DEVICE FOR SHEEP BATHING Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61D11/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture and designed for sheep bathing. The device contains zig-zag race for untreated sheep, entry lift ramp, horizontal platform with continuous side fences and folding-back chute to bath with medical solution and drain manifold for solution, squeezing area with side cattle grid and lift ramp. The device is additionally equipped with removable flexible counter weight, placed from the side of the folding-back chute, squeezer and mirror made as a bait. The squeezer is mounted on the entrance of the squeezing area. The squeezer is made of cartridges placed symmetrically opposite to each other and fixed rigidly on the lockup. The cartridges have stacks with spring and roller, fixed on the end of the stack, and the rollers are placed from each other for the width of animal's chest. Mirror is made of reflecting material.

EFFECT: application of the invention allows decreasing labour intensity when bathing sheep and excluding stress and traumatism of animals.

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