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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980199 | Containment apparatus for containing gestating sows Gestating sows are housed in a series of gestation stalls arranged in a row and backing onto an open alley along a rear of the row of stalls into which the sow can enter by backing out of the stall. A common trough extends along the front of the stalls and is fasten... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7861675 | Containment apparatus for containing gestating sows Gestating sows are housed in a series of gestation stalls arranged in a row and backing onto an open alley along a rear of the row of stalls into which the sow can enter by backing out of the stall. A common trough extends along the front of the stalls and is fasten... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7246572 | Livestock management system A confinement and feeding stall for livestock such as horses, cows and the like with side frames spaced so that an animal can stand comfortably but not turn around and narrow enough to prevent other animals from crowding into an occupied stall. A gate is provided at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7132611 | Apparatus for the registration of weight The present invention concerns an apparatus for registering weight and/or water content of fit and sick individuals, where the apparatus includes a weighing cell including at least two electric conducting plates on which is applied a voltage from a power supply, and... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7017522 | Farrowing crate with a low profile feeder A farrowing crate is defined by a cage having a main central flooring section for the sow and two side sections for the piglets. A feeder is located at the front wall for supplying feed to the sow when standing and includes a hopper mounted on a front gate outside t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6802280 | Rotary parlour for milking of animals The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals, especially cows (1). The parlour includes a rotary platform (2) having dividing members (3) arranged to divide the platform (2) into stalls. The dividing members (3)... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6783021 | Canister with air-tight lid and spring camping handle An animal feed apparatus comprises in combination, a circular container having a peripheral sidewall closed by a bottom panel, and at a top end outwardly extending with an integral lip. An interior surface of the sidewall is formed with an inwardly directed slope, a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6601537 | Foal feeder area barrier A foal feeder area barrier for creating a foal feed area. The barrier includes a number of adjustable steel tubes that are configurable to connect to corner section of a stall, corral or the like while at the same time creating a gate entry way sized to a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6200017 | Implement for mixing fodder An apparatus and method for mixing fodder with another consumable material wherein a hopper having two compartments is drawn by a tractor or similar vehicle or is self-propelled. Two parallel feeding channels are provided in front of a plurality of animal... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5988106 | Method and apparatus of caring for animals, in particular feeding same A method and apparatus for treating animals that are milked in an automated milking system. For the animals involved or groups of such animals, there is stored a predetermined desired weight pattern for such animals or groups of animals, which weight patt... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5950565 | Animal husbandry containment apparatus A system for housing animals in animal husbandry, particularly for raising pigs comprises a separately transportable container (15) manufactured from metal walls (20-24) which is individually supplied with a fan ventilation system (37), a bottom manure co... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5857426 | Feeding system for a stable A stable with a dwelling area for animals, a feeding area for storing and presenting feed and a partition between the dwelling area and the feeding area, provided with openings for allowing the heads of animals in the dwelling area access to the feeding a... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5365885 | Drop stall A stall for an animal comprises a substantially closed frame for surrounding the animal while feeding and a pivot arrangement for allowing the frame to be lifted out of the way when not in use. The stall is provided with a trough pivotally mounted on a su... | 11/22/1994 |
| 4961401 | Manger divider A portable manger divider that is easily attached to, and removed from, a stall frame and stanchion for livestock which includes a flat rectangular divider provided with upper and lower mounting means which abut to, and engage, a vertical member and are m... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4753194 | Cattle feeding station A cattle feeding station comprising two side walls between which an animal to be fed can be present, at least one end wall shutting off one end of the feeding station, a feeding trough located at the end, including an identification system for identifying... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4513687 | Method and apparatus for feeding livestock A feeding apparatus comprises a manger having a plurality of control gates which require sequential entry into feeding stalls. An adjustable feed mechanism makes a predetermined amount of feed available to each animal and requires the animal to eat the fe... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4503809 | Sow-operated feed stall An animal feed stall having a rear opening adapted to be opened and closed by a pair of pivotal gates, a feed trough in the front of the enclosure having a pivotally mounted lid operatively connected through pivotal linkage mechanism to the pivotal gates,... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4419961 | Milking parlor construction An improved milking parlor construction comprising the combination of a modular unit which comprises a module which may be utilized in fabricating milking parlors of the type wherein a central milking pit area has juxtapositioned on either side a cattle s... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4254736 | Assembly line dairy barn A cylindrical structure has a central cylindrical hay storage area and a plurality of concentric circular paths therein around the hay storage area adjacent each other. Circular guide tracks are provided in at least one of the circular paths and extend th... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4241699 | Cow-restraining device A cow-milking parlor includes an elongate milking pit, and a plurality of head locks or restraining devices which are arranged in a row paralleling the pit's long axis. The head locks cooperate with an elevated bar extending along the pit to confine the c... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4194467 | Cow milking system The disclosure teaches a novel cow milking system which provides an adjustable width aisle having a milking side and a head side, a fixed fence disposed on the milking side, a moveable herring-bone fence adapted to move as an integral unit disposed on the... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4171684 | Stall design of feeding station An animal feeding station having an improved design to facilitate feeding of the animal. In particular, a manger that has a bottom portion approximating a hemispherical shape, side wall portions extending upward from the bottom portion as a conical tangen... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4129096 | Sow feeding enclosure A sow feeding enclosure consisting of a structure providing a plurality of side-by-side stalls each accommodating one sow, and each having a rear door providing ingress for the sow, and a front door providing egress for the sow, a feed bunker being attach... | 12/12/1978 |
