Abstract: A venting device for an animal feeder which has a feeding teat is disclosed. The venting device has a chamber with an opening into the chamber. A vent opening is also connected to the chamber. A sealing element is retained freely moveable in the chamber. The sealing element has a first surface positioned relative to the opening such that, in use of the feeder, feed in the feeder will contact the first surface and cause the sealing element to move to a sealing position on seat to close the chamber from the vent opening. The surface is configured such that when a negative pressure in the feeder acts on the surface and is sufficient to overcome the weight of feed acting on the surface, the sealing element will be drawn into a position where the chamber can communicate with the vent opening and thereby vent the feeder to atmosphere.

Abstract: An adaptor fitting 10 by which an animal feeding teat can be mounted to a feeder F. The adaptor 10 has a first section 11 to which the feeding teat can be fitted. A second section 12 is engagable with the first section 11. The first and second sections 11 and 12 are, in use, engagable through an opening O in the wall W of a feeder F such that the first and second sections are respectively located at the outer and inner sides of the wall W. The second section 12 has a sealing part 26 that, upon relative movement between the first and second sections 11 and 12 during fitment of the adaptor to the wall W, engages into the material from which the wall W is made. This creates a seal around the opening O in the wall W.

Abstract: An animal feeder 10 comprises a container 11 into which liquid feed for a young animal can be placed. A mounting arrangement 12 coupled to the container is of a construction which, in use, enables the container 11 to be attached to an element of a structure such as a rail of a fence. At the lowermost part of the container 11 is a teat mounting 13 which has at least first and second teat mountings 19 and 20. The first teat mounting 19 has a different orientation relative to the container 11 to that of the second teat mounting 20. As a result an end user of the feeder can select one of the teat mountings 19 and 20 for the mounting of a teat P depending on whether the end user wants the teat P to project away from or through the fence on which the container is mounted. A bung or blanking plug 24 is used to seal the other teat mounting.

Abstract: An animal feeder 10 comprises a container 11 into which liquid feed for a young animal can be placed. A mounting arrangement 12 coupled to the container is of a construction which, in use, enables the container 11 to be attached to an element of a structure such as a rail of a fence. At the lowermost part of the container 11 is a teat mounting 13 which has at least first and second teat mountings 19 and 20. The first teat mounting 19 has a different orientation relative to the container 11 to that of the second teat mounting 20. As a result an end user of the feeder can select one of the teat mountings 19 and 20 for the mounting of a teat P depending on whether the end user wants the teat P to project away from or through the fence on which the container is mounted. A bung or blanking plug 24 is used to seal the other teat mounting.

Abstract: A container (10) for the single feeding of animals includes flexible attachment element (28), and an anchor element (16) on the container (10) cooperates with the flexible attachment element (28) to facilitate mounting of the container (10) to a fixture or structure (R).

Abstract: A teat or nipple for the feeding of young animals. The teat is formed by a hollow body (10) made of a resilient material. The body has an inlet end (11) and an outlet end (12). The outlet end includes one or more slits (20) through the wall (19) of the body. The slit or slits (20) do not extend into that area (18) of the wall (19) of the body which forms the extremity (18) of the outlet end (12). A valve 26, 27) is located in the inlet end (11), said vale having a bore (30) with a pair of flaps (36) at the inner end of the bore, these flaps defining an outlet slot (38) through which liquid passing through one end of the bore can pass into the interior of the hollow body. The valve in its relaxed state is open to permit such flow to occur but the flaps are such as to close the outlet slot (38) upon any reverse flow of liquid from the interior of the hollow body occurring.

Abstract: A teat includes a hollow body made of a resilient material. The body has an inlet end and an outlet end. The outlet end includes at least one slit through the wall of the body. The slit(s) do not extend into that area of the wall of the body which forms the extremity of the outlet end. Engaged with the inlet end is a valve when, in use of the teat, the teat is full of liquid the valve prevents liquid from flowing back through the inlet end upon a squeezing action being applied to the teat.