223 results about "Mink" patented technology

The invention discloses a complex additive for foxes, raccoon dogs and martens, which pertains to the technical field of animal nutrition. In the invention, a variety of vitamins and microelements which are required to promote the reproductive performance of the foxes, the raccoon dogs and the martens are strongly strengthened, and the balance of all nutritional factors are also synthetically considered; the additive is added with high-quality yolk powder, active microzyme and complex enzyme preparation; the components and contents of each kilogram of the additive are restricted within the best range. The basic nutrition requirements of the foxes, the raccoon dogs and the martens at the breeding stage are fully considered in the invention, and a plurality of nutrient factors which affect the reproductive performances of the foxes, the raccoon dogs and the martens are also emphasized. By adopting the additive, the breeding animals can reach good posture, the development of the generative organs is promoted, the estrus expression is obvious, the hybridization time is concentrated and advanced, the birth amount and ablactation survival rate are improved, and the barren rate and dystocia rate are reduced, thus effectively improving the reproductive performance of the foxes, the raccoon dogs and the martens.

The invention relates to a premix for improving the reproductive performance of fur animals, comprising trace element semi-finished product and a vitamin semi-finished product. The trace element semi-product is prepared from the following components: 10-40 parts of amino acid Fe-chelate, 10-50 parts of amino acid zinc chelate, 20-40 parts of amino acid manganese chelate, 5-20 parts of amino acid copper chelate, 1-8 parts of amino acid selenium chelate and 125-135 parts of zeolite powder; the vitamin semi-finished product is prepared from the following components: 2-8 parts of vitamin A, 1-4 parts of vitamin D, 15-35 parts of vitamin E, 30-70 parts of dihydropyridine, 10-20 parts of methionine and 100-125 parts of corn protein powder; and the two semi-products are uniformly mixed accordingto the ratio of 1: 1 to obtain the final product. The premix is applicable to a hybridization preparation period, a gestation period and a lactation period of foxes, minks and raccoons. By feeding the premix provided by the invention, reproductive performance of foxes, minks and raccoons, oestrus rate, conception rate, number born and survival rate of weaning cubs can be improved.

The invention discloses an animal-derived component detection kit. The kit comprises a primer combination of at least three primer pairs in primer pairs disclosed as SEQ ID NO.1-22. The kit can be used for detecting components derived from pigs, cattle, raccoon dogs, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits, foxes, minks, donkeys and mice, and has the characteristics of high specificity, high sensitivity and high detection result visualization degree. The animal-derived component detection kit can be judged directly with the naked eyes, is low in cost, and thus, is suitable for large-scale detection on animal-derived components of various foods.

Belonging to the technical field of animal origin component molecular detection, the invention provides a detection kit for sheep origin component identification and detection of multi-species origin components in products. The kit includes primers shown as SEQ ID No.2&3, a reaction reagent, positive control and blank control. In addition, the kit also includes specific primers of ordinary cattle, buffalo, pigs, equus, rabbits, foxes, dogs, minks, rats, chickens and ducks, and the nucleotide sequences thereof are shown as SEQ ID No.4-25. The kit provided by the invention is employed for analysis to determine whether the sample contains sheep origin components and can effectively distinguish sheep and goats, and whether pigs, bos turus, buffalo, equus, rabbits, foxes, dogs, minks, rats, chickens, ducks and other animal ingredients are mixed. The invention provides an effective, accurate and reliable means for detection of the animal origin components in meat, hides and feed, and the kit and the method have the characteristics of simplicity, fastness, comprehensiveness, strong specificity, low cost, and wide applicability.

The invention relates to 1 percent mink special compound premix which belongs to a fur-bearing animal feed additive formula and aims to solve the problems of mink nutrient metabolic diseases, common diseases, propagation dysfunction, fur quality reduction, production toxicity, and the like caused by the lack or the excess of vitamin, trace elements or amino acid in cultivation production. The 1 percent mink special compound premix adopts various vitamins, trace elements, probiotics, biotic factors, enzyme preparations and attractants, is rich in various nutritive matters of lysine, methionine, and the like, not only can satisfy the nutrient requirements of minks for vitamins and trace elements in various growth periods, effectively prevent nutrient metabolic diseases of the minks, strengthen the immunity and the disease resistance of animal organisms, prevent and reduce common diseases, such as diarrhea, and the like, supply the insufficiency of various essential amino acids of fur-bearing animals, increase digestion metaboilic levels of animals, improve the fur quality, obviously increase the conception rate and the teem survival rate, has low cost and simple adding method and is added according to 1 percent of the weight of feed..

The present invention provides immunocontraceptive vaccines comprising a zona pellucida (ZP) polypeptide, and / or a variant thereof, from a carnivorous mammal such as cat, dog, ferret or mink. Such vaccines are useful in reducing fertility of cats and / or dogs.

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, disclosing two pseudomonas aeruginosa virulent strains and a mink hemorrhagic pneumonia divalent inactivated vaccine prepared from the two strains. The pseudomonas aeruginosa virulent strains are inoculated in a culture medium to be amplified and cultured by ventilation; after the obtained cultured object is inactivated, the products are mixed at the ratio of 1-2:1; and adjuvant is added to prepare the mink hemorrhagic pneumonia divalent inactivated vaccine. The divalent inactivated vaccine disclosed by the invention has good immunity effect on mink hemorrhagic pneumonia, at least five-month protection periods can be obtained, the protection ratio is above 80%, the mink hemorrhagic pneumonia can be prevented, and the vaccine has good application prospect.

The invention discloses premixed feed for improving the growth speed and the nutrient substance digestion rate of minks at a breeding period. The premixed feed per one kilogram comprises the following raw material components: 265g-300g of corn protein powder, 15g-20g of compound vitamin B, 25g-35g of a complex enzyme preparation, 250000-300000 IU of vitamin A, 12g-15g of vitamin C, 2000-2500 IU of vitamin E, 50000-80000 IU of vitamin D, 0.6g-1g of vitamin K, 25g-28g of methionine, 15g-18g of lysine, 0.5g-1g of biotin, 55g-70g of choline chloride, 7g-9g of ferrous sulfate monohydrate, 9g-12g of copper sulfate pentahydrate, 10g-12.5g of manganese sulfate, 16g-20g of zinc sulphate monohydrate, 5g-6g of sodium selenite, 6g-8g of cobalt chloride, 5g-6g of potassium iodate, 10g-15g of yeast, 0.5g-0.6g of pantothenic acid, 3g-5g of nicotinamide, 0.5g-0.6g of folic acid, 140g-150g of calcium hydrogen phosphate, 30g-40g of table salt and 260g-300g of puffed corn powder. The premixed feed can be used for effectively improving the daily gain and the digestion rate of proteins, fat and carbohydrates of the minks at a breeding period, reducing the diarrhea rate of the minks and improving the culture benefits of the minks.

The invention discloses a method for quickly detecting the fat content of bovine milk based on a dielectric spectrum technique. According to the method for quickly detecting the fat content of the bovine milk based on the dielectric spectrum technique, dielectric spectrums (relative dielectric constant spectrums and dielectric loss factor spectrums), in certain one radio-frequency / microwave range of one batch of bovine milk samples are obtained by utilizing a network analyzer (or an impedance analyzer) and a coaxial probe; characteristic dielectric variables which express the fat content of the bovine mink are extracted from the dielectric spectrums; linear or nonlinear detection models for detecting the fat content of the bovine milk are established based on the dielectric spectrums in the whole radio-frequency / microwave range or the extracted characteristic dielectric variables; the models are inspected; the model of which the prediction-set root-mean-square error is minimal is used as an optimal model for detecting the fat content of the bovine milk. The dielectric spectrum of a bovine milk sample of which the fat content is unknown is measured; the numerical values of the characteristic dielectric variables are substituted into the optimal model, so that the fat content of the sample can be calculated. The method for quickly detecting the fat content of the bovine milk based on the dielectric spectrum technique has the advantages that the detection is convenient and quick, the operation is simple, the precision is high, and the on-line and real-time detection can be realized.

The invention discloses a mink canine distemper-parvovirus enteritis bigeminal live vaccine as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The bigeminal live vaccine comprises the effective constituents of a mink parvovirus attenuated vaccine strain MEVB-F61 and a mink canine distemper attenuated vaccine strain CDV3-CL, wherein the artificially-attenuated mink parvovirus attenuated vaccine strain MEVB-F61 is preserved in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, and the preservation number of the mink parvovirus attenuated vaccine strain MEVB-F61 is CGMCC No.9560. Safety testing results show that no any adverse effect is realized when the mink is inoculated with the bigeminal live vaccine; an effect test result shows that after inoculation of the single-dose bigeminal live vaccine, the minks are prevented from attach of high toxicity for detecting canine distemper virus and parvovirus, so that minks are protected. The bigeminal live vaccine provided by the invention can simultaneously prevent two diseases of mink canine distemper and mink parvovirus enteritis, that two diseases are prevented through an injection of the bigeminal live vaccine is realized, and the bigeminal live vaccine has a wide application prospect.

The invention provides a reagent kit for bovine-derived component identification and detection of multi-species provenance components in products of bovine-derived components, and belongs to the technical field of animal provenance component molecular detection. The reagent kit comprises specific primers shown in the SEQ ID No.2 and the SEQ ID No.3, a reaction reagent and positive and blank control, and further comprises specific primers of pigs, horses, rabbits, foxes, dogs, minks, mice, chickens and ducks, and the nucleotide sequences of the specific primers are as shown from SEQ ID No.4 to SEQ ID No.21. By means of the primers of the reagent kit, sample DNA is amplified, a PCR amplification product is analyzed, whether a sample contains bovine-derived components or not can be judged and whether components of other animals such as pigs, horses, rabbits, foxes, dogs, minks, mice, chickens and ducks are doped in the sample or not can be judged. The reagent kit provides an efficient, precise and reliable means for detection of animal provenance components in meat, pelts and feed, and has the advantages of being easy and convenient to use, quick, comprehensive, high in specificity, low in cost and wide in adaptability.

The invention discloses immune colloidal gold test paper capable of simultaneously detecting canine distemper and canine parvo of foxes, raccoon dogs and minks and a method for preparing the immune colloidal gold test paper. The test paper consists of a test paper box and a test paper tape, and the test paper tape is made by sequentially bonding a hard polyvinyl chloride lining plate, a nitrocellulose membrane, a long colloidal gold combination pad, a short colloidal gold combination pad, a sample pad and an absorption pad. VP2 gene monoclonal antibody- colloidal gold biomarkers resistant to mink-source canine distemper viruses and parvoviruses are sprayed on the long and short colloidal gold combination pads respectively. Two detection lines formed by rabbit anti-mink source canine distemper virus and parvovirus antibodies and a quality control line formed by a rabbit antimouse antibody are sprayed on the nitrocellulose membrane. The test paper is applicable to quick detection of pestilences of foxes, raccoon dogs and minks, and detection of two pestilences including canine distemper and canine parvo of foxes, raccoon dogs and minks can be simultaneously completed by the same test paper, and detection is simple, convenient, quick and accurate.

The invention discloses a mink fur dyeing method, which comprises the following steps of: degreasing, chrome tanning, dyeing, coating, suspension dyeing, washing and the like. Only a small amount of labor is needed in a dyeing process, a good dyeing effect is achieved, and the dyeing utilization ratio is high.

The invention relates to a manufacturing method for animal feed, in particular to a manufacturing method for a special animal feed exclusively used in fox, mink and raccoon dog. The method has the advantages that: raw materials of corn and soybean meal required in the formula are bulked by a dry method or wet method and ground; the ground material is mixed with meat and bone meal and imported fishmeal, and then bulked again (by the dry method or wet method); the second bulking is completely different from other bulking methods for an annular space discharging mode is adopted in the discharging in front of a bulking machine in the second bulking and the bulking temperature is 100-130 DEG C, which not only realizes the aim of sterilization and curing, but also avoids breaking the nutritional factors of the materials due to over-high temperature; the product produced by the process has high bulking degree, good water binding capacity, good palatability and thorough sterilization. The premix materials are added and mixed twice to avoid reducing the effect caused by heating.

The invention discloses supplementary feed for a mink at growth period. The supplementary feed is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 70-80 parts of vegetable feed, 10-30 parts of animal feed, 1-5 parts of amino acid feed, 1-5 parts of mineral feed, 0.1-0.5 part of choline chloride, 0.1-0.5 part of a compound enzyme preparation, 0.05-0.2 part of a microbial preparation, 0.1-0.5 part of ethoxy quinoline and 0.5-1 part of additive premix. According to the feed disclosed by the invention, the growth speed, the survival rate and the fur-feather quality of the mink at the growth period are improved, the digestive rate of proteins and fat in the feed is improved, and the diarrhea rate and the feed-grain ratio of young minks are reduced.

The invention discloses a full-length nucleotide sequence and a mature peptide nucleotide sequence of a mink growth hormone releasing hormone cDNA gene, and encoded protein amino acid sequences thereof. The mink growth hormone releasing hormone cDNA sequence is a complete open reading frame with 321 nucleotide sequences, and 106 amino acids are encoded. The mature peptide is encoded by 132 nucleotide sequences, and 44 amino acid residues are encoded. The mink growth hormone releasing hormone cDNA can be used for promoting the growths of economic animals such as minks.

The invention discloses a technology for imitating mink fur by using rabbit fur and is characterized in that the technology comprises the following steps that: 1) the rabbit fur is tanned by using a routine technique; 2) hairs are sheared, ironed and combed, and treatment such as shaving, carving and the like is conducted; 3) surface finish treatment is conducted; 4) surface waterproof treatment is conducted; 5) leather sheet strength treatment is conducted; 6) mordant dyeing is conducted; 7) coloring treatment is conducted; and 8) imitated mink fur is formed. By using low-level fur such as rabbit fur, beaver rabbit fur and the like, through routine process treatment such as hair shearing, hair ironing, hair combing and the like, then through special process treatment such as hair surface finish treatment, hair surface waterproof performance treatment, leather sheet strength treatment and the like and finally through process treatment such as dyeing, color spraying, printing, carving and the like, the processed rabbit fur and beaver rabbit fur can reach the effect of mink velvet, thereby realizing the effect of turning low-level fur into high-level fur.

The invention discloses a Pseudomonas aeruginosa and propolis inactivated vaccine for minks, which is prepared from two Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa and propolis divalent inactivated vaccine for the minks is prepared by the following steps of: performing aerobic amplification culturing on a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain inoculation culture medium; inactivating harvested cultures; then mixing the inactivated cultures in the proportion of 1:1; and adding propolis. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa and propolis inactivated vaccine disclosed by the invention is good in immune effect of preventing hemorrhagic pneumonia of the minks; the protection period of at least five months can be obtained; and the protection rate is at least 80 percent. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa and propolis inactivated vaccine for the minks is good in application prospect.

The invention relates to the Chinese medicine detection technology field and belongs to a mink heart DNA detection kit, comprising buffer solution, 12.5mM dNTP, one type of 0.1mM primer 1 or 2, Taq DNA polymerase, sample DNA to be detected, and the identification reaction system of double-distilled water; containing buffer solution, 12.5mM dNTP, one type of 0.1mM primer 1 or 2, Taq DNA polymerase, mink heart DNA, and the positive control reaction system of the double-distilled water; including buffer solution, 12.5mM dNTP, one type of 0.1mM primer 1 or 2, Taq DNA polymerase, mixture of chicken heart, duck heart, goose heart and rabbit heart DNA according to 1:1, and the negative control reaction system of the double-distilled water. The mink heart DNA identification method comprises steps such as designing mink heart mitochondrial DNA two-pair specific oligonucleotide primer, artificially synthetizing mink heart mitochondrial DNA two-pair specific oligonucleotide primer, fixing reaction procedures and result judgment, and the like; the method can simultaneously and accurately differ the specificity of various animal hearts which are easily mixed with the mink heat; and the identification method has the advantages of simplicity, rapidness, and reliable detection result, etc.

The invention belongs to the field of biotechnology, and discloses a pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage and an application thereof in prevention of hemorrhagic pneumonia of a mink. The pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage is preserved in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center on April 14, 2014, has the preservation number of CGMCC No. 9102, and is classified and named pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage. As for the application of the pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage in prevention of hemorrhagic pneumonia of the mink, assume that the living space of each mink is 1m<3>; an ultrasonic spraying mode is adopted; the titer of the pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage is 10<9>PFU / ml, and the dose for each mink is 10ml; hemorrhagic pneumonia of the mink can be prevented by using the pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage once per month in a disease outbreak period. By adopting the ultrasonic spraying application mode, the bacteriophage can directly arrive in the lung where bacteria is colonized, thus improving the efficiency of controlling bacterial infection of the lung of an animal by the bacteriophage, and improving the breeding economic benefits.

The invention relates to the field of veterinary biological products and particularly relates to a preparation method of a mink canine distemper virus live vaccine. The method comprises the following steps: inoculating a bioreactor with sensitive cells for vaccine preparation, and culturing by using a micro-carrier; after the sensitive cells are cultured by over 50% and grow into a dense single layer, inoculating the bioreactor with canine distemper virus for enrichment culture; harvesting the virus culture liquid and micro-carrier; performing freeze-thawing and removing the micro-carrier and cell debris to obtain virus liquid; and blending the virus liquid to obtain the vaccine. By improving the reaction conditions of each step and optimizing the production flow, the method provided by the invention realizes the technical effects of short production cycle, high virus titer, stable product quality, increased production efficiency and low side effect.

The invention discloses a mink aphrodisiac feed. The feed contains main feed and additional components, wherein the main feed comprises the following components by weight percent: 53% of marine trash fish, 18% of animal wastes, 12% of steamed corn flour, 2% of steamed wheat flour, 0.01% of steamed soybean flour, 8% of animal liver, 3% of blood flour and the balance water; the additional components comprise the following components by weight, for one mink per day: 2g of shallot, 2g of yeast powder, 0.001g of cobalt chloride, 0.2g of angelica sinensis, 0.2g of radix astragali preparata, 0.1g of epimedium, 0.1g of actinolite, 0.2g of tuckahoe, 0.1g of the root of herbaceous peony, 0.1g of cuscuta chininsis, 0.1g of cistanche salsa, 0.1g of morinda officinalis, 0.1g of atractylodes macrocephala, 0.1g of codonopsis pilosula and 0.1g of szechuan lovage rhizome. The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows: when the aphrodisiac feed is used in the breeding season of mink, the estrus rate of mink can be obviously increased, the fetus can be protected, the neonatal mortality rate can be reduced, and the survival rate of newborn mink can be increased.

The invention discloses supplement feed for minks in breeding seasons. The supplement feed comprises, by weight, 30%-50% of expanded corn, 1%-20% of expanded wheat, 1%-6% of wheat bran, 18%-30% of expanded soybeans, 2%-20% of peanut meal, 3%-10% of fish meal, 0.5%-1.0% of salt, 0.1%-1% of stone powder, 0.5%-1.5% of lysine, 0.5%-1.0% of methionine, 0.1%-0.5% of choline chloride, 0.1%-0.5% of complex enzyme preparations, 0.05%-0.1% of microecological preparations, 0.1%-0.5% of antioxidants and 0.2%-1.0% of premix.

Compositions and methods useful for fishing are described. In particular, compositions which include one or more fish attractants and which combine several advantageous properties, including moldability at ambient temperatures, sustained release of attractant(s), and ability to resist casting forces due to increased wet strength, are described. These advantages are achieved by combining a polymer such as a cellulose ester, a plasticizer, one or more fish attractant food sources, and optionally one or more fillers. The compositions may include up to 50% attractants, rendering them an effective bait material for attracting fish, crustaceans, other aquatic creatures such as marine mammals, mink, beaver, nuisance pests such as insects, rodents, and coyotes or game species such as deer and bear.

The present invention is based on the identification of new mutations in KCNQ1 (also termed KvLQTI), KCNH2 (also termed HERG), SCN5A, KCNE1 (also termed minK), KCNE2 (also termed MiRP) genes that encode ionic channels involved in cardiac electrical activity and are potentially responsible for the Long QT Syndrome. According to a main aspect, the invention relates to nucleic acids, oligonucleotides and polynucleotides and mRNA, containing sequences of KCNQ1, KCNH2 SCN5A, KCNE1, KCNE2 genes and cDNAs in a mutated form and to respective variant proteins thereof. A preferred embodiment of the present invention is represented by a diagnostic method based on the identification of a group of about 70 non-private mutations in the KCNQ1, KCNH2 and SCN5A genes, detected at high frequency. The method, which is able to identify about 40% of the probands, is non exclusively based on identification of mutations that are described and characterized in this invention where said identification has both prognostic and diagnostic value for the Long QT Syndrome.

The invention relates to a preparation method for obtaining blood used for preparing homologous antiserums and a spleen byproduct used for preparing transfer factors from the bodies of fur bearing animals such as foxes, raccoon dogs and minks; the furs of the foxes, the raccoon dogs and the minks are taken concentratedly in December and confirmed according to the fur-taking dates of different areas; healthy individuals are picked up 45 days before a predicated fur-taking date; the booster immunization of univalent vaccines or polyvalent vaccines of canine distemper, Canine parvovirus enteritis, adenovirus disease, corona virus laxness, parainfluenza, and pasteurellosis is carried out for 3 times by purified and condensed antigens on the foundation of carrying out immunization for once in summer; when the furs are taken, aseptic anticoagulation blood collection is carried out to a heart to improve the blood serum yield; and the spleens of the animals are collected for extracting specific or common transfer factors simultaneously. The blood can be conveniently prepared into the blood serums which resist communicable diseases, and the transfer factors can be extracted the spleen, thus providing guarantee for the healthy development of the breeding in the next year; the invention is used for curing the corresponding communicable diseases of the wild animals of the same species; and when a small amount of communicable disease cases appear in a breeding crowd, the corresponding pathogeny hyper-immune serums and transfer factors are mainly injected to a supposed healthy crowd after the pathogeny is confirmed so as to cure the affected animals in the early period of disease and control the spreading of the epidemic situations.

The invention discloses an edible mushroom culture medium and a preparation method thereof. The edible mushroom culture medium is prepared from the following ingredients in mass percent: 15 to 25 parts of edible mushroom dreg, 6 to 8 parts of edible mushroom root, 15 to 30 parts of tea seed shell, 15 to 25 parts of sunflower seed meal, 6 to 8 parts of mink dung, 0.8 to 2 parts of edible mushroom water retaining agent, 15 to 30 parts of straw particle, 2 to 3 parts of compound conditioning agent and 0.5 to 1.5 parts of lime. The edible mushroom culture medium disclosed by the invention has richnutrients, a mushroom producing yield is high, mushroom shapes are good, and quality is high; by means of adding the independently-developed edible mushroom water retaining agent and the compound conditioning agent, a water replenishing procedure in an edible mushroom growing process is avoided, a growing period of edible mushrooms is shortened, a mushroom stick yield is high, and a pollution rate is low; after sporocarp is harvested, the edible mushroom dregs can be directly applied to fodders, fertilizers and the like; waste reclamation of the edible mushroom dregs cannot be affected by adding the water retaining agent and the conditioning agent.

The invention discloses an automatic mink catching cage. The automatic mink catching cage comprises a cage body, a sliding door and a touching plate. A first hole is formed in the left end of the cage body, and vertical sliding ways and the sliding door are installed on the two sides of the first hole; a horizontal transmitting piece is installed at the top of the cage body, the touching plate is installed at the bottom of the interior of the cage body, a vertical transmitting piece is arranged on the right side of the touching plate, the upper end of the vertical transmitting piece is connected with one end of the horizontal transmitting piece, and the other end of the horizontal transmitting piece is in movable contact with the sliding door; the vertical transmitting piece can drive the horizontal transmitting piece to move rightwards, and the sliding door slides down to close the first hole accordingly; a movement connecting mechanism is arranged between the right side of the touching plate and the vertical transmitting piece. The automatic mink catching cage is a special device for automatically catching a mink; as the touching plate is movably connected with one end of the bottom of the interior of the cage body, and the movement connecting mechanism is installed at the suspension end of the touching plate, on the basis of keeping the closing sensitivity of a door body, the movement range of the touching plate is reduced, and therefore catching damage of the mink can be reduced; meanwhile, the influence of false movement caused by other small animals can be effectively avoided, and catching efficiency is improved.

A mink / fox transportation system (2) for individual transport in connection with the production of mink / fox furs, for example, the transport of upright-standing expansion pelt boards (4), with or without tanned, or tanned and dried pelts, to one or more relevant receiving stations (170, 172), has at least one, preferably a plurality, of self-driven traction units / carriages (10) driven along a predetermined transport path in the form of a track (6) which is formed of track elements (8,8′,8″,8′″) that have been assembled together configured to the arrangement of the particular production facility. The traction units / carriages (10) have a housing (12) with an upwardly-facing side (20) in which an opening (14) is formed for receiving a blunt part (18) extending from the foot end (16) of the pelt board, or surrounds a smaller part of the whole of the foot end of a pelt board.