Animal treatment apparatus, block, and method of use
OwnerGlenn Andrew Bradshawinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides an animal treatment block for applying a treatment to an animal against the action of biting insects, including a body including a carrier medium, a structural means, incorporated into the carrier medium and an active ingredient incorporated into the carrier medium. The body, including the carrier medium with incorporated active ingredient and structural means, may be mounted such that an animal can readily contact the body, whereby the active ingredient is applied to the animal in a controlled manner, through application of the carrier medium. The invention also relates to variants thereof and methods of use.
Claims32
1-67. (canceled)
An animal treatment block for applying a treatment to an animal against the action of biting insects, the animal treatment block including:
- a body including a carrier medium, the carrier medium including synthetic high temperature hard wax;
- a structural means including a plurality of fibres incorporated into the carrier medium of the body to give structural integrity;
- and
- an active ingredient incorporated into the carrier medium of the body,
- wherein the body, including the carrier medium with incorporated active ingredient and structural means, and may be mounted such that an animal can readily contact the body, whereby the active ingredient is applied to the animal in a controlled manner, through application of the carrier medium, and further wherein, the block is configured to provide treatment for animals for substantially at least several weeks.
An apparatus for applying a treatment to cattle against the action of biting insects, the apparatus including:
- a body including a wax carrier;
- a mounting means to mount the body above the ground so as to be at a suitable position whereby cattle can contact the body;
- an active ingredient incorporated into the body to act as an insecticide against the biting insects;
- and
- a structural means incorporated or part of the body being coconut coir,
- wherein the mounting of the body is such that cattle can contact the body by rubbing so as to apply the carrier and incorporated insecticide, and the application is in a controlled manner due to the body being in a substantially solid form.
An animal treatment block for applying a treatment to an animal against the action of biting insects, the animal treatment block including:
- a body including a carrier medium;
- a structural means incorporated into the carrier medium of the body to give structural integrity;
- and
- an active ingredient incorporated into the carrier medium of the body,
- wherein the body, including the carrier medium with incorporated active ingredient and structural means, may be mounted such that an animal can readily contact the body, whereby the active ingredient is applied to the animal in a controlled manner, through application of the carrier medium, and the block includes a conduit and a plurality of blocks are strung together on a rope or chain through the conduit between two points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.