Poultry weighing scale and method for the gender-specific weighing of poultry
AssigneeBig Dutchman International GmbH
InventorKarsten Gerhard Fuchs
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Abstract
A poultry weighing scale for gender-specific weighing in poultry farming includes a weighing plate which is independently accessible for poultry, a weighing module, which is configured to detect the weight of one or more birds which are present on the weighing plate, and a poultry identification unit, which is configured to identify an individual or more birds and their gender of the birds which are present on the weighing plate. The weighing module and the poultry identification unit are configured and arranged as a functional unit of the poultry weighing scale. A method and use for the gender-specific weighing of poultry in poultry farming are also disclosed.
Claims19
A poultry weighing scale for the gender-specific weighing in poultry farming, comprising:
- a weighing plate which is independently accessible by poultry;
- a weighing module, which is configured to detect the weight of one or more birds which are present on the weighing plate;
- and
- a poultry identification unit, which is configured to identify an individual or more birds, and the gender of the birds which are present on the weighing plate;
- wherein the weighing module and the poultry identification unit are configured and arranged as a functional unit of the poultry weighing scale;
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- wherein the poultry weighing scale is configured with a mobile design, and further comprises an undercarriage arranged such that the poultry weighing scale can be moved on the undercarriage.
A method for the gender-specific weighing of poultry in poultry farming, the method comprising the steps of:
- deploying a portable poultry weighing scale in a poultry stall, the portable poultry weighing scale comprising:
- a weighing plate which is independently accessible by poultry;
- a weighing module, which is configured to detect the weight of one or more birds which are present on the weighing plate;
- and
- a poultry identification unit, which is configured to identify an individual or more birds, and the gender of the birds which are present on the weighing plate;
- wherein the weighing module and the poultry identification unit are configured and arranged as a functional unit of the poultry weighing scale and the poultry weighing scale is configured with a mobile design, and further comprises an undercarriage arranged such that the poultry weighing scale can be moved on the undercarriage;
- detection of the weight of a bird;
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- detection of the gender of a bird which is present on the weighing plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.