89 results about "Waterfowl" patented technology

A decoy adapter stand allows a floatable buoyant waterfowl decoy to be adapted for use on land. The decoy adapter stand includes an upper securing bracket, a base, and a vertical spacer joining the upper bracket to the base. The securing bracket is used to secure a floatable buoyant waterfowl decoy to the stand, and the base provides a stable support. In use, the vertical spacer distances the decoy from the surface of the ground, so that the decoy appears to be standing. A first, freestanding embodiment of the decoy adapter stand includes a footed base. A second embodiment of the decoy adapter stand includes a staked base, where portions of the base are insertable into the ground. A method of using the described apparatus to adapt a floatable buoyant decoy for land use is also described.

A movable waterfowl decoy includes: (a) a decoy body portion including a buoyant decoy body and a head portion attached to an upper front portion of the decoy body, the buoyant decoy body including at least one body compartment, the body compartment including at least one closeable compartment opening; (b) a power source housed in the at least one body compartment; (c) a spray propulsion system that is substantially housed within the at least one body compartment; (d) a keel attached to a lower surface of the buoyant decoy body; and (e) a remote control system, a remote receiver of which is within the at least one body compartment; wherein the decoy body portion emits an above-water spray of water from a body of water in a generally rearward direction when the waterfowl decoy is in use, which propels the decoy body portion in the body of water. Alternatively, the power source is outside and remote from the decoy body portion, and connected to the spray propulsion system, with a power cable connecting the decoy body portion to the remote power source.

A device to repel and disperse waterfowl entering a proscribed area consists of a laser beam generator generating a laser beam, and a photoelectric switch is provided so that the inventive device is only activated from dusk to dawn. A motion sensor senses the presence of waterfowl and activates the light beam source that is aimed into the area. In the preferred embodiment, a timer is provided that may be set for a desired duration. When the desired duration has elapsed, the controller deactivates the light beam source. The light beam source may consist of a single laser beam or a multiplicity of laser beams shining into the protected area. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a single laser beam is split into a plurality or multiplicity of beams using a suitable beam splitter. The inventive device may be equipped with a system that enables one or more laser beams to sweep and oscillate through the protected area so that not only is full coverage of the area assured, but the elevation of the beams is at least, at some points in time, at the level of the eyes of the waterfowl so that the waterfowl can detect the presence of the laser beams and quickly flee the area.

Potable and process water reservoir covers are provided that exhibit an advantageous balance of rainwater drainage and light transmittance properties. The reservoir covers generally include one or more floatation panels formed from bonded foam particles that are adhered to a fabric layer. The present invention provides a reliable, cost-effective means by which to decrease the algae growth generally associated with water reservoirs. The present invention further decreases reservoir contamination issues associated with dust, sand, debris and waterfowl.

The collapsible waterfowl decoy disclosed herein includes a vertical support and a horizontal support. The horizontal support includes a three-way joint which allows the horizontal support to be disposed on the vertical support through parallel ports in the three-way joint. A pin is disposed within a perpendicular port of the three-way joint. The horizontal support further includes rigid tubing that is inserted into a perpendicular port of the three-way joint. Elastic cordage is disposed around the pin and through the rigid tubing to apply elastic tension between the rigid tubing and the perpendicular port of the three-way joint.

A moving wing waterfowl or migratory bird decoy including a decoy body constructed of a predetermined material with exterior ornamentation to simulate a live waterfowl or migratory bird, the decoy body being arranged in a predetermined orientation to simulate a waterfowl or migratory bird, the decoy body having a top and a bottom. The decoy has at least one decoy wing connected to the decoy body, the decoy wing being constructed and arranged to simulate the wing of a waterfowl or migratory bird. The decoy body is constructed and arranged of a particular plastic material to hyper-realistically resemble a waterfowl or migratory bird. The control and power module is plug and play software controllable. The decoy is mountable on a male type member post via a female type receptacle on the decoy body. The decoy has a biased stabilizer cord that also mimics the legs of the waterfowl or migratory bird.

The present invention discloses a waterfowl trapping device, comprising a trapping base and a trapping main body, wherein the trapping base comprises an upper seat and a lower seat, and the exterior of the trapping base is connected with a floating device; spread trapping wings are arranged on two sides of the trapping main body; a battery, a controller, a water pump and a deceleration motor which are electrically connected with each other are arranged in the trapping base; a switch is arranged between the battery and the controller; a plurality of nozzles are arranged outside the trapping base, and the nozzles are connected with the water pump by pipes; the floating device is composed of floating balls installed by a plurality of floating cross rods; and the present invention is practical, low in production cost and vivid in trapping when floating on water; and can be folded in nonuse.

A motion attachment device designed to be attached to the keel of a decoy includes a housing or frame that is configured to releasably receive the keel. An actuator coupled to one or more appendages that are attached to the housing or frame to move the one or more appendages to impart a realistic motion to the decoy. The same motion attachment device can be attached to different decoys at different times and can be used with a variety of interchangeable appendages to simulate at least one of a swimming motion, a wing flapping motion, bobbing motion, and feeding motion.

A retractable spool reel integrated inside of or attached to a waterfowl decoy comprises a spool and a locking assembly housed inside an internal compartment such that a weighted line wound around the spool may be locked in place at a desired length. The weighted line may be pulled until the locking assembly is set in the locked position. The pulling of the weighted line unwinds the spool and coils a flat spring integrated into the spool. The uncoiling of the flat spring once the line is released allows the line to retract back into the spool once the locking assembly is removed from the locked position.

The invention discloses a real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) primer group for visual detection on infection conditions of goose parvovirus (GPV) and muscovy duck parvovirus (MDPV) and a method thereof. According to the method, the detection on the infection conditions of GPV and MDPV is carried out by using dissolution curve temperature difference caused by the difference between nucleotide GC contents of GPV and MDPV specific gene fragment regions amplified by primers, and the infection conditions of GPV and MDPV can be subjected to visual differential diagnosis specifically by only combining the SYBR Green I based real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR primer group to dissolution curves which are automatically generated after reaction is ended. The method disclosed by the invention is simple and is relatively high in efficiency and accuracy.

A realistic looking waterfowl decoy has repositionable head and body portions to enable members of a group of decoys to be placed in a variety of positions to mimic a resting flock of real birds, for example, geese. At least portions of the bodies, as well as the necks and heads, of the decoys can have faux feathers adhered to their surfaces to more accurately simulate real waterfowl. A preferred embodiment of the decoy assembly has oblate spheroid end portions formed on attachment portions of both the legs and a keel member which allow the decoy assembly to be alternatively adapted for use both on land and in the water.

The invention provides a preparation method of attenuated goose astrovirus and a live vaccine prepared by applying the attenuated goose astrovirus, and belongs to the technical field of waterfowl disease prevention and control. A method combining high-temperature treatment and low-temperature incubation is adopted to attenuate the virus. The method has the advantages of short virus attenuation time, low cost and long immune protection time. There is virulence return after multiple passages, thus effectively preventing goose gout disease caused by goose astrovirus.

The invention relates to a duck viral hepatitis and duck reovirus disease bivalent inactivated vaccine and a preparation method thereof. According to the invention, based on the epidemic situation ofmixed infection of duck reovirus and duck hepatitis virus in domestic waterfowl epidemic diseases, an effective coping strategy is provided, wherein separated domestic epidemic strains of a duck reovirus 17117 strain, a duck hepatitis virus type 1 16115 strain and a duck hepatitis virus type 3 16023 strain are used as vaccine preparation strains, and antigen solution preparating, inactivating, concentrating and mixing according to a certain ratio is performed to prepare the duck viral hepatitis and duck reovirus disease bivalent inactivated vaccine; and in the application of the duck viral hepatitis and duck reovirus disease bivalent inactivated vaccine, currently epidemic type 1 and type 3 duck viral hepatitis and duck reovirus diseases can be simultaneously and effectively prevented after one immunization with the vaccine.

The invention relates to chopsticks, which is characterized in that chopstick bars or movable chopstick heads are fixedly or movably connected to a certain object, to lead the chopstick heads to movably open or close through the self elastic deformation or rotation of a joining. A tool such as nail clippers, scissors, tweezers, clamps, etc. the end of which has opening-closing function, or an elastic body which can stretch and deform can be used as the joining. Single toothpicks or double toothpicks are inserted into the bottom of the chopstick bars of conjoined chopsticks or traditional chopsticks to be used as the movable chopstick heads. Serratures or cutting edges are arranged on a certain position of the conjoined chopsticks to disassemble the chopsticks into knifes and forks for using. The chopstick bars are divided into a plurality of sections which are movably connected, and the chopstick bars are respectively designed as the tools such as pens, knifes, forks, etc. and are put into a box body, so as to form multifunctional portable chopsticks. Characters, stilt-walking people, head styling of waterfowls, and mascot bodies are used as the joining. The space of chopstick bodies of the conjoined chopsticks is used as advertisement carriers. Shields are added on the chopstick bodies to be used as the advertisement carriers.

A motorized decoy provides lifelike feeding motion by rotating or pivoting a decoy head in and out of water. The motor releasably couples to the decoy head such that the decoy head is rotated in the rearward direction when the motor is coupled to the decoy head and in the forward direction when the motor is decoupled. The motor decouples from the head when encountering a decoupling force above a preset threshold. The decoy body can bob in, and changes its orientation relative to, the water as the decoy head pivots. The decoy head can also pause under the surface of the water before rising up from the water.

The present invention is a decoy system that simulates waterfowl taking off and landing byway of a string, pulley and spring which collectively cause a crossbeam holding waterfowl decoys to raise and lower relative to the surface of the water in which the system sits. When the string is pulled one end of the crossbeam holding one decoy lowers and the opposite end of the beam holding either a counterweight or another decoy raises. When the string is released a spring attached to the opposite side of the beam from the string moves the beam towards its original position and thereby the string and spring actuate a teetering motion that provides a visual que on both sides of the hinge at the midpoint of the crossbeam.

The invention discloses an intelligent breeding device for dry breeding of waterfowls, and relates to the technical field of waterfowl breeding. The intelligent breeding device for dry breeding of thewaterfowls comprises a breeding chamber, nine sets of supporting legs are welded to the top of the breeding chamber, a height adjusting mechanism, a feeding adjusting mechanism, a water feeding spraying mechanism, an overturning mechanism and an illumination adjusting mechanism are arranged on the breeding chamber, and tempered glass is embedded in an opening at the top of the breeding chamber; and a grid plate is welded and mounted on the inner wall of the breeding chamber. According to the intelligent breeding device for dry breeding of the waterfowls, the feeding height and the water feeding height of the device can be adjusted according to different types of waterfowls or waterfowls in different growth stages, the situation that the waterfowls spill feed into the breeding chamber, andconsequently the interior of the device is messy is prevented, and the cleaning burden of breeding personnel is relieved; and meanwhile, excrement can be automatically collected, so that the excrement can be conveniently recycled by breeding personnel.

A moving wing waterfowl or migratory bird decoy including a decoy body constructed of a predetermined material with exterior ornamentation to simulate a live waterfowl or migratory bird, the decoy body being arranged in a predetermined orientation to simulate a waterfowl or migratory bird, the decoy body having a top and a bottom. The decoy has at least one decoy wing connected to the decoy body, the decoy wing being constructed and arranged to simulate the wing of a waterfowl or migratory bird. The decoy body is constructed and arranged of a particular plastic material to hyper-realistically resemble a waterfowl or migratory bird. The control and power module is plug and play software controllable. The decoy is mountable on a male type member post via a female type receptacle on the decoy body. The decoy has a biased stabilizer cord that also mimics the legs of the waterfowl or migratory bird.

A first portion and a second portion of a decoy where the first portion is weighted or weightable and the second portion is buoyant. A housing attached to the first portion of the decoy by a hinge. An actuator combined to the housing engages the first portion of the decoy to selectively raise and lower the first portion of the decoy into the water.

The invention discloses a special multivitamin immunopolysaccharide microemulsion preparation for waterfowl. Each 1050 parts of the special multivitamin immunopolysaccharide microemulsion preparation for the waterfowl by weight comprises a traditional Chinese medicinal extract, 51.11-102.52 parts of multivitamin, 25.5-51.5 parts of polysaccharide and 12.5-25 parts of sunflower seed oil by weight, wherein the traditional Chinese medicinal extract is obtained by performing alcohol extraction on the following traditional Chinese medicinal raw materials in parts by weight: 200-250 parts of honeysuckle, 350-400 parts of radix bupleuri, 400-450 parts of indigowoad leaf, 150-200 parts of rheum officinale, 100-150 parts of motherwort, 100-150 parts of radix gentianae and 60-80 parts of liquorice. The invention aims to provide the special multivitamin immunopolysaccharide microemulsion preparation for the waterfowl, which can quickly supplement nutrition, resist diseases and promote growth. The invention also aims to provide a preparation method and specific application of the special multivitamin immunopolysaccharide microemulsion preparation for the waterfowl.

A weight retraction device for use with a waterfowl decoy includes a housing having a spool rotatably coupled thereto. A weight is attached to a line that is wound around the spool. Rotation of the spool in a first rotational direction causing an unwinding of the line from the spool to cause the weight to extend away from the housing while rotation of the spool in a second rotational direction causing a rewinding of the line back onto the spool to cause the weight to retract back towards the housing. A power spring is configured to urge the spool to rotate in the second rotational direction. A lock release mechanism is configured to normally be in a locked configuration for preventing an undesired rotation of the spool in the second rotational direction. A manual actuation of the lock release mechanism releases the locked configuration of the lock release mechanism.

A method and apparatus is provided for controlling the location in which herbivore fowl populations congregate by altering the behaviour of the fowl through the combination of providing a strong disincentive to populate areas where the presence of the fowl is not desired and a strong incentive to populate a proximate area where the presence of fowl can be tolerated. For herbivore waterfowl, and in particular Canada geese, the adjacent area also provides the waterfowl with a means of egress to water as an escape from predators and other perceived threats. The method uses a deterrent in the form of adulterated feed to dissuade the herbivore fowl from congregating in areas in which their presence is not desired and the use of an attractant in the form of non-adulterated feed to encourage the herbivore fowl to congregate in a proximate area in which their presence can be tolerated.

A mechanism for producing simulated tail motion or other motion in a waterfowl decoy. It may include a cantilevered carbon fiber composite spring clamped rigidly at one end and free at the other. At the free distal end of the spring, a permanent magnet and simulated tail are affixed. Fixed rigidly nearby, within the decoy body, near the magnet but not in direct contact with the magnet, is an inductor / coil. The coil is energized and de-energized at a frequency matching the resonant frequency of the spring / magnet / tail assembly, which causes the tail / magnet assembly to oscillate back and forth from side to side as the magnetic field within the coil varies, providing variable attraction between coil and magnet. Custom circuitry, which is energized by a battery, provides appropriately timed electrical impulses to the coil.

The invention discloses a real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) primer group for visual detection on infection conditions of duck circovirus (DuCV) and goose circovirus (GoCV) and a method thereof. According to the method, the detection on the infection conditions of DuCV and GoCV is carried out by using dissolution curve temperature Tm value difference caused by the difference between nucleotide GC contents of DuCV and GoCV specific gene fragment regions amplified by primers, and the infection conditions of DuCV and GoCV can be subjected to visual differential diagnosis specifically by only combining the SYBR Green I based real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR primer group to difference of dissolution curve Tm values which are automatically generated after reaction is ended. The method disclosed by the invention is simple and is relatively high in efficiency and accuracy.

The invention provides a molecular marker combination related to duck egg laying traits, an obtaining method and application, and relates to the technical field of waterfowl molecular biology. According to the present invention, a No. Z sex chromosome is amplified from a female duck genome, sequencing is performed to obtain a pure molecular marker combination related to the egg laying character of the Jinding duck, the molecular combination relates to three egg laying character related gene segments, the nucleotide sequences of the three gene segments are respectively represented by SEQ ID NO.1, SEQ ID NO.2 and SEQ ID NO.3, the molecular marker is characterized in that the 81bp position of the SEQ ID NO.1 is subjected to A81G base mutation, and the 81bp position of the SEQ ID NO.2 is subjected to A81G base mutation; the base mutation of G80A occurs at the 80bp position of the SEQ ID NO.2, and the base mutation of A127G occurs at the 127bp position of the SEQ ID NO.3. The molecular marker combination can provide a rapid, simple, convenient and low-price gene analysis method for early breeding of the egg laying performance of the Jinding ducks, is beneficial to screening out Jinding duck individuals with relatively good egg laying performance, and guides early molecular marker-assisted breeding of the egg laying performance of the Jinding ducks.

The invention relates to a method for gutting poultry having a carcass, in particular a waterfowl such as a duck, said carcass having a body, a neck and a head, said method comprising the following steps: a. Disrupting the skin of the poultry at the back of the neck of the poultry; b. Disrupting the esophagus of the poultry at or near the head of the poultry; c. Removing the skin from the neck of the poultry, wherein the esophagus is removed together with the skin; and d. Removing the visceral packet from the poultry together with the esophagus removed from the neck of the poultry in step c. The invention also relates to a collector device for collecting visceral bags of poultry.

A waterproof moving wing waterfowl or migratory bird decoy including a decoy body constructed of a waterproof, polymeric with exterior ornamentation to simulate a live waterfowl or migratory bird, the decoy body being arranged in a predetermined orientation to simulate a waterfowl or migratory bird, the decoy body having a top and a bottom. The decoy has at least one decoy wing connected to the decoy body, the decoy wing being constructed and arranged to simulate the wing of a waterfowl or migratory bird. The decoy has a power and control module, the power and control module being connectible and dis-connectible to the decoy body at the bottom of the decoy body, the power and control module actuating the at least one decoy wing, the power and control module including a waterproof housing having a door enclosing a cavity, a battery disposed within the housing cavity, and an electronic control assembly communicatively connected to the battery and disposed within the housing cavity.

The invention provides a light-agriculture-complementary intelligent waterfowl breeding facility which comprises a photovoltaic power generation structure unit and a facility body structure unit in elasticity-type triangular mutual support with the photovoltaic power generation structure unit. The photovoltaic power generation structure unit comprises a plurality of photovoltaic silicon plates anda plurality of uprights; the facility body structure unit comprises a hard ground, shady supporting rods with the top and the bottom connected with the back of the photovoltaic silicon plates and thehard ground and blocking thin films spread on the surfaces of the supporting rods; the photovoltaic silicone plates, the shady supporting rods and the uprights are in one-to-one corresponding arrangement, each shady supporting rod is an integrated supporting rod and arc-shaped, a distance between the bottom end of each upright to that of the corresponding shady supporting rod is greater than thatbetween the bottom end of the upright and an intersection point of an longitudinally upward extending line of the upright and a top end extending line of the corresponding shady supporting rod. The waterfowl breeding facility is simple in structure and has the advantages of 'one-land two-purpose, agriculture-light-complementing', and economic value of land in unit area is increased.

The present invention is an improved method for the production of vaccines to transmittable viral pathogens where the virus is pathogenic to the chicken embryos. Bird embryos are selected for vaccine production from wild and domestic birds, and preferably waterfowl, that have increased resistant to the viral pathogen. The invention is useful for native and engineered viruses.