Abstract: A zero-gravity hoist system including a chain fall, a motor coupled to the chain fall and configured to drive the chain fall in one or more directions, a power supply configured to provide power to the motor, and a controller having one or more electronic processors. The one or more electronic processors are configured to measure a first force of a load in response to receiving an input, store the measured first force in a memory of the controller, measure a second force of the load, determine a difference between the second measured force and the first measured force, and adjust a height of the load based on determining that the second force differs from the first force by a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A waterline and feedline paper for use in a poultry house including a substrate having a first side and an opposing second side, the substrate being formed from a cellulose product; the substrate being sized and configured to be laid under one or more elongated waterlines or feedlines in the poultry house; the substrate having a strength that is at least fifty pounds per square inch; the substrate having a ring crush that is at least twenty-one pounds per square inch; the substrate having a porosity of approximately twenty seconds, wherein the porosity is a measurement of the amount of time for a particular volume of air to pass through the substrate; the substrate having a moisture content between six and nine percent water; the substrate having a thickness of approximately 0.