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1. A livestock feed system, comprising:
a feed bin including a base and one or more sidewalls engaging edges of the base and extending away in a single direction, wherein the feed bin further includes an opening in a first one of the sidewalls for receiving an animal head and wherein the feed bin further includes an access door on a second one the sidewalls that is pivotally, slidably, or removably coupled to adjacent portions of the one or more sidewalls, the access door blocking access to an interior space defined by the one or more sidewalls when in a closed position and providing access to the interior space when in an open position; a support frame for receiving and supporting the feed bin; and a controller mounted on the support frame, wherein the controller includes a processor executing code to provide an animal monitoring and management module that causes the controller to determine intake by an animal accessing the feed bin through the opening, and whereby, except for a main power cord, the livestock feed system is self-contained, modular, and portable. |
