Pig metabolism cage with height-adjustable feeding trough

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pig metabolism cage with adjustable trough height, which relates to the technical field of growing pig metabolism tests, and comprises a main body unit, a water supply unit arranged in the main body unit, a feeding unit arranged on the side part of the main body unit, and a water supply unit arranged above the main body unit, the recovery unit is arranged below the main body unit; the water supply unit comprises a [-shaped seat mounted on the side wall of the main body unit, a threaded shaft movably arranged in the [-shaped seat, a driving motor mounted at the input end of the threaded shaft, a moving seat mounted on the peripheral side surface of the threaded shaft, and a duckbilled water dispenser mounted on the side wall of the moving seat and located in the main body unit; and the water quantity meter is arranged at the top of the duckbilled water dispenser. According to the pig metabolism cage with the height-adjustable feeding trough, through the arrangement of the water supply unit and the feeding unit, the height of the feeding trough can be conveniently adjusted according to the physique of pigs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of metabolic testing technology for growing pigs, and in particular to a pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, digestive and metabolic experiments commonly employ in vivo, semi-in vivo, and in vitro methods to study the digestive and metabolic patterns of nutrients in pig feed. Among these, the in vivo method, characterized by complete fecal collection, best reflects the true digestive and metabolic patterns of pigs. For digestive and metabolic experiments on pigs at different weight stages and pigs with ileal fistulas, the in vivo method can accurately record feed intake and collect metabolites as completely as possible, ensuring the pigs' comfort while restricting their activity.

[0003] A search revealed a publication (announcement) number: CN208191767U, which discloses a growing pig metabolic cage, including a rectangular cage frame. The cage frame is equipped with a front fence, a rear fence, a left side plate, a right side plate, a slatted bottom plate, a feed trough, a duckbill drinker, a water tank, a waste collection trough, a metabolic collection funnel, and a metabolic collection bucket. The width and length of the cage are adjustable, and the feed trough and duckbill drinker are centrally located, enabling simultaneous feeding and drinking. This allows the growing pigs to maintain a high level of comfort even with limited space for movement. The designed waste collection trough can collect feed that leaks from the feed trough while the growing pigs are eating, reducing waste. The metabolites of the growing pigs can fall completely into the metabolic collection bucket through the slatted bottom plate and the metabolic collection funnel, achieving the goal of accurately collecting the metabolites of the growing pigs.

[0004] Although the above scheme can ensure that the metabolites of growing pigs fall completely into the metabolic collection bucket through the slatted bottom plate and metabolic collection funnel, achieving the goal of precise collection of growing pig metabolites, in actual experiments, due to the different standing heights of pigs of different sizes, they will lean forward or kneel on their forelimbs when the feed trough is fixed at a certain height. This will cause limb injury or feed waste. Therefore, we propose a pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height. Utility Model Content

[0005] The main purpose of this utility model is to provide a pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height. By setting up a water supply unit and a feeding unit, it solves the problem that pigs of different sizes stand at different heights, and when the feed trough is fixed at a certain height, they will lean forward or kneel on their forelimbs, which will cause limb injury or feed waste.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0007] A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height includes a main unit, a water supply unit disposed inside the main unit, a feeding unit disposed on the side of the main unit, a water supply unit disposed above the main unit, and a recycling unit disposed below the main unit.

[0008] The water supply unit includes a C-shaped seat installed on the side wall of the main unit, a threaded shaft movably disposed in the C-shaped seat, a drive motor installed on the input end of the threaded shaft, a movable seat installed on the circumferential side of the threaded shaft, a duckbill water drinker installed on the side wall of the movable seat and located inside the main unit, and a water meter installed on the top of the duckbill water drinker.

[0009] The feeding unit includes a fixed seat installed on the side wall of the main unit, a threaded rod movably disposed inside the fixed seat and having two sections of oppositely oriented threads, an adjusting component disposed at the end of the threaded rod, a movable component mounted on the threaded rod, a transmission component disposed above the movable component, and a feeding trough installed on the side wall of the transmission component.

[0010] Preferably, the main unit includes a cage body, wheels mounted at the bottom of the cage body, and a sealing gate fence formed on the surface of the cage body.

[0011] Preferably, the main body unit further includes an opening and closing handle installed on the side wall of the gate fence.

[0012] Preferably, the adjusting component includes a rotating disk mounted on the input end of the threaded rod, and a screw handle mounted on the side wall of the rotating disk.

[0013] Preferably, the transmission component includes a first connecting seat mounted on the top of the moving component, a fixing block disposed above the fixing seat, a second connecting seat mounted on the bottom of the fixing block, and a connecting rod with one end movably connected to the second connecting seat and the other end movably connected to the first connecting seat.

[0014] Preferably, there are two sets of integral structures consisting of the first connecting seat, the second connecting seat, and the connecting rod, and the two sets of integral structures consisting of the first connecting seat, the second connecting seat, and the connecting rod are symmetrically arranged about the bisecting plane of the threaded rod.

[0015] Preferably, the water supply unit includes a water storage tank installed on the top of the cage and a water supply pipe installed on the side wall of the water storage tank and connected to the duckbill drinker.

[0016] Preferably, the recycling unit includes a waste recycling trough and a metabolic collection funnel installed at the bottom of the cage, and a metabolic collection bucket disposed below the metabolic collection funnel.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] In this invention, through the water supply unit and feeding unit, when the height of the drinking device needs to be adjusted according to the pig's physique, the drive motor drives the threaded shaft to rotate, and the moving seat can drive the duckbill drinker to move up and down along the threaded shaft, making the duckbill drinker suitable for the experimental pig to drink, thus realizing convenient adjustment of the height of the drinking device according to the pig's physique. When the height of the feeding trough needs to be adjusted according to the pig's physique, the handle is turned, causing the rotating disc to drive the threaded rod to rotate. Since the threaded rod has two sections with opposite threads, the two moving parts can move along the threaded rod in a direction that is closer to or farther from each other. Through the transmission component, the feeding trough is driven to move up and down, thus realizing convenient adjustment of the height of the feeding trough according to the pig's physique. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a top view schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at point AA;

[0022] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at point BB;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the right-side structure of this utility model.

[0024] In the picture:

[0025] 1. Main body unit; 101. Cage body; 102. Wheels; 103. Door gate; 104. Opening and closing handle;

[0026] 2. Water supply unit; 201. C-shaped base; 202. Threaded shaft; 203. Drive motor; 204. Movable base; 205. Duckbill water drinker; 206. Water meter;

[0027] 3. Feeding unit; 301. Fixed base; 302. Moving part; 303. Adjusting part; 3031. Rotating disc; 3032. Turning handle; 304. Transmission part; 3041. First connecting seat; 3042. Fixing block; 3043. Second connecting seat; 3044. Connecting rod; 305. Feed trough; 306. Threaded rod;

[0028] 4. Water supply unit; 401. Water storage tank; 402. Water delivery pipe;

[0029] 5. Recycling unit; 501. Waste recycling tank; 502. Metabolic collection funnel; 503. Metabolic collection bucket. Detailed Implementation

[0030] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the present utility model will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments. Example

[0031] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 As shown, a pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height includes a main body unit 1, a water supply unit 2 disposed inside the main body unit 1, a feeding unit 3 disposed on the side of the main body unit 1, a water supply unit 4 disposed above the main body unit 1, and a recycling unit 5 disposed below the main body unit 1.

[0032] like Figure 3 As shown, the water supply unit 2 includes a U-shaped seat 201 installed on the side wall of the main unit 1, a threaded shaft 202 movably disposed in the U-shaped seat 201, a drive motor 203 installed on the input end of the threaded shaft 202, a movable seat 204 installed on the circumferential side of the threaded shaft 202, a duckbill drinker 205 installed on the side wall of the movable seat 204 and located inside the main unit 1, and a water meter 206 installed on the top of the duckbill drinker 205. The water meter 206 is set to monitor the water consumption of the experimental pigs in real time.

[0033] like Figure 4 As shown, the feeding unit 3 includes a fixed base 301 installed on the side wall of the main unit 1, a threaded rod 306 movably disposed inside the fixed base 301 and having two sections of threads with opposite directions, an adjusting member 303 disposed at the end of the threaded rod 306, a moving member 302 installed on the threaded rod 306, a transmission member 304 disposed above the moving member 302, and a feeding trough 305 installed on the side wall of the transmission member 304. When the threaded rod 306 rotates, the moving member 302 can drive the feeding trough 305 to move up and down through the transmission member 304.

[0034] like Figure 1 As shown, the main unit 1 includes a cage body 101, a travel wheel 102 installed at the bottom of the cage body 101, and a sealing gate 103 opened on the surface of the cage body 101. The travel wheel 102 facilitates the convenient movement of the entire metabolic cage.

[0035] like Figure 2 As shown, the main unit 1 also includes an opening and closing handle 104 installed on the side wall of the sealing gate fence 103. The opening and closing handle 104 facilitates the opening and closing of the sealing gate fence 103.

[0036] like Figure 2As shown, the adjusting component 303 includes a rotating disk 3031 installed at the input end of the threaded rod 306, and a screw handle 3032 installed on the side wall of the rotating disk 3031. The screw handle 3032 facilitates the convenient rotation of the rotating disk 3031.

[0037] like Figure 5 As shown, the transmission component 304 includes a first connecting seat 3041 mounted on the top of the moving component 302, a fixing block 3042 disposed above the fixing seat 301, a second connecting seat 3043 mounted on the bottom of the fixing block 3042, and a connecting rod 3044 whose one end is movably connected to the second connecting seat 3043 and whose other end is movably connected to the first connecting seat 3041. When the first connecting seat 3041 moves along the threaded rod 306 with the moving component 302, the second connecting seat 3043 can drive the fixing block 3042 to move up and down.

[0038] like Figure 5 As shown, the integral structure consisting of the first connecting seat 3041, the second connecting seat 3043, and the connecting rod 3044 has two sets, and the integral structure consisting of the first connecting seat 3041, the second connecting seat 3043, and the connecting rod 3044 is symmetrically arranged about the bisecting plane of the threaded rod 306, so that the up and down movement of the trough 305 is more stable.

[0039] like Figure 3 As shown, the water supply unit 4 includes a water storage tank 401 installed on the top of the cage 101 and a water supply pipe 402 installed on the side wall of the water storage tank 401 and connected to the duckbill drinker 205. The water supply pipe 402 can transport drinking water in the water storage tank 401 to the duckbill drinker 205.

[0040] like Figure 5 As shown, the recycling unit 5 includes a waste recycling trough 501 and a metabolic collection funnel 502 installed at the bottom of the cage 101, and a metabolic collection bucket 503 located below the metabolic collection funnel 502. The recycling unit 5 can prevent the pollution of the environment by excrement and excess feed.

[0041] When the height of the drinking device needs to be adjusted according to the pig's size, the drive motor 203 drives the threaded shaft 202 to rotate, and the movable seat 204 can drive the duckbill drinker 205 to move up and down along the threaded shaft 202, so that the duckbill drinker 205 is suitable for the experimental pig to drink water, thus realizing the convenient adjustment of the height of the drinking device according to the pig's size. Example

[0042] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5As shown, a pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height includes a main body unit 1, a water supply unit 2 disposed inside the main body unit 1, a feeding unit 3 disposed on the side of the main body unit 1, a water supply unit 4 disposed above the main body unit 1, and a recycling unit 5 disposed below the main body unit 1.

[0043] like Figure 3 As shown, the water supply unit 2 includes a U-shaped seat 201 installed on the side wall of the main unit 1, a threaded shaft 202 movably disposed in the U-shaped seat 201, a drive motor 203 installed on the input end of the threaded shaft 202, a movable seat 204 installed on the circumferential side of the threaded shaft 202, a duckbill drinker 205 installed on the side wall of the movable seat 204 and located inside the main unit 1, and a water meter 206 installed on the top of the duckbill drinker 205. The water meter 206 is set to monitor the water consumption of the experimental pigs in real time.

[0044] like Figure 4 As shown, the feeding unit 3 includes a fixed base 301 installed on the side wall of the main unit 1, a threaded rod 306 movably disposed inside the fixed base 301 and having two sections of threads with opposite directions, an adjusting member 303 disposed at the end of the threaded rod 306, a moving member 302 installed on the threaded rod 306, a transmission member 304 disposed above the moving member 302, and a feeding trough 305 installed on the side wall of the transmission member 304. When the threaded rod 306 rotates, the moving member 302 can drive the feeding trough 305 to move up and down through the transmission member 304.

[0045] like Figure 1 As shown, the main unit 1 includes a cage body 101, a travel wheel 102 installed at the bottom of the cage body 101, and a sealing gate 103 opened on the surface of the cage body 101. The travel wheel 102 facilitates the convenient movement of the entire metabolic cage.

[0046] like Figure 2 As shown, the main unit 1 also includes an opening and closing handle 104 installed on the side wall of the sealing gate fence 103. The opening and closing handle 104 facilitates the opening and closing of the sealing gate fence 103.

[0047] like Figure 2 As shown, the adjusting component 303 includes a rotating disk 3031 installed at the input end of the threaded rod 306, and a screw handle 3032 installed on the side wall of the rotating disk 3031. The screw handle 3032 facilitates the convenient rotation of the rotating disk 3031.

[0048] like Figure 5As shown, the transmission component 304 includes a first connecting seat 3041 mounted on the top of the moving component 302, a fixing block 3042 disposed above the fixing seat 301, a second connecting seat 3043 mounted on the bottom of the fixing block 3042, and a connecting rod 3044 whose one end is movably connected to the second connecting seat 3043 and whose other end is movably connected to the first connecting seat 3041. When the first connecting seat 3041 moves along the threaded rod 306 with the moving component 302, the second connecting seat 3043 can drive the fixing block 3042 to move up and down.

[0049] like Figure 5 As shown, the integral structure consisting of the first connecting seat 3041, the second connecting seat 3043, and the connecting rod 3044 has two sets, and the integral structure consisting of the first connecting seat 3041, the second connecting seat 3043, and the connecting rod 3044 is symmetrically arranged about the bisecting plane of the threaded rod 306, so that the up and down movement of the trough 305 is more stable.

[0050] like Figure 3 As shown, the water supply unit 4 includes a water storage tank 401 installed on the top of the cage 101 and a water supply pipe 402 installed on the side wall of the water storage tank 401 and connected to the duckbill drinker 205. The water supply pipe 402 can transport drinking water in the water storage tank 401 to the duckbill drinker 205.

[0051] like Figure 5 As shown, the recycling unit 5 includes a waste recycling trough 501 and a metabolic collection funnel 502 installed at the bottom of the cage 101, and a metabolic collection bucket 503 located below the metabolic collection funnel 502. The recycling unit 5 can prevent the pollution of the environment by excrement and excess feed.

[0052] When the height of the feeding trough 305 needs to be adjusted according to the pig's size, the handle 3032 is turned, causing the rotating disc 3031 to drive the threaded rod 306 to rotate. Since the threaded rod 306 has two sections of threads with opposite directions, the two moving parts 302 can move along the threaded rod 306 in a direction that is closer to or further away from each other. Through the transmission part 304, the feeding trough 305 is moved up and down, thereby realizing the convenient adjustment of the height of the feeding trough 305 according to the pig's size.

[0053] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of this utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of this utility model. Various changes and modifications can be made to this utility model without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claims. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height, comprising a main body unit (1), characterized in that, It also includes a water supply unit (2) located inside the main body unit (1), a feeding unit (3) located on the side of the main body unit (1), a water supply unit (4) located above the main body unit (1), and a recycling unit (5) located below the main body unit (1). The water supply unit (2) includes a C-shaped seat (201) installed on the side wall of the main unit (1), a threaded shaft (202) movably disposed in the C-shaped seat (201), a drive motor (203) installed on the input end of the threaded shaft (202), a movable seat (204) installed on the circumferential side of the threaded shaft (202), a duckbill drinker (205) installed on the side wall of the movable seat (204) and located inside the main unit (1), and a water meter (206) installed on the top of the duckbill drinker (205). The feeding unit (3) includes a fixed seat (301) installed on the side wall of the main unit (1), a threaded rod (306) movably disposed inside the fixed seat (301) and having two sections of oppositely oriented threads, an adjusting member (303) disposed at the end of the threaded rod (306), a moving member (302) installed on the threaded rod (306), a transmission member (304) disposed above the moving member (302), and a feeding trough (305) installed on the side wall of the transmission member (304).

2. The pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main unit (1) includes a cage (101), a travel wheel (102) installed at the bottom of the cage (101), and a sealing gate (103) opened on the surface of the cage (101).

3. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 2, characterized in that: The main unit (1) also includes an opening and closing handle (104) installed on the side wall of the gate fence (103).

4. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adjusting member (303) includes a rotating disk (3031) mounted on the input end of the threaded rod (306) and a screw handle (3032) mounted on the side wall of the rotating disk (3031).

5. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission component (304) includes a first connecting seat (3041) installed on the top of the moving component (302), a fixed block (3042) disposed above the fixed seat (301), a second connecting seat (3043) installed on the bottom of the fixed block (3042), and a connecting rod (3044) with one end movably connected to the second connecting seat (3043) and the other end movably connected to the first connecting seat (3041).

6. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 5, characterized in that: The integral structure consisting of the first connecting seat (3041), the second connecting seat (3043), and the connecting rod (3044) is divided into two sets, and the integral structure consisting of the first connecting seat (3041), the second connecting seat (3043), and the connecting rod (3044) is symmetrically arranged about the bisecting plane of the threaded rod (306).

7. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water supply unit (4) includes a water storage tank (401) installed on the top of the cage (101) and a water supply pipe (402) installed on the side wall of the water storage tank (401) and connected to the duckbill drinker (205).

8. A pig metabolic cage with an adjustable feed trough height according to claim 2, characterized in that: The recycling unit (5) includes a waste recycling trough (501) and a metabolic collection funnel (502) installed at the bottom of the cage (101), and a metabolic collection bucket (503) disposed below the metabolic collection funnel (502).

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