Animal Weighing Apparatus

An apparatus for weighing an animal, the apparatus comprising:

• a weight bearing surface configured to allow an animal to bear its weight thereon and provided with a weighing platform having parallel side beams connected by opposed end brackets,
• a weight measurement device having lateral surfaces and configured such that the weight of an animal disposed on the weight bearing surface is measureable by the weight measurement device, and
• one or more barriers surrounding the weight measurement device, the one or more barriers configured to limit or prevent contact of the weight measurement device with a liquid travelling toward the weight measurement device,
• wherein the one or more barriers comprise a first set of barriers disposed proximal to a lateral surface of the weight measurement device and a second set of barriers disposed outwardly lateral to the first set of barriers, the first and second set of barriers provide a tortuous path for any water travelling toward the weight measurement device and are independently movable relative to each other,
• wherein the second set of barriers extend upwardly from a structure disposed partially or completely inferior to the weight measurement device, and the first set of barriers and the opposed end brackets extend downwardly from a structure disposed partially or completely superior to the weight measurement device, the first set of barriers and the second set of barriers each forms a quadrilateral barrier, the first set of barriers sitting inside the second set of barriers and the second set of barriers is interleaved between the first set of barriers and said opposed end brackets.