ANIMAL KEEPING HOUSE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: animal keeping house has round room 1, feeders 4,5 arranged in circle and young animal section 11 positioned in central part. Feed distributing device 22, animal milking device 24 and litter spreading device 21 are mounted in additional sheds 12,13 adjoining to animal house. All devices are made detachable and may be moved into animal keeping zone by means of hoist 20 along monorail of jib. Monorail has immovable parts 18,19 positioned in shed and rotary part 14 positioned in the house. One end of jib rests upon central column 15 and other end is supported by circular monorail 16. Jib is rotated by moving wheeled cart along monorail provided with electric drive 17. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and improved animal keeping conditions. 2 cl, 2 dwg