Breeding poultry individual group feed reward data acquisition device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a breeding poultry individual group feed reward data acquisition device comprising a device housing, one side of which is provided with an entrance and exit; the two micro-elastic flexible front doors are arranged in the entrance and exit; the two micro-elastic flexible front doors are arranged in the entrance and exit; and the middle door rotates in the device shell through a supporting arm, and a rotating door-in-door is embedded in the middle door in a sleeved mode. According to the utility model, each ingestion data is ensured to be generated on a breeding poultry with a unique card number; the problem that the utilization rate of the feed conversion device is low due to the fact that the breeding poultry cannot lie on the nest or cannot actively leave from the feed intake station for a long time by the existing product is solved; time control setting can be carried out on the first meal in the everyday intake peak period according to the needs of a user; no matter weighing the body weight of the breeding poultry or weighing the current feed intake or automatically feeding the equipment, data is obtained when no breeding poultry is in the feed intake station, and higher-precision collection of the feed intake data is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of poultry seed selection, and is a device for collecting data on the feed conversion ratio of individual and group breeding poultry. Background Art

[0002] The existing device for collecting data on the feed conversion ratio is composed of software and hardware such as a weighing scale, a feed scale, a scanning antenna device, a feeding mechanism, and a data management system. A data collection system for the feed conversion ratio can be composed of a weighing sensor, an electronic tag, and an intelligent controller, and is widely used for screening data on the feed-to-meat ratio of breeding poultry, and analyzing data such as the feeding behavior of animals and the nutritional palatability of feed in feed mills or other research institutes. Most of the existing devices for collecting data on the feed conversion ratio use open and non-gated single-direction doors for breeding poultry to enter and leave for feeding, or use a single-direction door for entering and another direction door for leaving the feeding device. The above devices all use RFID electronic leg rings or wing tags for individual identification.

[0003] The existing technologies have the following disadvantages respectively. Some feed conversion ratio devices without a weighing scale cannot timely obtain the weight data of breeding poultry and need to be weighed manually at regular intervals. Those with a weighing scale often have fewer feeding ports and more breeding poultry during feeding, resulting in them scrambling to enter the station to grab food. From time to time, two or more breeding poultry crowd on the weighing scale platform, making it impossible to identify individual identities and weigh the true individual weights. When two or more breeding poultry compete for food at the same time, it is impossible to determine the specific feed intake of each individual, increasing the proportion of invalid data. Some breeding poultry have the habit of lying in the nest after eating and staying in the feeding station without leaving, resulting in low utilization rate of the device. Although it is an inevitable small-probability event that feeding occurs after the electronic tag falls off, after a long test time, it will cause non-negligible interference to the accurate collection of data. There is no restriction on feeding and no expulsion for those without a card, and without a door access control, it is impossible to comprehensively and accurately obtain the fasting weight of animals. There is no automatic locking function when certain specific individuals enter the feeding station, such as isolating and locking the breeding poultry with a dropped card or those with a low feeding frequency when they enter the feeding station. Currently, the feed conversion ratio devices are often assembled and spliced integrally in a modular manner with dozens of devices, or even a single feed conversion ratio device cannot be easily moved, affecting daily maintenance and cleaning and disinfection of the device without dead corners, and unable to achieve timed feeding and expulsion after the feeding target is completed. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] Aiming at the technical problems in the existing patents, that is, when two or more breeding poultry crowd on the weighing scale platform in the existing device for collecting data on the feed conversion ratio of individual and group breeding poultry, it is impossible to identify individual identities and weigh the true individual weights. Some breeding poultry have the habit of lying in the nest after eating and staying in the feeding station without leaving, resulting in low utilization rate of the device, and it is impossible to achieve timed feeding and expulsion after the feeding target is completed, the utility model provides a device for collecting data on the feed conversion ratio of individual and group breeding poultry.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present utility model is: a data acquisition device for the feed reward of individual and group breeding poultry, including:

[0006] A device shell, on one side of which there is an entrance and exit;

[0007] Two micro-elastic flexible front doors, both of which are installed inside the entrance and exit;

[0008] An intermediate door, which rotates inside the device shell through a support arm. A door within a door rotates inside the intermediate door, and a feeding port is opened inside the door within a door. A top rod is fixed on one side of the inner wall of the device shell, and a front door drive motor is fixed inside the device shell.

[0009] Preferably, a front door motor box is fixed on one side of the device shell.

[0010] Preferably, a weighing scale is arranged inside the device shell, and the intermediate door is arranged above the weighing scale.

[0011] Preferably, a feeding trough is arranged inside the device shell. The feeding trough is located at the edge of the weighing scale, and a feed scale is arranged inside the feeding trough.

[0012] Preferably, a feed bin is arranged above the device shell. The lower part of the feed bin extends into the device shell, and a feeding mechanism is arranged on one side of the feed bin.

[0013] Preferably, an arc antenna is arranged inside the device shell, and a display is fixed above the device shell.

[0014] Preferably, the front door and the intermediate door are adjusted step by step and in terms of speed to adapt to the behavior of breeding poultry entering and leaving the door, reducing the stress response.

[0015] Preferably, an auxiliary lighting lamp is fixed on one side of the feeding trough of the device shell. This lamp has multiple spectral options, adjustable illuminance, and control strategies for the on and off time periods of the lamp.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are:

[0017] 1. This feed reward device solves the problem that existing products cannot determine that only one breeding poultry enters the feeding station for feeding each time. During the feeding peak period, especially when the breeding poultry are at a relatively young age and have a relatively small body weight during the test, often two or more breeding poultry often enter the station for feeding at the same time, resulting in chaotic data and inability to accurately weigh the individual body weight and its feed intake. If the detected weight of two or more breeding poultry or two or more electronic tags or no electronic tag can be recognized through comparison, the front door will be opened again and at the same time the intermediate door will move forward to drive the breeding poultry with the above problems out of the feeding station, ensuring that each feeding data occurs on a single breeding poultry with a unique card number.

[0018] 2. Through the reciprocating motion of the middle door, this feeding and rewarding device solves the problem that existing products cannot drive away the breeding poultry that lie in the nest or do not actively leave the feeding station for a long time without eating, resulting in a low utilization rate of the feeding and rewarding device. As long as the time when the breeding poultry do not eat exceeds the preset threshold, the middle door will be activated to drive away the breeding poultry that no longer eat from the feeding station. The result of such treatment is that it not only satisfies the free feeding of the breeding poultry but also prevents lying in the nest at the feeding station, improving the utilization efficiency of the feeding station.

[0019] 3. This feeding and rewarding device can, according to user needs, set the time control for the first meal at the peak feeding time every day. Once the feeding time arrives, the middle door will be activated to drive away the breeding poultry, allowing more breeding poultry to eat the first portion of feed of the day at the peak feeding time, reducing the stress of the breeding poultry, and restoring free feeding without time limit after the peak period.

[0020] 4. Whether this feeding and rewarding device weighs the body weight of the breeding poultry, weighs the feed intake of the current time, or automatically feeds the equipment, the data is obtained when there is no breeding poultry at the feeding station, achieving a higher-precision collection of feeding data.

[0021] 5. This feeding and rewarding device can, through the front door access control, not open the feeding station within the set time period and resume collection after the time arrives, so as to obtain the fasting body weight of the animals.

[0022] 6. This feeding and rewarding device is modularly designed, each machine operates independently, and is equipped with four wheels for movement, facilitating the cleaning of the equipment and the environment without dead corners in the future. Description of the Drawings

[0023] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 is the partial cross-sectional view of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 is Figure 1 the bottom view of

[0026] The marks in the figure are: 1. Device shell; 2. Entrance and exit; 3. Micro-elastic flexible front door; 4. Middle door; 5. Door within the door; 6. Feeding port; 7. Thumb rod; 8. Front door drive motor; 9. Front door motor box; 10. Body scale; 11. Feeding trough; 12. Feed scale; 13. Feed bin; 14. Feeding mechanism; 15. Antenna; 16. Display. Detailed Embodiments

[0027] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "front", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model.

[0028] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installation", "connection", and "coupling" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific situations.

[0029] The following combines the attached Figures 1-3 to further illustrate the present utility model.

[0030] In order to solve the problems existing in the background technology, the present application proposes the following technical solution: a data acquisition device for the feed conversion ratio of individual and group breeding poultry.

[0031] In the specific technical solution, it includes a device housing 1, two micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 and an intermediate door 4. This feed conversion ratio device is modularly designed, and each machine operates independently. Four wheels are installed at the bottom of the device housing 1 for movement, which is convenient for cleaning the equipment and the environment without dead corners in the future. An entrance 2 is provided on one side of the device housing 1, and the two micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 are both installed inside the entrance 2. A front door motor box 9 is fixed on one side of the device housing 1. Since breeding poultry are bipedal animals according to their physiological characteristics, they are covered with feathers throughout the year, with small and pointed heads and tails, and the largest dimension of the whole body is at the chest circumference. And it is not like a power-type livestock that must have sufficient rigidity to resist impact in terms of structure. Therefore, two micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 are in an inward V shape. When the device is ready, the above-mentioned micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 are in a semi-open state. When the breeding poultry touches the weighing scale 10 or other sensing sensors with their feet, the micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 will contract and close synchronously when the breeding poultry have not fully entered the device housing 1, that is, as their chests push against the side strips of the micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 and slide to the tails. Since the micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 have micro-elasticity, when the chest diameter of the breeding poultry is larger than the size of the semi-open door for entry, they will be automatically widened by the force of the breeding poultry squeezing in and will close synchronously with this breeding poultry, thus blocking the following breeding poultry from following in. Since the inward V-shaped doors cannot be pushed open by the force of the breeding poultry itself after being closed, the following breeding poultry cannot enter the feeding station in the closed state, ensuring that only one breeding poultry can enter at a time.

[0032] The middle door 4 rotates inside the device housing 1 through a support arm. Inside the middle door 4, a door-in-door 5 is nested and rotated. A feeding port 6 is provided inside the door-in-door 5. One side of the inner wall of the device housing 1 is fixed with a push rod 7. The middle door 4 collides with the push rod 7 to open the door-in-door 5. When the middle door reverses, the door-in-door resets. A front door drive motor 8 is fixed inside the device housing 1. The output shaft of the front door drive motor 8 and one end of the support arm. The front door drive motor 8 drives the middle door 4 to move above the weighing scale 10 through the support arm. The head of the breeding fowl can extend through the feeding port 6 into the feeding trough 11 to eat. When the middle door 4 drives the breeding fowl towards the entrance of the slightly elastic flexible front door 3, when the door-in-door 5 moves to one end of the push rod 7 and continues to move, it will be pushed by the push rod 7, and the door-in-door 5 will swing down to the entrance 2 and tilt up by the lever principle, so that the breeding fowl has nowhere to hide and leaves the feeding station, improving the driving efficiency of the feeding station. The driving doors (i.e., the middle door 4 and the door-in-door 5) and the rake teeth entrance door can be adjusted step by step and in speed, adapting to the behavior of the breeding fowl entering and leaving the door, and reducing the stress response.

[0033] A weighing scale 10 is arranged inside the device housing 1. The middle door 4 is arranged above the weighing scale 10. When the breeding fowl enters the inspection waiting area, while the weighing scale 10 weighs the breeding fowl, it also judges again whether it is a single breeding fowl. If it is overweight and judged to be not one but two or more, it will be immediately driven away until the breeding fowl leaves the station. If it is one, it will identify the electronic tag. If the electronic tag cannot be identified, it will also be driven away from the station. The breeding fowl with a weight in the normal range and able to identify the electronic tag is guided forward through the middle door 4 until the middle door 4 stops at the feeding position. The breeding fowl stretches its neck through the feeding port 6 to eat the feed from the feeding trough 11. The door-in-door 5 is both the feeding port 6 and also the continuation door when finally driving away the breeding fowl. It can drive the breeding fowl staying at the entrance 2 without dead angles. When the breeding fowl does not eat for an overtime period, the driving timer will be triggered. As long as the continuous non-feeding time of the breeding fowl from the feeding trough 11 exceeds the timing threshold, the middle door 4 will move reversely, and at the same time, the slightly elastic flexible front door 3 will also open, driving the breeding fowl out of the device housing 1.

[0034] Inside the device housing 1, there is a feeding trough 11. The feeding trough 11 is located at the edge of the weighing scale 10. Inside the feeding trough 11, there is a feed scale 12. Above the device housing 1, there is a feed bin 13. The lower part of the feed bin 13 extends into the interior of the device housing 1. On one side of the feed bin 13, there is a feeding mechanism 14. Inside the device housing 1, there is an arc antenna 15 which can achieve efficient electromagnetic signal conversion. Above the device housing 1, there is a display 16 fixed. The feed scale 12 in the feeding trough 11 monitors the remaining amount of feed inside in real time. When the remaining feed in the feeding trough 11 is insufficient, the feeding mechanism 14 automatically supplements the feed in the feed bin 13 into the feeding trough 11. Since this feed reward device has two (24V low-speed rotation) electric doors, breeding poultry need to be put into the pen 5 days in advance for pre-adaptive training. Set the number of days of the adaptation period in the feeding station controller. During this period, these two doors (i.e., the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 and the middle door 4) will not move. It will only automatically supplement feed when the remaining feed is insufficient and will not perform any data collection. According to the type of breeding poultry, the device can adjust the lighting brightness and time period of the feeding trough 11 by itself, which can increase the feeding desire.

[0035] For those skilled in the art to fully understand the technical solution, the following is an overall overview of this application:

[0036] During use, for the breeding poultry suitable for feed conversion ratio (feed reward) testing wearing electronic tags, when passing through the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 with the same body width, the sensing signal switch is triggered. The drive motor in the front door motor box 9 immediately responds and enters the process of closing the micro-elastic flexible front door 3. When the edge of the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 sweeps from the chest to the tail of the poultry body, it closes automatically according to the micro-elastic force and stops in the closed state until the poultry is about to leave and then opens again. The micro-elastic flexible front door 3 has four positions for docking to be distinguished by the positioning sensor, namely the fully open position, the half-open position, the gate closing position, and the locking position. The fully open position of the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 is suitable for the maximum door opening docking position during the adaptation period. The half-open position is suitable for the limited-width entrance and exit docking position during the formal test. The gate closing position is used as the docking position after the poultry enters the feeding station. There is still a space at the gate closing position where the poultry can stretch its head out of the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 without obstruction, allowing the poultry to first stretch its head out and then push open the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 with its own force to leave the feeding station. Although the gate closing position is not completely closed, because it is an inward-facing V-shaped micro-elastic flexible front door 3, the poultry outside cannot open both micro-elastic flexible front doors 3 at the same time, so the poultry can only go out but not in. The locking position of the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 is to completely close the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 with magnetic force or electromagnetic bolts. The poultry inside cannot overcome the magnetic force to push open the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 to go out, and the poultry outside cannot open the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 to come in either. It is a locking function that the poultry cannot leave freely after entering the feeding station under special circumstances, which can realize the locking of the poultry inside the feeding station, such as locking the poultry with lost cards, abnormal feed intake, and locking the poultry with fast growth rate or excellent feed conversion ratio after entering the station at the end of the test, which is convenient for users to catch the poultry. After the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 enters the locking position, it can only be opened by the drive motor in the front door motor box 9, manually, or automatically towed.

[0037] The middle door 4 that makes reciprocating motion installed between the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 and the feeding trough 11, after the poultry enters the electronic identity recognition and weighing area and completes the above data collection, if it is confirmed that a normal event is a single poultry entering the station, the middle door 4 will slowly guide the poultry to move in front of the feeding trough 11 and dock to let the poultry take its place for feeding. If it is not a single poultry or the identity cannot be recognized, the middle door 4 will drive the poultry out of the feeding station from the inspection area. The middle door 4 parked between the inspection area and the feeding trough 11, because there is enough distance between the middle door 4 and the feeding trough 11, ensures that the poultry at this position cannot eat the feed in the feeding trough 11 through the feeding opening 6 on the middle door 4.

[0038] The middle door 4 is a multi-functional reciprocating movable door. Before identity recognition, although the breeding fowl has entered halfway into the feeding station, due to the isolation function of the middle door 4, the breeding fowl cannot move forward any further and can only wait in this inspection area. The first function of the middle door 4 is an isolation door. Also, because the middle door 4 is parked in the middle position, when the breeding fowl enters the feeding station through the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 from the outside, it cannot rush directly to the feeding port 6, which restricts their entry speed. This allows sufficient time for the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 of the feeding and compensation device to close, avoiding multiple poultry scrambling to enter the station. At the same time, enough time is gained to weigh the weight of the breeding fowl before this feeding and scan the electronic tag. After the middle door 4 completes these two tasks, it will guide forward to allow normal breeding fowl to obtain the right to feed. This is the second function of the middle door 4 as a buffer door. The third function of the middle door 4 is to act as a driving-away door when the breeding fowl is reluctant to leave or lies in the nest after this feeding. Driven by the front door driving motor 8, the middle door 4 moves above the weighing scale 10. If the residence time exceeds the predetermined threshold, the middle door 4 will slowly move in the reverse direction to drive the breeding fowl out of the feeding station, ending this feeding event, recording and transmitting the data, and replenishing the remaining feed in the feed trough 11 and weighing the added feed weight. After completing the above tasks, the micro-elastic flexible front door 3 returns to the semi-open state again, and the middle door 4 is parked in the middle berth, waiting for the next breeding fowl to enter the feeding station. To adapt to different breeding fowl, the middle parking position of the middle door 4 can be adjusted. Therefore, the middle door 4 has three parking positions: the closing position at the driving end, the middle position for isolation, and another parking position which is the feeding position.

[0039] The standard parts used in the present utility model can all be purchased from the market. The special-shaped parts can be customized according to the description in the specification and the drawings. The specific connection methods of each part all adopt conventional means such as bolts, rivets, and welding that are mature in the prior art. The machinery, parts, and equipment all adopt conventional models in the prior art. Coupled with the circuit connection adopting the conventional connection method in the prior art, details are not described here. The content not described in detail in this specification belongs to the prior art well-known to those skilled in the art.

[0040] Although the embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, for those of ordinary skill in the art, the scope of the present utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An individual poultry population feed conversion data acquisition device, characterized in that, Comprising: A device housing (1), on one side of which there is an entrance and exit (2); Two micro-elastic flexible front doors (3), both of which are installed inside the entrance and exit (2); An intermediate door (4), which rotates inside the device housing (1) through a support arm. Inside the intermediate door (4), there is a rotating inner door (5) nested. Inside the inner door (5), there is a feeding port (6). On one side of the inner wall of the device housing (1), there is a top rod (7) fixed, and inside the device housing (1), there is a front door drive motor (8) fixed.

2. The individual poultry population feed conversion data acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that On one side of the device housing (1), there is a front door motor box (9) fixed.

3. The breeding poultry individual population feed conversion data acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that Inside the device housing (1), there is a weighing scale (10) provided, and the intermediate door (4) is arranged above the weighing scale (10).

4. The poultry individual population feed conversion data acquisition device according to claim 3, characterized in that, Inside the device housing (1), there is a feeding trough (11) provided, the feeding trough (11) is located at the edge of the weighing scale (10), and inside the feeding trough (11), there is a material weighing scale (12) provided.

5. The breeding poultry individual population feed conversion ratio data acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Above the device housing (1), there is a feed bin (13) provided, the lower part of the feed bin (13) extends into the device housing (1), and on one side of the feed bin (13), there is a feeding mechanism (14) provided.

6. The individual poultry population feed conversion data acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that Inside the device housing (1), there is an arc antenna (15) provided, and above the device housing (1), there is a display (16) fixed.

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