Abstract: An ungulate game animal feeder and attracter system that includes a housing having a hopper area, and a feed material processor unit that utilizes whole, fleshy vegetable matter feed items, such as potatoes, carrots, apples, sweet potatoes, sugar beets, etc., as the feed material. During operation of the ungulate game animal feeder and attracter system, the whole fleshy vegetable matter feed items are processed by the feed material processor unit to form feed material sub-portions of the whole, fleshy vegetable matter feed items, such as slices, chunks, pulp, puree, etc., in a manner such that an attractant scent is given off. The processed feed material is discharged for the ungulate game animals attracted by the smell given of during the forming of the feed material sub-portions to feed on.

Abstract: A device and a method for continuous high-pressure treatment; the method, comprising the steps of increasing the pressure of raw material (25) in a feed tank (9) by a pressurizing pump (1) so as to continuously feed the raw material to treatment containers (6) and (6a) and increasing the flow rate of the pressurizing pump (1 ) over that of a depressurizing pump (2) or continuously exhausting the raw material from the treatment containers (6) and (6a) through a pressure regulating flow path resistance (59) while depressurizing; the device, comprising pressure releasing bypass circuits (55) disposed in the flow path resistance (59) in parallel with each other, wherein the insides of the treatment containers (6) and (6a) are kept in a specified high-pressure state during the continuous processing.

Abstract: A feed intake control apparatus for a livestock feeding system which includes a hopper between a bulk feed storage and the livestock feeding station(s), said apparatus comprising a means for controlling the pump which supplies feed to the hopper such that the pump does not run for an extended period if feed is not supplied to the pump.

Abstract: Poultry house equipment, comprising drinkers and or feeders, wherein said drinkers and/or feeders are movable in horizontal direction.

Abstract: An automated cabinet for feed products comprises a closable cabinet having two compartments, wherein one expansive compartment contains a plurality of animal feed supporting shelves which pivot downward sequentially from one hinged end at timed intervals by retraction of a lever system activated by an upwardly rotating trip mechanism (in another compartment) on a vertical jackscrew rotated by an electric motor operated by a programmed timer. A partition separates the compartments, and supports the lever system for every shelf, and a cutoff switch system for the uppermost shelf.

Abstract: A motorized pet food feeder having a food storage bin with a top and a bottom, the bottom having an opening. A bowl with a back, front, and a bottom is provided which has a housing extending from the back of the bowl. The housing is adapted to removably receive the bottom of the food storage bin. A motor is mounted to the housing that has a rotatable shaft, and an auger is mounted to the rotatable shaft so that its free end extends substantially to above the back of the bowl. A tube is mounted to the housing and encloses the auger, the tube having an open end, coinciding with the free end of the auger and a portion of the tube being cut away to expose from above less than the full diameter of the auger. The cut away portion of the tube is aligned with the opening in the bottom of the food storage bin so that gravity feeds pet food from the food storage bin through the cut-away opening in the tube to the auger which, when rotating, moves the food out the open end of the tube into the bowl.

Abstract: An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a surface adjacent the opening, to receive fallen gnawed food and hold the fallen gnawed food in a position accessible by the animal for eating. The hopper engages a mounting bracket. The bracket is directly attachable to the animal's cage. The bracket has a lip which partially covers the receiving surface of the hopper to physically limit the animal from leaning on the hopper and to prevent the hopper from tipping back so far that it falls off the conical mount. A conical bottom surface is attached to the hopper. The conical bottom surface seats on a conical mount. The conical mount transmits a downward force from the conical bottom surface to a sensor, but does not transmit an upward force or moment to the sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus for the automatic feeding of young animals, in particular of calves, comprising a mixing container for the mixing of liquid food, in particular milk powder and water, suckling means for the suckling of the animals and a connection line for the flow of fluid between the mixing container and the suckling means, the improvement including a branch line connected to the connection line, the branch line including a fluid pump.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a plurality of containers, within which frogs are cultivated, supported in vertically spaced tires on an upright rack. A plurality of feed trays are provided wherein a feed tray is provided for each container. Artificial feed, in the form of a plurality of pellets, or discrete feed particles, are supplied in the feed tray. An air suction system is utilized for engagement of the discrete particles. Air is drawn through a feed engagement member so a suction force is created at the tip of the feed engagement member to engage pellets. The feed engagement member is actuated toward the feed tray to engage the pellets. Then the feed engagement member is actuated to the interior of the container where the frogs take the pellets off of the feed engagement member. The air flow direction can, in the air suction system, also be reversed so air is blown out through the feed engagement member in order to clean the same and any conduits or lines leading to the feed engagement member.

Abstract: To provide a feed carrying apparatus 1 capable of considerably reducing the carrying resisting force at a corner 3a of a pipeline 3 and also capable of considerably reducing the cost of the whole apparatus, and capable of carrying feed S smoothly and efficiently. A corner joint 48 formed on a bent pipe part 51 with a plurality of projections 52 projecting inward is disposed at the corner 3a of the pipeline 3. There is disposed a disk cable tension applying mechanism 271 in which a load corresponding to weight of a weight 277 is loaded to always urge fixed tension against a disk cable 2. At a corner 303a of a pipeline 303 are disposed a drive device 304 having a drive motor 313 connected to a drive sprocket 316 constituting a corner joint 310, or a drive device 404 having a drive sprocket 410 arranged away from an inclined wall 409d within a casing 409 formed with the inclined wall 409d.