Rearing unit
US4478175A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K1/0227
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rearing unit, suitable for piglets, has a heated nest box with openable roof, a pen in communication with the nest box having a perforated floor, a liquid feeding device in the pen having one or more artificial nipples and a solids feed device. The nest box temperature may be thermostatically controlled by a sensor below a perforated floor of the nest box. The unit may be constructed from a slotted framework and boards, the boards being sealed in the slots by an adhesive or inert water-repellant sealant. The unit may house very young piglets up to a weight of from 5 to 8 kg. At that weight, they may then be transferred to a similar unit with a larger nest box until they weigh from 10 to 15 kg.
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