WO1993001763A1 - Methode et dispositif de traitement des pieds des animaux - Google Patents

Methode et dispositif de traitement des pieds des animaux Download PDF

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WO1993001763A1
WO1993001763A1 PCT/AU1992/000086 AU9200086W WO9301763A1 WO 1993001763 A1 WO1993001763 A1 WO 1993001763A1 AU 9200086 W AU9200086 W AU 9200086W WO 9301763 A1 WO9301763 A1 WO 9301763A1
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James Thomas Howman
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
    • A61D11/00—Washing devices or gaseous curative baths specially adapted to veterinary purposes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01L—SHOEING OF ANIMALS
    • A01L15/00—Apparatus or use of substances for the care of hoofs

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  • This invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating the feet of animals and in particular to a method and apparatus for treating foot rot in sheep, deer and goats.
  • foot rot is treated in animals such as sheep by applying a solution of zinc sulphate or other active ingredient to the feet of the animal. This is normally achieved by walking the animal into a bath or trough and standing the animal in the bath or trough so that the animals feet are submerged in the solution.
  • the present invention therefore may be said to reside in a method of treating the feet of an animal to prevent and/or cure foot rot comprising the step of applying a heated solution containing an active ingredient to the feet of the animal.
  • the invention may also be said to reside in an apparatus for treating the feet of an animal to prevent and/or cure foot rot comprising; trough means for containing a solution including an ingredient to treat foot rot, and heating means for heating the solution in the trough.
  • the solution is heated to a temperature in a range of 40°C to 50°C and most preferably to about 45 to 50°C.
  • the active ingredient in the solution comprises zinc sulphate.
  • the invention could be used with solutions including other active ingredients for treating foot rot.
  • the invention also includes the step of treating the feet of the animal with a cooled or ambient temperature solution after the treatment with the heated solution.
  • the heating means comprises an outlet conduit leading from the trough means to a gas burner and a pipe extending from the gas burner into the trough means and having a plurality of openings through which heated solution can pass, and wherein the solution is circulated through the conduit, gas burner and pipe by a pump.
  • the heating means could comprise electrical heating elements arranged beneath, beside or in the trough means.
  • the trough means includes a channel section of relatively narrow width for containing the solution so only a small surface area of the solution is exposed to atmosphere to reduce heat loss from the solution in the trough.
  • Figure 1 is side view showing an apparatus for practicing the method
  • Figure 2 is cross-sectional view along the line
  • Figure 3 is a detailed partial plan view along the line III-III of Figure 2, and
  • Figure 4 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a trough or bath 10 which sits on or slightly above ground level so that it can be easily stepped into and walked through by an animal such as a sheep.
  • the trough 10 preferably comprises a bath section 14 which has a narrow channel section 16 of width approximately 125 mm and height of approximately 125 mm.
  • the channel section 16 has two inclined side walls 18 which terminate at about ground level.
  • Splash guards 20 are attached to the side walls 18 to generally guide sheep as they walk through the trough 10 and to prevent splashing of solution out of the trough 10.
  • the channel section 16 includes a grid 22 upon which the sheep walk and the channel section 16 contains a solution 30 having an active ingredient such as zinc sulphate for treating foot rot.
  • Beneath the grid 22 is a circulation pipe 40 which extends along substantially all of the length of the channel 16.
  • the pipe 40 passes through a heater 44 and is coupled to a pump 46.
  • the pump 46 is also coupled to the trough 10 by a conduit 48 so that solution can be pump from the trough 16 through the conduit 48, pump 46, heater 44 conduit 42 and into the pipe 40.
  • the heated solution is supplied to the channel section 16 through openings 42 in the pipe 40.
  • the heater 44 may be a gas fired heater and the conduit 42 may be coiled in heater 44 so that the solution passing through the coil portion of the conduit 42 in the heater 44 is heated by the heat generated by a gas burner in the heater 44.
  • a gas burner in the heater 44 the heater 44 may be heated by the heater 44 so that heated solution passes from the pipe 40 into the channel 16 to thereby provide a heated solution in the channel 16.
  • the heated solution 30 treats their feet for foot rot.
  • the heated solution softens the feet of the animal so that the solution can easily penetrate the animals feet and in particular the horn of the animals feet to treat the foot rot.
  • the solution in the channel 16 could be heated by electric coils or the like arranged beneath the channel 16 thereby doing away with the need to provide the conduits and pipes and a pump.
  • the trough 60 is provided with a cooler 62 and the pump 46 circulates the solution through the conduit 48 into the cooler 62 where it is cooled and supplied to the channel 16.
  • the temperature of the solution could be ambient temperature rather than cooled.
  • the animals after being treated by heated solution walk through the trough 60 having cooled solution or ambient temperature solution which has also been found to improve the effectiveness of the foot rot treatment to sheep.

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Abstract

Méthode et dispositif de traitement des pieds d'un animal afin de prévenir ou de soigner le piétin, comprenant l'application d'une solution chauffée renfermant un ingrédient agissant sur les pieds de l'animal. L'application de cette solution chauffée s'effectue en faisant avancer l'animal en marchant dans une auge (10) emplie de cette solution.
PCT/AU1992/000086 1991-07-16 1992-02-28 Methode et dispositif de traitement des pieds des animaux WO1993001763A1 (fr)

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Cited By (5)

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GB2311202A (en) * 1996-03-20 1997-09-24 Richard Sydney Webber Trough for bathing animals' feet
EP1465479A2 (fr) * 2001-12-26 2004-10-13 Rick Vander Veen Appareil et procede pour pediluve automatise
US7661393B2 (en) 2005-10-04 2010-02-16 Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. Hoof bath system
US8925493B2 (en) 2005-10-04 2015-01-06 Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. Hoof bath system
US9010277B2 (en) 2007-11-21 2015-04-21 John W. Eakin Method of a cattle foot-bath system

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US2611341A (en) * 1948-08-13 1952-09-23 Hugh P Paris Portable bathing device for animals
AU3845268A (en) * 1967-05-30 1960-12-04 Poldenvale Limited Animal treatment bath
AU8086775A (en) * 1974-05-09 1976-11-11 Ceres Int Stock-dipping apparatus
AU6031480A (en) * 1979-07-16 1981-01-22 Sparkes, C.S.J. Animal footbath
GB2098482A (en) * 1981-03-27 1982-11-24 Bythell Angela Rosemary Apparatus for treating hypothermia in animals
GB2141929A (en) * 1983-06-16 1985-01-09 Victoria State Treatment of footrot
AU5811286A (en) * 1986-05-02 1987-11-24 Hideaki Urakami Bath for warming hands and feet

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US2611341A (en) * 1948-08-13 1952-09-23 Hugh P Paris Portable bathing device for animals
AU3845268A (en) * 1967-05-30 1960-12-04 Poldenvale Limited Animal treatment bath
AU8086775A (en) * 1974-05-09 1976-11-11 Ceres Int Stock-dipping apparatus
AU6031480A (en) * 1979-07-16 1981-01-22 Sparkes, C.S.J. Animal footbath
GB2098482A (en) * 1981-03-27 1982-11-24 Bythell Angela Rosemary Apparatus for treating hypothermia in animals
GB2141929A (en) * 1983-06-16 1985-01-09 Victoria State Treatment of footrot
AU5811286A (en) * 1986-05-02 1987-11-24 Hideaki Urakami Bath for warming hands and feet

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A. HAWKESWORTH, "Australian Sheep & Wool", 5Th. Edition, Published 1920, by WILLIAM BROOKS & CO., LTD. SYDNEY, see page 531. *
H.G. BELSCHNER, "Sheep Management and Diseases", Eighth Edition, Published 1965, by ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, see pages 134-135, 478-495. *

Cited By (10)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2311202A (en) * 1996-03-20 1997-09-24 Richard Sydney Webber Trough for bathing animals' feet
GB2311202B (en) * 1996-03-20 2000-04-12 Richard Sydney Webber Vessel and method for bathing animals feet
EP1465479A2 (fr) * 2001-12-26 2004-10-13 Rick Vander Veen Appareil et procede pour pediluve automatise
EP1465479A4 (fr) * 2001-12-26 2006-05-31 Veen Rick Vander Appareil et procede pour pediluve automatise
USRE42247E1 (en) 2001-12-26 2011-03-29 Rick Vander Veen Automated foot bath apparatus and method
USRE42608E1 (en) 2001-12-26 2011-08-16 Rick Vander Veen Automated foot bath apparatus and method
US7661393B2 (en) 2005-10-04 2010-02-16 Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. Hoof bath system
US8925493B2 (en) 2005-10-04 2015-01-06 Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. Hoof bath system
US9010277B2 (en) 2007-11-21 2015-04-21 John W. Eakin Method of a cattle foot-bath system
USRE46638E1 (en) 2008-11-21 2017-12-19 John W. Eakin Cattle foot-bath system

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