Abstract: For watering cattle with a high efficiency, an automatic drinking bowl is designed to give a high or low water inlet rate, which is automatically matched to the drinking rate of the cow or other animal so that drinking may take place as from a natural watering place. When not in use, the spring-supported bowl is pushed downwards by the water in it shutting off an inlet valve. On a cow's drinking from the bowl, and so decreasing the weight of the water therein, the bowl is pushed upwards by the spring so that the water inlet valve is opened to an amount fully in step with the distance the bowl is moved upwards by the spring and so that the water inlet rate is very much in line with the animal's drinking rate. The bowl is hinged to a support and joined with the inlet valve by a flexible hose. The water inlet opening is at the lowest point in the bowl and next to the water inlet opening, and there is a cleaning opening for clearing waste from the bowl.

Abstract: In an animal stall and, more especially, a cattle stall, in the case of which a side wall element is placed at such a distance over the floor that it is not touched or run up against by the animals when lying down, the free space under the side wall element is taken up by a generally vertically stretching upright belt in the back part of the animal stall between the side wall element and the floor, and furthermore by a longitudinal belt stretched tight and running horizontally forwards from the upright belt towards a feeding trough or the like. The two belts take the form of a letter "T" on its side.

Abstract: A device for laterally defining a cattle stall. The device has an upright pipe supported in a floor of the cattle stall and a self-supporting bail supported by upper portions of the pipe. The lower arm of the bail is positioned above the floor at a height greater than the height of a prostrate or prone animal occupying the stall. A resilient or flexible belt has an upper end connected to the lower member and a lower end connected to the floor of the stall. The belt has a width sufficient to cover at least two ribs of an animal occupying the stall and protects the animal from injury resulting from contact with the lower portion of the bail.

Abstract: A cattle stall construction comprising a row of parallel, regularly spaced rails into which are optionally engageable short or long C-frames, or a subassembly of two oppositely pivotable C-frames which are releasably lockable in various spaced-apart positions for the creation of a secured working space between adjacent stalls.