摘要:
A feeder for feeding poultry and the like, the feeder comprising: a base including a pan configured to receive and retain feed; a storage hopper positioned above the base during use for receiving and storing feed, said hopper being operable to dispense feed into the pan under the effect of gravity; the base further including a housing for at least enclosing the pan, the housing including an opening positioned in between the pan and the hopper during use for allowing poultry and the like to access an internal space enclosed by the housing for consuming the feed retained in the pan.
摘要:
A polymer substrate (1 ) for a security document, the substrate having at least one elongate transparent region (3) extending through a more opaque area of the substrate and completely or almost completely between spaced locations on the boundary of the substrate. The width of the transparent region (3) is at least 2mm and the transparent region has an optical density not exceeding 0.3.
摘要:
A safe, non-toxic pet toy is provided which is adapted to be placed within the cage of a small captive animal. The pet toy is formed of materials which may be safety ingested by a small animal so that an animal may safety peck, chew, or gnaw on the toy. The toy is made of paper pulp molded to form a three dimensional representation of an object. A dye may be incorporated into the paper pulp to color the object or a non-toxic ink may be applied to a surface of the object to provide a more enticing and realistic appearance.
摘要:
A feed conveyor (22) for delivering feed (24) to poultry cages (30), floor animals or the like includes a continuous trough member (40, 42) for holding the feed (24); a continuous spring element (28) which is disposed within and throughout the trough member (40, 42), and a driving mechanism (90) which moves the spring element (28) along the trough member (40, 42) to move the feed (24) through the trough member (40, 42) to deliver the feed (24) to the poultry cages (30), floor animals or the like. The spring element (28) is a substantially planar, tortuous member (92), which is made of a suitable material such as high tensile steel, and which is disposed in a lower portion of the trough member. Preferably, the spring element lays along the bottom (72) of a generally flat-bottomed trough member (40, 42). The driving mechanism (90), which may take the form of a mechanically driven sprocket (96), moves the spring element (28) along the bottom (72) of and through the trough member (40, 42) to move the feed (24) through the trough member (40, 42) to the various poultry cages (30), floor animals or the like.
摘要:
Afin d'approvisionner des animaux avec du fourrage tiré d'un silo ou de plusieurs silos (13, 14) contenant chacun un élément constitutif du fourrage et transporté par un dispositif principal de transport (7) jusqu'aux mangeoires des animaux, le fourrage ou chaque élément constitutif du fourrage est dosé en quantités adaptées aux besoins en fourrage des animaux dans le dispositif principal de transport (7) ou dans chaque dispositif de transport (16, 17) des éléments constitutifs du fourrage situés en amont du dispositif principal de transport. Le fourrage est ensuite transporté jusqu'aux mangeoires individuelles sans être temporairement entreposé. Le fourrage ou les éléments constitutifs du fourrage peuvent être pesés pendant ou après le dosage.
摘要:
A poultry feed conveyor of the drag chain type, for bringing feed to the birds in an intensive poultry house comprising a chain constructed from moulded plastics links 22. Each link is cruciform, comprising a body 26 and a cross-piece 28. Coupling formations 32 and 34 of the body enable the links to be interconnected by pivot pins 24. The cross-pieces present feed-engaging side faces 70 and 72 which are raked back from lowermost edges of the cross-piece to give a scraping action in sliding along the bottom 14 of a feed trough 10. The bodies 26 and cross-pieces 28 of the chain have sufficient height for the chain to form a grid which compartmentalises the trough to inhibit flicking and consequent wastage of the feed by the birds.
摘要:
A poultry feed conveyor of the drag chain type, for bringing feed to the birds in an intensive poultry house comprising a chain constructed from moulded plastics links 22. Each link is cruciform, comprising a body 26 and a cross-piece 28. Coupling formations 32 and 34 of the body enable the links to be interconnected by pivot pins 24. The cross-pieces present feed-engaging side faces 70 and 72 which are raked back from lowermost edges of the cross-piece to give a scraping action in sliding along the bottom 14 of a feed trough 10. The bodies 26 and cross-pieces 28 of the chain have sufficient height for the chain to form a grid which compartmentalises the trough to inhibit flicking and consequent wastage of the feed by the birds.
摘要:
A food supplying system for large cage batteries (22), in which horizontal gutters (23,36) with food transport means (27,37) are supplied at intervals by means of vertical supply pipes (12), which at their upper sides are connected to a supply conduit (11) preferably connected to a basic supply and return circuit (4,1,2,3,5,6,9,10).