A welfare-oriented raising house for meat-type ducks, including a raising house, is provided. The raising house is internally provided with a support frame which is of a U-shaped structure and arranged in a length direction of the raising house, a raising net arranged at a top of the support frame, a cleaning and storing mechanism arranged at one end of the support frame for cleaning and storing the raising net, a traction mechanism arranged at the other end of the support frame for the traction of the raising net, blocking mechanisms which are of a zigzag structure and arranged at both sides of the support frame, and tensioning vibration mechanisms arranged at bottoms of the blocking mechanisms and fixedly connected to a side edge of the support frame.

An animal shipping cage is provi6ded that can be a single size or in two or more different sizes. The cages are stackable, one on top of the other which has a number of benefits when shipping small animals. A cage of a single size is configured to have one cage stacked on top of another. Cages of two different sizes are configured to be stacked on top of each other in the same stack. Having a combination of cages, a small cage and a large cage, which can be stacked on top of each other in a secure fashion provides significant benefits when shipping a large number of different types of small animals. In one embodiment, a secure lock is provided that ensures the lid to the cage can only be opened by an intentional action of high force and confirmation obtained that it was not opened during shipment.

A chicken cage door is provided, which includes a door frame and a door plate, the door plate is provided with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft passes through the door plate and is embedded in two sides of the door frame; the door plate follows a rotation of the rotating shaft; a module box is provided on an upper side of the door box, and the module box has a drive motor, an output shaft of the drive motor is provided with a worm wheel, the worm wheel is engaged with a worm shaft, and the door plate is rotated by the worm wheel and the worm shaft. The door panel is driven by the drive motor in the module box and is rotated with the rotating shaft to realize an opening of the door panel.

A system for monitoring a hen house for raising hens and collecting eggs is described. The system includes a controller, a plurality of sensors for receiving sensor data of the hen house, and a plurality of actuators for performing commands. The controller includes a processor configured to execute operations of receiving the sensor data. Given sensor data and a set of predetermined rules, the present technology generates trend data. The trend data indicates a state of the hen house and an estimation of next steps needed to raise the hens and to collect hens. The present technology includes generating dashboard data for displaying the state to a user using a client device. The system further includes determining a command for respective actuators of the hen house to execute. The actuators execute the commands to enable users in non-industrial, private settings to raise hens and collect eggs.

A device (1) for vacuum-free removal of a nest (2) from a tub (3), a system (4) comprising a corresponding device (1), a sterile chamber in which a corresponding device (1) or a corresponding system (4) is arranged, and a method for vacuum-free removal of a nest (2) from a tub (3), are proposed.

A manure conveyor device includes a conveyor including a conveyor belt to receive manure and at least one driver to move the conveyor. One end of the conveyor is fixedly connected to a rotatably drivable drive drum. The manure conveyor device is configured to remove manure located on an upper side of the conveyor belt when the conveyor is wound onto the drive drum.

A system for monitoring a hen house for raising hens and collecting eggs is described. The system includes a controller, a plurality of sensors for receiving sensor data of the hen house, and a plurality of actuators for performing commands. The controller includes a processor configured to execute operations of receiving the sensor data. Given sensor data and a set of predetermined rules, the present technology generates trend data. The trend data indicates a state of the hen house and an estimation of next steps needed to raise the hens and to collect hens. The present technology includes generating dashboard data for displaying the state to a user using a client device. The system further includes determining a command for respective actuators of the hen house to execute. The actuators execute the commands to enable users in non-industrial, private settings to raise hens and collect eggs.

The invention provides an illumination system arranged to illuminate a space for rearing a flock of birds, wherein the illumination system comprises: a visible light source configured to emit visible light; an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light; a controller configured to: (i) entrain a circadian rhythm of the flock of birds by controlling the visible light source to emit the visible light for a predetermined period of light, and not to emit the visible light for a predetermined period of dark; (ii) control the ultraviolet light source to emit the ultraviolet light at an ultraviolet light intensity for at least one subperiod within the predetermined period of dark, wherein the ultraviolet light comprises a peak wavelength within the UV-A wavelength range.