Novel metabolic cage for livestock animals and using method thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of metabolic cages, in particular to a novel metabolic cage for livestock animals and a using method thereof. The cage comprises a front section support portion, a middle section collection portion, limit devices, a partial urine collection device, a rear section collection portion, a urine and feces separation device and a feces storage device, the front sectionsupport portion is connected with the middle section collection portion, the limit devices are disposed on the front section support portion and the middle section collection portion, the middle section collection portion is provided with the urine collection device, the rear portion of the middle section collection portion is provided with the rear section collection portion, the rear section collection portion is arranged corresponding to the urine and feces separation device, and the feces storage device is arranged on one side of the outlet of the urine and feces separation device; the cage has reasonable structure and saves manpower, the using method is simple, and the feces collection process is convenient and orderly. The cage can be applied not only to the feces collection of a bull, but also to the feces collection of a cow, the separate collection of the feces and urine of the cow does not have a mutual affecting situation, and the feces and urine of the bull can also be separated.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of metabolic cages, in particular to a novel metabolic cage for livestock animals and a use method thereof. Background technique [0002] Metabolic cages are needed when conducting nutrient absorption experiments on livestock animals. After the animals are fixed in one place, the nutrient absorption status data of the animals can be obtained by collecting and weighing the excrement for a certain period of time (such as the amount of excrement in 24 hours). Now Some metabolic cages are mostly just a simple fixing frame. For cows, especially for cows, because when cows excrete, their urine and feces are basically discharged from the buttocks in one direction. Urine cannot be separated, and the existing metabolic cages are not designed for cows, and the feces and urine of cows are easily mixed together, resulting in inaccurate determination of the structure; although the existing metabolic cages can be used for bull fece...

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[0002] Metabolic cages are needed when conducting nutrient absorption experiments on livestock animals. After the animals are fixed in one place, the nutrient absorption status data of the animals can be obtained by collecting and weighing the excrement for a certain period of time (such as the amount of excrement in 24 hours). Now Some metabolic cages are mostly just a simple fixing frame. For cows, especially for cows, because when cows excrete, their urine and feces are basically discharged from the buttocks in one direction. Urine cannot be separated, and the existing metabolic cages are not designed for cows, and the feces and urine of cows are easily mixed together, resulting in inaccurate determination of the structure; although the existing metabolic cages can be used for bull feces to a certain extent However, on the one hand, the urine and feces cannot be separated well. On the other hand, a large amount of feces and excrements of cattle are still cleaned manually. Residues affect the accuracy of the determination; furthermore, no matter whether the cow or the bull, the individual volume is large and it is not easy to fix it conveniently and quickly

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