Systems are disclosed for pasturing livestock on an industrial scale, including for instance poultry.

Systems are disclosed for pasturing livestock on an industrial scale, including for instance poultry.

A bird feeder includes a container and a lid. The container includes a body and a neck. The neck includes an opening and the outer surface of the neck includes a first thread. The lid is configured to engage the neck. The lid includes a top wall and a side wall bounding a peripheral edge of the top wall. An inner surface of the side wall includes a second thread that is configured to engage the first thread of the neck so as to close the lid onto the container. The top wall includes an opening and a perch is disposed on the lid. An attachment member is formed on an outer surface of the lid.

A feed hopper with two chute members is provided. The chutes are movable with respect to one another and one chute has an extending lip to engage the inner surface of the other chute to prevent feed from escaping the hopper.

A feed hopper with two chute members is provided. The chutes are movable with respect to one another and one chute has an extending lip to engage the inner surface of the other chute to prevent feed from escaping the hopper.

Algorithm for controlling a photon pattern generated by means of a multicolour LED lighting system and inducing by means of said photon pattern a desired response in an organism, said algorithm being in a format executable by a control system of the multicolour LED lighting system and comprising instructions to cause said control system to operate LEDs of the multicolour LED lighting system to emit at least one predetermined varying photon pattern. The instructions define at least the following group of parameters for each varying photon pattern to be emitted: target location, intensity, duty cycle and wavelength band, and variations of at least one of said parameters over time. The instructions are such that the resulting varying photon pattern generated by means of the multicolour LED lighting system induces said desired response in said organism as a result of the combination of said defined parameters and the defined variations thereof.

An animal feed product disclosed herein has a feed mixture disposed in a container, where the feed mixture has a plurality of animal feed particles and seed butter coating each of the animal feed particles. A removable cover is coupled to the container over the cavity to encase the feed mixture. A method disclosed herein relates to heating a seed butter to reduce its viscosity. Animal feed particles are translated through a spraying region and each of the animal feed particles are coated with the heated seed butter to form a seed mixture. The seed mixture is deposited in a container defining a cavity and the feed mixture is compressed in the cavity. Other embodiments are described.

A high throughput process for delivering a semi-firm gel for supplying vaccines, nutritive substances and other similar material to animals, such as poultry chicks. The material is delivered in a non-absorbent semi-firm gel that is easily consumable which results in higher material uptake. The semi-firm gel is formed by interactions occurring between a solution containing an alginic acid crosslinking agent with a gel containing alginic acid.

A high throughput process for delivering a semi-firm gel for supplying vaccines, nutritive substances and other similar material to animals, such as poultry chicks. The material is delivered in a non-absorbent semi-firm gel that is easily consumable which results in higher material uptake. The semi-firm gel is formed by interactions occurring between a solution containing an alginic acid crosslinking agent with a gel containing alginic acid.

A protector device includes a plurality of pairs of multi-pronged elements. Each pair of multi-pronged elements includes a first multi-pronged element having a first C-shaped element that has a first straight section, a first end forming a first end spike, and a second end forming a second end spike, and a first connecting element attached to and perpendicular to the first C-shaped element. Each pair of multi-pronged elements also includes a second multi-pronged element including a second C-shaped element connected to the first connecting element of the first multi-pronged element, the second C-shape element having a second straight section, a third end forming a third end spike, and a fourth end forming a fourth end spike, and a second connecting element attached to and perpendicular to the second C-shaped element.