sun-protection eco-curtain, which is a rigid frame firmly fixed in the ground with vertical supports and a trellised upper ceiling, with this part of the internal vertical supports is made in the form of rows of hollow columns filled with soil with plants planted in it, mainly liana, forming a natural sunscreen on the upper trellis.

The proposed technical solution is illustrated by drawings, where in Fig.1 shows a diagram of a watering point with an ekonave in the plan; figure 2 is a top view of a watering point without plants; figure 3 is a view of a watering point with sun protection from climbing plants; figure 4 is a view of the watering point from the inside; figure 5 - watering point of the prototype.

The watering point contains a reservoir for water supplies 1 with outlets 2 and watering channels 3. Around the reservoir 1, a rigid frame 4 is installed with vertical posts 5 firmly fixed in the ground so that the animals cannot tumble it down. The top of the frame is a trellis overlap 6 (tubular, wire, etc.). In the framework, rows of supporting hollow columns 7 are symmetrically placed, which are filled with soil and plants 8 are planted in it, mainly lianas - wild grapes, hops, etc.

Liana plants are quite frost-resistant, can tolerate heat, grow quickly and are not afraid of frost and ice. Their vines reach 8 or more meters in length, live thirty or more years. These plants have long been used for decorative and sunscreen purposes. For watering plants, the same water sources are used as for watering animals - water from a well, from a local water supply, imported, and in the autumn-winter period, land under plantings accumulates rain and snow moisture, not frequent in steppe regions.

Hollow support columns, as well as a container for water supplies, can be made of any material: stone, brick, concrete or wood, etc.

The proposed watering point for pasture livestock breeding, equipped with an eco-canopy that does not heat up in the sun, allows air to pass through and also releases oxygen, is able to provide whole herds of animals with a good rest at the watering hole, protecting them from the wetting sun, and, possibly, at other times of the year and from rain and snow.

Claims (1)

A watering point for pastoral steppe livestock breeding, including a reservoir for water supply with at least one water outlet and watering channels, characterized in that it is equipped with a sun-protection eco-curtain, which is a rigid frame firmly fixed in the ground with vertical supports and a trellised upper ceiling, while part of the internal vertical supports is made in the form of rows of hollow columns filled with soil with plants planted in it, mainly liana, forming on the upper trellis Covers natural sun protection.

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