Piglet milk-feed delivery system
AssigneeLiquid Systems, Inc.
InventorsWayne A. Jefferson, Alan M. Kapp
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Abstract
A method for orally administering feed supplements to a plurality of animal feed stations, and an apparatus for accomplishing the method are disclosed. A feed reservoir is separately connected to the feed station via a tube and is dispensed into a feed trough through a plurality of spray nozzles, providing essentially unlimited supplemental feed. The apparatus also comprises separator plates, such that individual feeding stations result. Additionally, a method of disinfecting and rinsing the apparatus is provided.
Claims17
A feed delivery system for orally administering a supplemental feed solution to a domestic animal comprising:
- a water source;
- a mixing station in communication with said water source, said mixing station for mixing said supplemental feed solution;
- a feeding station in communication with said mixing station, said feeding station including a trough for holding said supplemental feed solution and a plurality of spray nozzles for delivering said feed solution to said trough;
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- a disinfecting station in communication with said water source and said feeding station for dispensing a disinfectant solution into said feeding station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.