Milk and feed supplementing trough for lambs

By designing supplemental feeding troughs with partitions and quantitative dividers, the problems of high labor intensity and low efficiency in traditional lamb supplemental feeding methods have been solved. Quantitative supplemental feeding and equal distribution of milk have been achieved, improving lamb survival rate and breeding efficiency.

CN223652967UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12SOUTHWEST UNIV
View PDF 0 Cites 0 Cited by

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520064159.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-13

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Traditional methods of supplementing lambs with milk are labor-intensive and inefficient, making it difficult to achieve quantitative supplementation, which leads to malnutrition in lambs and affects survival rate and breeding efficiency.

Method used

A supplemental milk feeding trough was designed, comprising a trough body, partitions, an insulated container, a flow guide pipe, and a metering partition. The partitions separate the lambs, and the flow guide pipe and metering partition are used to achieve equal distribution and metered supplemental feeding of milk. The insulated container is used to maintain the temperature of the milk and avoid waste.

Benefits of technology

It achieves quantitative milk supplementation, avoids mutual interference between lambs and milk waste, improves supplementary feeding efficiency, reduces labor intensity, and is suitable for large-scale farming.

✦ Generated by Eureka AI based on patent content.

Smart Images

  • Figure CN223652967U_ABST
    Figure CN223652967U_ABST
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of breeding, in particular to a lamb milk and feed supplementing trough which comprises a trough body, a feed guiding balance weight conical block is arranged at the bottom of an inner cavity of the trough body, a separation fence is fixedly connected to the top of the trough body, and a heat preservation barrel is fixedly installed at the middle end of the top of the separation fence. The bottom of the heat preservation barrel communicates with a plurality of flow guide pipes distributed at equal angles, inner cavities of the ends, away from the heat preservation barrel, of the flow guide pipes are fixedly connected with a cross-shaped fixing frame, and one side of the cross-shaped fixing frame is fixedly connected with a spring. Through cooperation of the structures, the feeding trough has the advantages of being convenient to use and capable of achieving quantitative lactation and avoiding waste, and solves the problems that for large-scale breeding, labor intensity is large, efficiency is relatively low, and labor intensity is high due to the fact that a feeding bottle mode is generally adopted for manual feeding in traditional lamb milk supplementing, and a food bowl or a trough is adopted for supplementary feeding. And inconvenience is brought to breeding of farmers.
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of animal husbandry technology, specifically a lamb supplementary milk and feed trough. Background Technology

[0002] Animal husbandry refers to the cultivation and reproduction of plants and animals. Animal husbandry includes livestock farming, poultry farming, aquaculture, and special breeding. In sheep farming, the rapid growth of lambs to reach weaning weight is a key factor in ensuring survival. The survival rate of lambs is one of the most critical factors affecting the annual economic benefits of animal husbandry. After birth, lambs nurse their mothers while simultaneously learning to eat. Lambs are raised with their mothers. Due to differences in size and feeding ability between lambs and ewes, coupled with generally unscientific sheepfold design, it is difficult to provide targeted and quantitative supplementary feeding for lambs. Lambs have limited access to forage and feed, and their nutritional needs largely depend on their mothers' milk. When ewes produce little milk, have many lambs, or are unable to nurse for any reason, lambs suffer from prolonged malnutrition, and ewes also experience significant weight loss, hindering their later recovery.

[0003] Currently, traditional lamb supplementation is generally done by artificial feeding with bottles, and supplementary feeding is done using feeding bowls or troughs. For large-scale farming, this is labor-intensive and relatively inefficient, causing inconvenience to farmers. Therefore, we propose a lamb supplementation feeding trough. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a lamb supplementary feeding trough, which has the advantages of convenient use and quantitative feeding to avoid waste. It solves the problem that traditional lamb supplementary feeding usually uses milk bottles for artificial feeding, and feeding bowls or troughs are used for supplementary feeding. For large-scale breeding, this method is labor-intensive and relatively inefficient, which brings inconvenience to farmers.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a lamb supplementary feeding trough, comprising a trough body, a feed guiding counterweight cone block provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the trough body, a partition fixedly connected to the top of the trough body, an insulated bucket fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the partition block, a plurality of equally angled guide pipes connected to the bottom of the insulated bucket, a cross-shaped fixing frame fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the guide pipe away from the insulated bucket, a spring fixedly connected to one side of the cross-shaped fixing frame, a sealing block adapted to the guide pipe fixedly connected to the end of the spring away from the cross-shaped fixing frame, a supplementary feeding nipple fixedly connected to the outer surface of the guide pipe away from the insulated bucket, a spacer provided at the middle of the inner cavity of the insulated bucket, a plurality of equally angled quantitative partitions fixedly connected between the outer surface of the spacer and the inner wall of the insulated bucket, a sealing cap threadedly connected to the top of the insulated bucket, a sealing block adhered to the top of the inner cavity of the sealing cap, and a partition plate fixedly connected to the end of the partition block near the insulated bucket.

[0006] Preferably, the number of the flow guide tube, the metering baffle, and the separator is the same.

[0007] Preferably, a rotating block is fixedly connected to the top of the sealing cover, and the outer surface of the rotating block is provided with anti-slip texture.

[0008] Preferably, a heating sleeve is bonded to the lower end of the inner cavity of the spacer, and a storage battery is fixedly installed at the top of the inner cavity of the spacer.

[0009] Preferably, a protective ring frame is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the groove, and a plurality of hinge seats distributed at equal angles are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the upper end of the protective ring frame. A positioning tooth leg is hinged to the inner side of the hinge seat, and positioning protrusions are provided on both sides of the lower end of the positioning tooth leg.

[0010] Preferably, the positioning tooth leg has an arc-shaped structure, and the lower end of the positioning tooth leg has a non-slip toothed structure.

[0011] Preferably, an elastic positioning bracket is installed on the outer surface of the lower end of the protective ring frame, and positioning slots adapted to the positioning protrusions are provided on both sides of one end of the elastic positioning bracket.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0013] 1. This utility model, through the design of the dividing trough, allows the feeding trough to be used specifically for lambs of a certain size. With the assistance of the dividing plates, the lambs are separated, preventing them from interfering with each other during supplemental feeding. The trough body and the feed guide weight cone work together to hold the supplemental feed, and the dividing trough prevents larger lambs from fighting over it, facilitating the lambs' eating. The insulated container, after the milk to be fed is added, is tightened onto the top of the container by a rotating block. The sealing block ensures the airtightness of the container. The bottom of the sealing block contacts the top of the metering dividers, and with the cooperation of multiple metering dividers, the milk is evenly distributed, preventing waste. Metered supplemental feeding also prevents lambs from overfeeding. Furthermore, the feeding trough is simple to use, has low manufacturing costs, and is easy to market.

[0014] 2. By setting a hinge seat, this utility model can drive the positioning protrusion at the lower end of the positioning tooth leg to disengage from the positioning slot in the elastic positioning seat. After the positioning tooth leg flips outward around the hinge seat, the lower end of the positioning tooth leg can contact the ground. Thus, after the feeding trough is placed, it can prevent large sheep or multiple lambs from tipping over the feeding trough, effectively improving the stability of the feeding trough during use. Moreover, after the positioning tooth leg is reset and locked into the elastic positioning seat, it is convenient to store the positioning tooth leg, which is beneficial to farmers. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a first-view structural diagram of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the present invention from a second perspective;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the thermal insulation bucket of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the separator and the protective ring frame of this utility model.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Tank; 2. Divider plate; 3. Rotating block; 4. Sealing cover; 5. Insulated bucket; 6. Divider rail; 7. Positioning toothed leg; 8. Protective ring frame; 9. Cross fixing frame; 10. Guide pipe; 11. Spring; 12. Sealing block; 13. Supplemental nipple; 14. Feeding counterweight cone block; 15. Sealing block; 16. Quantitative partition; 17. Heating jacket; 18. Storage battery; 19. Spacer; 20. Elastic positioning bracket; 21. Positioning protrusion; 22. Positioning slot; 23. Hinge seat. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0022] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more; the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," "front end," "rear end," "head," "tail," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. In addition, the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0023] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0024] The components of this application, including the tank 1, partition plate 2, rotating block 3, sealing cover 4, heat preservation bucket 5, partition rail 6, positioning toothed leg 7, protective ring frame 8, cross fixing frame 9, guide pipe 10, spring 11, sealing block 12, supplementary nipple 13, material guiding counterweight cone block 14, sealing block 15, quantitative partition 16, heating jacket 17, storage battery 18, spacer sleeve 19, elastic positioning card seat 20, positioning protrusion 21, positioning card groove 22, and hinge seat 23, are all general standard parts or parts known to those skilled in the art. Their structure and principle can be learned by those skilled in the art through technical manuals or conventional experimental methods.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] Please see Figures 1-5 As shown, this utility model provides a technical solution: a lamb supplementary feeding trough, including a trough body 1, a feed guiding counterweight cone block 14 provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the trough body 1, a partition 6 fixedly connected to the top of the trough body 1, an insulation bucket 5 fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the partition 6, a plurality of equally angled guide pipes 10 connected to the bottom of the insulation bucket 5, a cross fixing bracket 9 fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the guide pipe 10 away from the insulation bucket 5, a spring 11 fixedly connected to one side of the cross fixing bracket 9, and a sealing block 12 adapted to the guide pipe 10 fixedly connected to the end of the spring 11 away from the cross fixing bracket 9. A feeding nipple 13 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the end away from the insulated container 5. A partition 19 is provided in the middle of the inner cavity of the insulated container 5. Multiple quantitative partitions 16 distributed at equal angles are fixedly connected between the outer surface of the partition 19 and the inner wall of the insulated container 5. A sealing cap 4 is threadedly connected to the top of the insulated container 5. A rotating block 3 is fixedly connected to the top of the sealing cap 4, and the outer surface of the rotating block 3 is provided with anti-slip texture. A sealing block 15 is bonded to the top of the inner cavity of the sealing cap 4. A partition 2 is fixedly connected to the end of the partition 6 near the insulated container 5. The number of the guide tube 10, quantitative partitions 16 and partitions 2 are the same.

[0027] This technical solution: The partition 6 allows the feeding trough to be used specifically for lambs of a certain size. With the assistance of the partition plate 2, the lambs are separated, preventing them from interfering with each other during supplementary feeding. The trough body 1 and the feed guide counterweight cone 14 work together to hold the supplementary feed, and the partition 6 prevents larger lambs from fighting over the feed, facilitating the lambs' eating. The insulated container 5, after the milk to be fed is added, is tightened onto the top of the container by the rotating block 3, which drives the sealing cap 4. The sealing block 15 ensures the airtightness of the insulated container 5. The bottom of the sealing block 15 contacts the top of the metering partition 16, and multiple... With the cooperation of the measuring partition 16, the milk can be evenly distributed, and the milk between two adjacent measuring partitions 16 can enter the guide tube 10. With the assistance of the sealing block 12, the milk can be prevented from being lost or wasted. When the lamb that needs to be supplemented with milk puts its head into the partition 6 and sucks with its mouth on the supplementary nipple 13, the sealing block 12 can move in and out of the guide tube 10 with the assistance of the spring 11 as the internal pressure of the supplementary nipple 13 changes, thereby releasing the milk. This makes it convenient for the lamb to suck the milk through the supplementary nipple 13 and avoids milk waste. Quantitative supplementation can also prevent the lamb from over-sucking. At the same time, the feeding trough is simple to use, has low manufacturing cost, and is conducive to market promotion.

[0028] Example 2

[0029] Based on Embodiment 1, this utility model is as follows: Figures 1-4 As shown, a heating sleeve 17 is bonded to the lower end of the inner cavity of the spacer 19, and a storage battery 18 is fixedly installed at the top of the inner cavity of the spacer 19.

[0030] This technical solution: By setting up the heating jacket 17 and the storage battery 18, the milk in the heat preservation bucket 5 can be reheated through the partition sleeve 19, so as to avoid lambs getting sick from drinking low-temperature milk in cold weather (it should be noted that the electrical connection relationship and working method of the heating jacket 17 and the storage battery 18 are existing technologies and will not be described in this application).

[0031] Example 3

[0032] Based on Embodiment 1, this utility model is as follows: Figures 1-5 As shown, a protective ring frame 8 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the groove 1. Multiple hinge seats 23 with equal angles are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the upper end of the protective ring frame 8. A positioning tooth leg 7 is hinged to the inner side of the hinge seat 23. Positioning protrusions 21 are provided on both sides of the lower end of the positioning tooth leg 7. The positioning tooth leg 7 has an arc-shaped structure and the lower end of the positioning tooth leg 7 has a non-slip tooth-like structure. An elastic positioning card seat 20 is installed on the outer surface of the lower end of the protective ring frame 8. Positioning slots 22 that are adapted to the positioning protrusions 21 are provided on both sides of one end of the elastic positioning card seat 20.

[0033] This technical solution: By setting the hinge seat 23, the positioning protrusion 21 at the lower end of the positioning tooth leg 7 can be driven out of the positioning slot 22 in the elastic positioning seat 20. After the positioning tooth leg 7 is driven outward with the hinge seat 23 as the center, the lower end of the positioning tooth leg 7 can contact the ground. Thus, after the feeding trough is placed, it can prevent large sheep or multiple lambs from overturning the feeding trough, effectively improving the stability of the feeding trough during use. Moreover, after the positioning tooth leg 7 is reset and locked into the elastic positioning seat 20, it is convenient to store the positioning tooth leg 7, which is beneficial to farmers.

[0034] It is important to note that the constructions and arrangements of this application shown in several different exemplary embodiments are merely illustrative. Although only a few embodiments are described in detail in this disclosure, those who consult this disclosure will readily understand that many modifications are possible (e.g., changes in the size, dimensions, structure, shape and proportion of various elements, as well as parameter values ​​(e.g., temperature, pressure, etc.), mounting arrangements, use of materials, color, orientation, etc.) without substantially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter described in this application). For example, an element shown as integrally formed may be composed of multiple parts or elements, the position of elements may be inverted or otherwise altered, and the nature or number or position of discrete elements may be changed or altered. Therefore, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this utility model. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be changed or rearranged according to alternative embodiments. In the claims, any "device plus function" clause is intended to cover the structure described herein that performs the function, and not only structural equivalents but also equivalent structures. Without departing from the scope of this invention, other substitutions, modifications, alterations, and omissions may be made in the design, operation, and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments. Therefore, this invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, but extends to various modifications that still fall within the scope of the appended claims.

[0035] Furthermore, in order to provide a concise description of exemplary embodiments, not all features of actual embodiments (i.e., those features that are not relevant to the best mode of carrying out the present invention as currently considered, or those features that are not relevant to implementing the present invention) may be omitted.

[0036] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this utility model without departing from the essence and scope of the technical solutions of this utility model.

Claims

1. A lamb supplemental feeding trough, comprising a trough body (1), characterized in that: A material guiding counterweight cone (14) is provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the tank (1). A partition (6) is fixedly connected to the top of the tank (1). A heat preservation barrel (5) is fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the partition (6). A plurality of equally angled guide pipes (10) are connected to the bottom of the heat preservation barrel (5). A cross fixing bracket (9) is fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the guide pipe (10) away from the heat preservation barrel (5). A spring (11) is fixedly connected to one side of the cross fixing bracket (9). The end of the spring (11) away from the cross fixing bracket (9) is fixedly connected to the guide pipe (10). The fitting sealing block (12) is provided. A milk supplement nipple (13) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the end of the guide tube (10) away from the heat preservation barrel (5). A partition sleeve (19) is provided in the middle of the inner cavity of the heat preservation barrel (5). A plurality of quantitative partitions (16) with equal angles are fixedly connected between the outer surface of the partition sleeve (19) and the inner wall of the heat preservation barrel (5). A sealing cap (4) is threadedly connected to the top of the heat preservation barrel (5). A sealing block (15) is glued to the top of the inner cavity of the sealing cap (4). A partition plate (2) is fixedly connected to the end of the partition (6) near the heat preservation barrel (5).

2. The lamb supplementary feeding trough according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the flow guide tube (10), the quantitative partition (16), and the separator (2) are the same.

3. The lamb supplementary feeding trough according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the sealing cover (4) is fixedly connected to a rotating block (3), and the outer surface of the rotating block (3) is provided with anti-slip texture.

4. The lamb supplementary feeding trough according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heating sleeve (17) is bonded to the lower end of the inner cavity of the partition sleeve (19), and a storage battery (18) is fixedly installed at the top of the inner cavity of the partition sleeve (19).

5. The lamb supplemental feeding trough according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the groove (1) is fixedly connected to a protective ring frame (8). The outer surface of the upper end of the protective ring frame (8) is fixedly connected to a plurality of hinge seats (23) distributed at equal angles. The inner side of the hinge seat (23) is hinged to a positioning tooth leg (7). Positioning protrusions (21) are provided on both sides of the lower end of the positioning tooth leg (7).

6. The lamb supplemental feeding trough according to claim 5, characterized in that: The positioning toothed leg (7) has an arc-shaped structure, and the lower end of the positioning toothed leg (7) has a non-slip toothed structure.

7. A lamb supplemental feeding trough according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer surface of the lower end of the protective ring frame (8) is equipped with an elastic positioning bracket (20), and both sides of one end of the elastic positioning bracket (20) are provided with positioning slots (22) that are adapted to the positioning protrusion (21).