FARROWING CRATE WITH A LOW PROFILE FEEDER

摘要

A farrowing crate is defined by a cage having a main central flooring section fro the sow and two side sections for the piglets. A feeder is locat ed at the front wall for supplying feed to the sow when standing and includes a hopper mounted on a front gate outside the crate for and a trough for receiving fee d discharged from the hopper. The trough is formed by a base plate lying substantially flat on the flooring from the hopper rearwardly to a raised transverse restricting member to restrict the escape of feed formed by an inverted V-shaped rib formed in the base plate spaced from the front wall and extending generally across the base plate to define a trough area of a height which allows the sow to lie with i ts neck and head over the restricting member without discomfort. The gate panel includes guards each side of the opening to restrict side to side movement of the sow 's head. The trough is restricted by sides at the sides of the sow flooring.