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WO2000015028A1
WO2000015028A1 PCT/GB1999/002723 GB9902723W WO0015028A1 WO 2000015028 A1 WO2000015028 A1 WO 2000015028A1 GB 9902723 W GB9902723 W GB 9902723W WO 0015028 A1 WO0015028 A1 WO 0015028A1
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gate
feeding apparatus
animal feeding
edge
base
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PCT/GB1999/002723
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Patrick Joseph Watson
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Spaldings (Ireland) Limited
Spaldings (Uk) Limited
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Priority to AU55241/99A priority Critical patent/AU5524199A/en
Publication of WO2000015028A1 publication Critical patent/WO2000015028A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/10—Feed racks

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  • This invention relates to an apparatus for feeding animals, for example cattle.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a known cattle feeding apparatus.
  • the apparatus includes a substantially vertical feeding gate 10 having slanted bars 12, and a substantially horizontal concrete base 14 in front of the gate 10.
  • the bars 12 do not normally extend fully down to the base 14, the gap between the bottom of the bars 12 and the base 14 being closed by, for example, one or more wooden planks 16 stood on edge.
  • the base 14 typically extends about 3 metres away from the gate 10.
  • the reason the bars 12 are slanted is that the cattle have to turn their heads sideways to get through the gate 10, and the same to get back.
  • the silage must be placed such that the cattle have to put their heads fully through the slanted bars 12 before they can eat.
  • the silage should not be nearer than about 45cm from the gate 10, as indicated by the notional dashed line 18. Also, — at full stretch the cattle can only reach to about 75cm from the gate 10, as indicated by the notional dashed line 20.
  • silage should be kept within the critical area lying between the notional lines 18 and 20, i.e. from 45-75cm m front of the gate 10 (for calves, the critical area is about 30-60cm m front of the gate) .
  • This is not easy to achieve, especially as cattle tend to pick up m their mouths twice as much feed as they need, and flick off the surplus which is mostly thrown out of reach, i.e. beyond the 75cm limit.
  • the invention provides animal feeding apparatus comprising a slanted-bar feeding gate, a substantially horizontal base m front of the gate, and a surface inclined upwardly from the base m a direction away from the feeding gate, the edge of the surface nearest the gate being spaced from and substantially parallel to the gate.
  • Fig. 1 previously described, is a schematic diagram of a known cattle feeding apparatus
  • Fig. 2 s a schematic diagram of a cattle feeding apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the pivoted frame of the apparatus of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4 illustrates how the frame is pivotally connected to the base
  • Fig. 5 is an end view of an alternative embodiment of the pivoted frame
  • Fig. 5a shows the hinge arrangement to an enlarged scale
  • Fig. 6 is a view on arrow "A" of Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 7 is a view on arrow "B" of Fig. 5.
  • the apparatus provides a surface 22 inclined upwardly from the base m a direction away from the feeding gate 10, the edge 24 of the surface 22 nearest the gate being spaced from the substantially parallel to the gate.
  • the distance between the edge 24 and the gate 10 is from 45-75cm for adult cattle, and preferably m the middle of such range, while for calves the distance between the edge 24 and the gate 10 is from 30-60cm, again preferably m the middle of such range .
  • the surface 22 is provided by a rectangular sheet 26 of galvanised steel mounted on the upper edges of a rectangular frame 28 made of 4cm square box iron, Fig. 3.
  • the sheet 26, and hence the surface 22, preferably measures 245cm X 122.5cm, the edge 24 being one of the longer edges of the sheet.
  • the frame 28 is pivoted to the base 14 at the front edge 24 of the sheet 26 so that the angle of inclination of the surface 22 may be adjusted.
  • the frame 28 has a pair of legs 30 for supporting the rear edge 32 of the sheet 26 above the base 14.
  • the legs 30 are telescopically adjustable m length (not shown, but as indicated by the arrows A m Fig. 3) to support the sheet at various angles of inclination.
  • the legs 30 can be set to support the rear edge of the sheet selectively at a height of 45cm, 50cm or 55cm, as desired.
  • the legs 30 are also foldable under the sheet, as indicated by the arrows B m Fig. 3, so that the frame 28 and sheet 26 may be pivoted down to lie flat on the base 14.
  • the surface 22 has stop means along the edge 24, the stop means comprising a plurality of semicircular hoops 34 spaced along the edge 24. The stop means ensures the silage does not slide closer than the ideal 45cm from the gate 10 as discussed earlier.
  • sheet 26 Various sizes of sheet 26 are envisaged to enable the apparatus to be used m sheds of different sizes.
  • the number of legs 30 provided to support the rear edge of the sheet may be varied to ensure sufficient support.
  • the sheet 26 could be 150cm long and having a pair of legs 30 de one at each end as shown m Figure 2) .
  • the sheet 26 could be 245cm long, having three legs 30 - one at each end (as shown m Figure 2) and a third leg located between them to provide extra support .
  • Any conventional means may be used to pivot the frame 28 to the base 14 at the front edge 24 of the sheet 26.
  • One possible mechanism s shown m Fig. 4.
  • a pair of bolts 36 (only one shown) are set into the concrete base 14, one adjacent each front corner of the frame 28.
  • Each bolt has a ring head 38, and a steel pm 40 passes through the ring head 38 into the frame 28.
  • FIG. 5 and 5a can be used to pivot the frame 28 to the base 14.
  • a hinge bracket 42 having two holes therethrough can be used to provide a pivoted attachment between frame 28 and the base 14 (not shown m Fig.5) .
  • the sheet 26 is pivoted to lie flat on the base 14, and silage is placed on the surface 22. Now the sheet 26 is raised (by tractor or jack) to an inclined position, where it is supported by the legs 30 which swing out from under the frame 28, and the silage slides down the surface 22 onto the base 14.
  • the hoops 34 stop all the silage falling onto the base 14 all at once. They also hold flicked silage during subsequent feeding by the cattle. Due to the positioning of the front edge 24 of the surface 22 at about the middle of the previously described critical area (45-75cm for adult cattle and 30-60cm for calves) , substantially all the silage is accessible for feeding, and any which is flicked away is returned by sliding down the surface 22.
  • FIG. 7 An alternative embodiment of the stop means is most clearly shown m Figure 7.
  • the semi-circular hoops 34 of Figure 3 are replaced by elongate loops 41 which, given their increased height, can prevent a greater quantity of silage from sliding closer than the ideal 45cm from the gate 10 as discussed earlier.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un râtelier comportant une barrière (12) à barres inclinées, une base (14) sensiblement horizontale située devant la barrière (12), et une surface (22) inclinée vers le haut à partir de la base (14) dans le sens opposé à la barrière (12) de râtelier, le bord (24) de la surface le plus proche de la barrière (12) étant espacé et sensiblement parallèle à la porte (12).
PCT/GB1999/002723 1998-09-10 1999-09-01 Ratelier WO2000015028A1 (fr)

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AU55241/99A AU5524199A (en) 1998-09-10 1999-09-01 Animal feeding apparatus

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IE980754 1998-09-10
IES980754 1998-09-10

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1479411A (fr) * 1966-03-17 1967-05-05 Dispositif d'alimentation de bétail en stabulation libre
US3906902A (en) * 1973-12-26 1975-09-23 Peggy J Rose Haystack feeder apparatus for livestock
EP0608032A2 (fr) * 1993-01-18 1994-07-27 De Boer Stalinrichtingen B.V. Dispositif d'alimentation

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1479411A (fr) * 1966-03-17 1967-05-05 Dispositif d'alimentation de bétail en stabulation libre
US3906902A (en) * 1973-12-26 1975-09-23 Peggy J Rose Haystack feeder apparatus for livestock
EP0608032A2 (fr) * 1993-01-18 1994-07-27 De Boer Stalinrichtingen B.V. Dispositif d'alimentation

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