Livestock structures and related methods
AssigneeBig Box Dairy LLC
InventorDean Mason
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a floor, wherein the floor is configured to support livestock housing; a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor; and one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof; in some embodiments, the floor comprises a non-zero slope. Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor.
Claims26
A livestock structure, comprising:
- a floor comprising a non-zero slope, wherein the floor is configured to support livestock housing;
- a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor;
- one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof;
- an air management system to provide ventilation to the structure;
- a guide track coupled to a portion of the roof that is substantially parallel to the floor, wherein the guide track is configured to guide movement of one or more feed delivery vehicles about the floor;
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- a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor.
A livestock structure, comprising:
- a floor comprising a non-zero slope, wherein the floor is configured to support livestock housing;
- a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor;
- one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof;
- an air management system to provide ventilation to the structure, wherein the air management system comprises:
- a plurality of fans configured such that, when activated, the plurality of fans remove air from the structure;
- an air scrubber configured to separate methane from air removed from the structure by the plurality of fans;
- a heating and/or cooling element configured to heat and/or cool air that flows into the structure;
- an air unit configured to receive the methane and at least partially power the heating and/or cooling element and/or the plurality of fans;
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- a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor.
The livestock structure of structure 24, wherein the heating and/or cooling element is configured to heat and/or cool the air suitable for breathing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.