APPARATUS FOR CAGE KEEPING OF SMALL ANIMALS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, rabbit breeding and fur farming, may be used in laboratory animal farming. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has carcass and cages arranged in two tiers on carcass. Feeders, waterers and breeding nests are hung on outer sides of cages. Gravity spout for discharging animal wastes is positioned below each cage tier. Gravity spouts are communicated one with another in vertical plane. Lower spout is communicated with animal waste collector. Floor in each tier is formed from detachable rack-type sections. EFFECT: improved hygienic parameters of microclimate, enhanced growth rate and high quality of animal fur. 3 cl, 2 dwg