Semirigid poultry and/or swine enclosure
AssigneePerdue Foods LLC
InventorsRaymond Paul Greive, Jeffrey Lane McDaniel, Daniel J. Coady
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Abstract
An at least partially floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement across a field. The semirigid poultry enclosure may comprise a semirigid foundation. The semirigid foundation may include one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements. The semirigid poultry enclosure may include an automated movement system configured to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure on a field. The automated movement system may be configured to move a semirigid poultry enclosure that is at least 90 feet in length via multiple drive units coupled to a semirigid foundation.
Claims15
A floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement on a field, the semirigid poultry enclosure comprising:
- a semirigid foundation including one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements, wherein the one or more flexible portions are longer than the two or more rigid structural elements and are made of a stiff material having dimensions that enable flexibility;
- multiple wall barriers coupled to the semirigid foundation;
- multiple wheels coupled to the semirigid foundation to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure, wherein poultry within the semirigid poultry enclosure have access to the field from within the semirigid poultry enclosure.
A floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to move across a field, wherein the floorless semirigid poultry enclosure is at least 90 feet in length, the semirigid poultry enclosure comprising:
- a semirigid foundation including one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements, wherein the more flexible portions are longer than the two or more rigid structural elements and are made of a stiff material having dimensions that enable flexibility;
- multiple wheels coupled to the semirigid foundation;
- multiple sensors coupled to the semirigid foundation and/or the semirigid enclosure, the multiple sensors configured to generate sensor information.
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