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US 2016/0106073 A1Published application
Transport system and a method for transporting livestock
AssigneeHerring Group B.V.
InventorGerrit VAN DER LINDE
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AssigneeHerring Group B.V.
InventorGerrit VAN DER LINDE
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The invention relates to a transport system (2) and a method for transporting livestock, in particular poultry such as chicks, wherein the transport system comprises a transport compartment (3) with an air entry side and an air exit side, wherein the transport system (2) further comprises a ventilation system (4) for supplying air to the transport compartment (3) at the air entry side, wherein the transport system (2) is provided with positioning elements (30) which are arranged for receiving and holding a plurality of boxes (8) for said livestock in a transport position (V) in the transport compartment (3) between the air entry side and the air exit side of the transport compartment, (2) wherein the positioning elements (30) are arranged to hold and position the boxes (8) in the transport position (V) in which the boxes (8) form a first row (81) and a second row (82) that converge towards each other in a direction from the air entry side towards the air exit side of the transport compartment (3).
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Transport system for transporting livestock, wherein the transport system comprises a transport compartment with an air entry side and an air exit side, wherein the transport system further comprises a ventilation system for supplying air to the transport compartment at the air entry side, wherein the transport system is provided with positioning elements which are arranged for receiving and holding a plurality of boxes for said livestock in a transport position in the transport compartment between the air entry side and the air exit side of the transport compartment, wherein the positioning elements are arranged to fix the boxes in the transport position during transport in a first row and a second row that converge towards each other in a direction from the air entry side towards the air exit side of the transport compartment.
Transport vehicle comprising a chassis and the transport system according to claim 1 mounted on top of said chassis.
Method for transporting livestock in a transport system, wherein the transport system comprises a transport compartment with an air entry side and an air exit side, wherein, during transport, the method comprises the step of holding a plurality of boxes for said livestock in a transport position in the transport compartment between the air entry side and the air exit side of the transport compartment, wherein, in the transport position, the boxes are held in a first row and a second row that converge towards each other in a direction from the air entry side towards the air exit side of the transport compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.