Ruminant movable metabolic cage

Abstract

The invention relates to an animal metabolism cage, in particular to a movable metabolism cage for a ruminant, which at least comprises a unit metabolism cage, wherein the unit metabolism cage comprises a bottom bracket, left and right side frames and a front frame are arranged on the bottom bracket, and one end of the left side frame and one end of the right side frame are both connected with the front frame; the rear ends of the left and right side frames are both at least provided with a metal chain for constraining the ruminant; a pedal board is arranged on the bottom bracket; the metal chain is easy to detach, a pedal board is arranged on the bottom bracket on the same side as a metal chain; the pedal board can be connected with the bottom bracket through a hinge and can be detached freely; a feeding trough is formed on the front frame; the front frame and left and right frames are all formed by connecting rod pieces with bolts, and therefore can be detached conveniently; a urinedischarging device, a dung discharging device and an antiskid device are arranged on the bottom bracket; the legs of the bottom bracket are welded with pulley wheels that can be braked; and movable side fences are hinged with the left and right side frames, and the cage can be arranged at a vertical or horizontal position according to the size of the ruminant.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an animal metabolism cage. Background technique [0002] Animal metabolic cages are essential experimental equipment in animal nutrition research. Among them, the production technology of metabolic cages for small animals (pigs, sheep, etc.) is relatively mature, and the products can meet the experimental conditions. However, the economical and applicable metabolic cages and processing technology for large ruminants are currently immature, and the existing metabolic cages for large ruminants have the following disadvantages: [0003] 1) Poor applicability: it is a fixed building and cannot be used in different places; [0004] 2) The safety is not high: animals are easy to interfere with each other, and the ground is not protected, and the test personnel are vulnerable to animal attacks during operation; [0005] 3) The accuracy of the test is not enough: part of the urine is lost (the ground is cement, it cannot be very smoo...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] 1) Poor applicability: it is a fixed building and cannot be used in different places;

[0004] 2) The safety is not high: animals are easy to interfere with each other, and the ground is not protected, and the test personnel are vulnerable to animal attacks during operation;

[0005] 3) Insufficient test accuracy: part of the urine is lost (the ground is cement, it cannot be very smooth to prevent animals from slipping), and it is easy to cause fecal and urine pollution

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