Farrowing pen
OwnerLynn E. Kaufman, Jay S. Kaufmaninventors
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Abstract
A sanitary animal stall comprising a slatted floor structure, a generally Y-shaped trough communicating with the floor, an overlay mating with said Y-shaped trough. A method of flushing an animal pen comprising confining the animals on a slatted floor; providing a Y-shaped trough structure below and communicating with the floor; and lining the trough with a rigid and discrete overlay wherein the overlay has a very low coefficient of friction such that animal waste moves readily relative to the overlay.
Claims3
A sanitary animal stall or farrowing pen comprising a slatted floor structure for supporting animals, a generally Y-shaped trough disposed below and communicating with said slatted floor, an overlay having a wing on each side thereof and generally co-extensive and mating with said Y-shaped trough and terminating in proximity to said floor, the surface of said overlay having a low co-efficient of friction such that manure and other waste generated by the animals are freely movable relative to said overlay, said Y-shaped trough comprising a footing supporting said overlay, particulate material supporting the sides of said overlay with said material resting on said footing, and concrete-like material situated in the uppermost section on both sides of said trough with said concrete-like material contiguous to said particulate material and imbedding the wings of said overlay and including a lip for holding said slatted floor, the top of said slatted floor collimating with the top of said concrete-like material.
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