| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a free-choice supplement feeder of compartmented and covered type to be used for grazing livestock, such as cattle. The free-choice supplement feeder consists of a compartmented trough and a cover. The novelty is related to the compartmented trough, whose outer edge forms a reuleaux triangle with rounded tips and a wall that extends perpendicularly away from the base and encloses the outer edge of the base, thus creating three longer sides and three rounded edges and in that the three-piece partition wall is installed in the feeder, the opposite edges of the first edges abut in the middle of the longer sides. The special form and dimension of the three compartments offers the opportunity for a combined use of the feeder as support for buckets with free-choice supplements, such as molassed minerals, and the protection of such mineral supplements in buckets. The invention ensures that the mineral supplement feeder, compared to known mineral supplement feeders, has a high volume for free-choice supplements in relation to its square dimension, is able to support and cover commonly used buckets with molassed minerals, and can be stacked on rectangular formed pallets, such as 120 x 80 cm euro pallets, in a compact way, thus saving transport costs. |
