RU2832152C1 - Modular rabbit farm - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture, in particular to rabbit breeding, and can be used in personal subsidiary and farm enterprises. Modular rabbit farm consists of a frame with a roof, tiers with cages containing doors, mesh floors, feeders, drinking bowls, a water tank, a water supply pipeline. Cages are arranged inside sections of heat-insulating enclosing structure. Lighting fixtures are fixed on ceiling of sections. Sections are equipped with heaters. Ventilation system comprises exhaust fans and plenum windows. Control unit by its inputs-outputs is electrically connected to heaters, lamps and exhaust fans. A conveyor with a perforated belt is installed under each tier. In response to the mesh floors of the cages, under the conveyor, slopes are installed, which are interconnected with a chute having a slope towards the connecting chutes of all tiers of the pipe coming into the liquid collection tank. Tank and box for manure collection are installed on floor of heat-insulating enclosing structure with possibility of their free movement, at the same time box for manure collection is located partially under conveyor of lower tier.

EFFECT: invention provides removal of manure from cages.

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Description

The invention relates to agriculture, in particular to rabbit breeding, and can find application in small-scale production of rabbit meat in private subsidiary and farm holdings.

Utility model PM RF No. 139849 A01K1/02 "Device for cellular reproduction and maintenance of small animals" is known. The device contains a frame on which cages are mounted in tiers, on the outer walls of which removable feeders and drinkers are hung, a device for removing animal waste products, the floors in the tiers are made in the form of a removable slatted section, which is located below the level of the manhole with the possibility of closing it, a removable nesting box located on the outer wall of the cage, inside on the side walls of the frame there are channel guides, inside which, with the possibility of movement along them, there are rollers rigidly connected both to the bottom of the cage and to the bottom of the removable nesting box, the width of which is equal to half the width of the cage, while the nesting pairs of adjacent cages are located opposite each other and are attached to opposite side walls of the cages.

The disadvantage of the known solution is the complexity of the design and maintenance of rabbits.

Known invention of the Russian Federation No. 2739623 A01K 31/04 “Modular poultry farm”. A modular poultry farm comprising a feed distribution device made in the form of feeders installed with the possibility of adjusting their height, a drinking system consisting of pipes made with the possibility of adjusting their height depending on the age of the bird, nipple drinkers screwed into the pipes, connected via flexible hoses to a water metering system containing an indicator, and a manure removal system placed inside a heat-insulating enclosing structure, on one side of which an entrance door and windows are made, and on the opposite side there are manholes, in the lower part of which ramps are rigidly fixed, on the same side an aviary adjoins the heat-insulating structure, lamps and infrared heaters are fixed on the ceiling of the enclosing structure, the manure removal system is made in the form of a slope representing the side faces of an inverted truncated pyramid with an angle of inclination of the side faces α = 45-60 °, which is fixed with a lower base both to the side walls of the heat-insulated enclosing structure, and to the side sides of the flanges, rigidly fixed to the side sides of the heat-insulated enclosing structure from the side of both the entrance door and the side of the manholes, on the upper sides of the flanges there are joists installed on which the grating flooring rests, while under the slope for droppings there is a belt conveyor with a drive and a box for collecting droppings with the possibility of its free movement, partially located under the belt conveyor, signals from the drive of the belt conveyor, infrared heaters, lamps and exhaust fans are sent to the control unit.

The disadvantage of the known solution is the complexity of the design and maintenance of the birds.

The closest analogue to the claimed invention “Modular rabbit farm” is a modular rabbit farm (Russian Federation Invention No. 2747698 (A01K1/02)).

A modular rabbit farm consisting of a frame with a roof, tiers on which cages are located, containing doors, floors, feeders and drinkers, the floors of the cages are made of mesh, a water tank, a water supply pipeline connected to the nipple drinkers of each cage, metal trays are located under the floors of the cages, made in the form of a conical trough connected to a pipe for removing manure into the tank, mother cages and fattening cages, the mother cages are divided into two parts that communicate with each other by means of a manhole, wherein the door of one part of the mother cages is made of mesh, and the door of the other part of the mother cages is made solid, the doors of the fattening cages are made entirely of mesh, the feeders in the mother and fattening cages are attached to the outside of the doors of the cages, having openings, the mating parts of the feeder are located inside the cage, the cages are placed inside a heat-insulating enclosing structure divided by a partition into two sections, each of which contains entrance doors and windows, while in each section between the cages and the side a heat-insulating enclosing structure with windows has a technological passage on the ceiling of which lamps are rigidly fixed, each section of the heat-insulating enclosing structure is equipped with a heater having a temperature sensor and a thermostat, the ventilation system of each section of the heat-insulating enclosing structure contains exhaust fans and supply windows located on the side adjacent to the cages and the side with the entrance door, respectively, the mesh floors of the cages are removable, while the control unit with its inputs and outputs is electrically connected to heaters having temperature sensors and thermostats, lamps and exhaust fans.

The disadvantage of the known solution is the difficulty of cleaning manure during the process of raising rabbits and a large number of stressful situations when carrying out the necessary technological operations.

The technical objective of the invention is to simplify the removal of manure from rabbits by using automation tools, as well as to reduce stressful situations when carrying out the necessary technological operations.

The above technical result is achieved in that the modular rabbit farm consists of a frame with a roof, tiers on which cages are located, containing doors, mesh floors, feeders and drinkers, a water tank, a water supply pipeline connected to the nipple drinkers of each cage, mother cages and fattening cages, the mother cages are divided into two parts communicating with each other by means of a manhole, wherein the doors of one part of the mother cages are made of mesh, and the doors of the other part of the mother cages are made solid, the doors of the fattening cages are made entirely of mesh, the feeders in the mother and fattening cages are attached from the outside to the doors of the cages having openings, the mating parts of the feeders are located inside the cages, the cages are placed inside a heat-insulating enclosing structure divided by a partition into two sections, each of which contains entrance doors and windows, wherein in each section between the cages and the side of the heat-insulating enclosing structure with windows there is a technological passage on the ceiling of which lamps are rigidly fixed, each section of the heat-insulating the enclosing structure is equipped with heaters having a temperature sensor and a thermostat, the ventilation system of each section of the heat-insulating enclosing structure contains exhaust fans and supply windows located on the side adjacent to the cages and the side with the entrance door, respectively, the mesh floors of the cages are removable, the control unit of its inputs and outputs is electrically connected to the heaters having temperature sensors and thermostats, lamps and exhaust fans, a conveyor with its perforated belt is installed under each tier, the length of which is greater than the length of the tier, in response to the removable mesh floors of the cages, under the conveyor there are slopes installed, rigidly fixed to the tier supports and having a slope towards the process passage, communicating with a chute located longitudinally on the outer side of the tier and having a slope towards the pipe connecting the chutes of all tiers coming into the liquid collection tank, wherein the tank and the box for collecting manure are installed on the floor of the heat-insulating enclosing structure with the possibility of their free movement, the latter of which is located partially under the conveyor of the lower tiers.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic cross-section of a modular rabbit farm;

Fig. 2 schematically shows a longitudinal section of a modular rabbit farm.

A modular rabbit farm with a heat-insulating enclosing structure 1, divided by a partition 2 into two sections 3, each of which contains an entrance door 4 and a window 5. Inside the sections 3 are located mother cages 6 and fattening cages 7. The mother cage 6 is divided into two parts by a partition 8 in which a manhole 9 is provided, the mother cages 6 are equipped with two doors, the door 10 of one part is made of mesh, and the door 11 of the other part is made solid, on the mesh door 10 of the mother cage 6 there is a removable individual feeder 12 fixed outside on the mesh door 10 having an opening 13 corresponding to the part of the individual feeder 12 located inside the mother cage 6. The fattening cages 7 are equipped with completely mesh doors 14, on which there are group feeders 15 fixed outside the fattening cages 7 on the mesh door 14 having an opening 16 corresponding to the part of the group feeder 15 located inside the fattening cage 7. The floor (not shown in the figure) of the mother cages 6 and the fattening cages 7 is made of mesh with the possibility of its removal. Each of the sections 3 is equipped with a water storage tank 17, which is connected to nipple drinkers 18 by means of pipes 19. For removing the solid fraction of manure, a conveyor 20 with its perforated belt 21, drive and sensors (not shown in the figure) and a common box for collecting manure 22 is located under each mother cage 6 and fattening cage 7. For removing the liquid fraction of manure, under the conveyor 20, in response to the mesh floor (not shown in the figure) of each part of the mother cage 6 and fattening cage 7, there are slopes 23 connected to gutters 24, which in turn communicate with each other by means of a pipe 25, by means of which the liquid fraction of manure is discharged into a tank 26 that can move freely. Light fittings 27 are attached to the ceiling of each section 3 of the modular rabbit farm, and each section 3 is equipped with a heater 28 having a temperature sensor 29 and a temperature controller 30. For ventilation of each section 3, supply windows 31 and exhaust fans 32 are provided, located on the side with the entrance door 4 and on the side of the heat-insulating enclosing structure 1 adjacent to the mother cages 6 and fattening cages 7, respectively. Control units 33 are installed in each section 3 of the heat-insulating enclosing structure 1, and are electrically connected by their inputs and outputs (not shown in the Fig.) to the heaters 28 having temperature sensors 29 and temperature controllers 30, to the light fittings 27, to the exhaust fans 32, as well as to the drive and sensors (not shown in the Fig.) of the conveyor 20.

The technological process of growing rabbits on a modular rabbit farm is carried out as follows: mother rabbits are placed in mother cages 6, where they are inseminated and then give birth; before giving birth, the mother rabbit in the mother cage 6 in the part with a solid door 11 equips a nest to ensure the thermal conditions of the newborn rabbits. For two weeks after giving birth, the rabbits are in the part of the mother cage 6 with a solid door 11 and feed only on mother's milk. After reaching the age of two weeks, the young rabbits can move through the opening 9 located in the partition 8 to the part of the mother cage 6 with the mesh door 10, where, in addition to mother's milk, they receive water from the nipple drinker 18 and feed from the individual feeder 12. The solid fraction of manure is removed from the mother cages 6 by forcing it through the mesh floor (not shown in the Fig.) and falling onto the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20. When a certain amount of solid fraction of manure accumulates on the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20, the sensors (not shown in the Fig.) send signals to the control unit 33, from which a command is sent to the drive (not shown in the Fig.) of the conveyor 20, then the solid fraction of manure is transported to the manure collection box 22, after which it is filled, it is removed, the solid fraction of manure is disposed of, disinfected and the box is installed. 22 in place. The liquid fraction of manure is removed from the uterine cells 6 by flowing through the mesh floor (not shown in the figure) and the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20, with further flowing down the slopes 23 into the gutters 24, from where the liquid fraction of manure enters the tank 26 through the pipe 25, after which it is filled, the tank is removed, the liquid fraction of manure is utilized, disinfected and the tank is installed in 26 place. After the rabbits reach one month of age, they are transferred from the mother cages 6 to the fattening cages 7, where group feeders 15 are provided for feeding the rabbits. The solid fraction of manure is removed from the fattening cages 7, as well as from the mother cages 6, by forcing it through a mesh floor (not shown in the Fig.) and falling onto the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20. When a certain amount of solid fraction of manure accumulates on the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20, the sensors (not shown in the Fig.) send signals to the control unit 33, from which a command is received to the drive (not shown in the Fig.) of the conveyor 20, then the solid fraction of manure is transported to the manure collection box 22, after which it is filled, it is removed, the solid fraction of manure is disposed of, disinfected and the box 22 is installed in place. Similar to the removal of the liquid fraction of manure from the mother cages 6, from the fattening cages 7 the liquid fraction flows through the mesh floor (not shown in the figure) and the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20, with further flowing down the slopes 23 into the gutters 24, from where the liquid fraction of manure enters the tank 26 through the pipe 25, after filling which it is removed, the liquid fraction of manure is utilized, disinfected and the tank is installed in 26 place. To automate the process of watering rabbits on the modular rabbit farm, water storage tanks 17 are provided, water from which is supplied to nipple drinkers 18 through pipes 19. To maintain the optimum temperature during the cold period of the year, heaters 28 are installed in each section 3 of the modular rabbit farm, which automatically maintain the temperature through control units 33 using sensors 29 and thermostats 30. If it is necessary to carry out sanitary and hygienic work, the mesh floor (not shown in the Fig.) is removed from the mother cages 6 and fattening cages 7, the perforated belt 21 of the conveyor 20, slopes 23, gutters 24 and pipes 25 are washed, followed by the installation of the mesh floor (not shown in the Fig.) in the place of operation. Electrical signals from heaters 28 with temperature sensors 29 and thermostats 30, lamps 27, exhaust fans 32 and a drive with sensors (not shown in the figure) of the conveyor 20 are sent to control units 33.

The proposed design of a modular rabbit farm allows for easier manure removal during the process of raising rabbits and a sharp reduction in the number of stressful situations for rabbits during technological operations.

Claims (1)

A modular rabbit farm consisting of a frame with a roof, tiers on which cages are located, containing doors, mesh floors, feeders and drinkers, a water tank, a water supply pipeline connected to the nipple drinkers of each cage, mother cages and fattening cages, the mother cages are divided into two parts communicating with each other by means of a manhole, wherein the doors of one part of the mother cages are made of mesh, and the doors of the other part of the mother cages are made solid, the doors of the fattening cages are made entirely of mesh, the feeders in the mother and fattening cages are attached to the outside of the doors of the cages having openings, the mating parts of the feeders are located inside the cages, the cages are placed inside a heat-insulating enclosing structure divided by a partition into two sections, each of which contains entrance doors and windows, wherein in each section between the cages and the side of the heat-insulating enclosing structure with windows there is a technological passage, on the ceiling of which lamps are rigidly fixed, each section of the heat-insulating enclosing structure is equipped with heaters having a temperature sensor and a thermostat, the ventilation system of each section of the heat-insulating enclosing structure contains exhaust fans and supply windows located on the side adjacent to the cages and the side with the entrance door, respectively, the mesh floors of the cages are removable, the control unit with its inputs and outputs is electrically connected to the heaters having temperature sensors and thermostats, lamps and exhaust fans, characterized in that a conveyor with a perforated belt is installed under each tier, the length of which is greater than the length of the tier, in response to the removable mesh floors of the cages under the conveyor there are slopes installed, rigidly fixed to the tier supports and having a slope towards the process passage, communicating with a chute located longitudinally on the outer side of the tier and having a slope towards the pipe connecting the chutes of all tiers, coming into the tank for collecting liquid, wherein the tank and the box for collecting manure are installed on the floor of the heat-insulating enclosing structure with the possibility of their free movement, the latter of which is located partially under lower tier conveyor.