A collapsible pet feeder apparatus for holding pet food or water, comprised of a collapsible storage compartment adapted to be expanded to an elongated state for storing pet food or water, a bowl portion positioned underneath the opening in the bottom portion of the collapsible storage compartment for holding pet food or water and wherein the bowl portion extends away from a side of the collapsible storage compartment, an angled slide portion positioned underneath the opening in the bottom portion of the collapsible storage compartment for facilitating the movement of pet food or water from the collapsible storage compartment to a distal end of the bowl portion. In operation, gravity provides force to move the food or water from the storage compartment into the bowl, when the bowl is not full.

A collapsible pet feeder apparatus for holding pet food or water, comprised of a collapsible storage compartment adapted to be expanded to an elongated state for storing pet food or water, a bowl portion positioned underneath the opening in the bottom portion of the collapsible storage compartment for holding pet food or water and wherein the bowl portion extends away from a side of the collapsible storage compartment, an angled slide portion positioned underneath the opening in the bottom portion of the collapsible storage compartment for facilitating the movement of pet food or water from the collapsible storage compartment to a distal end of the bowl portion. In operation, gravity provides force to move the food or water from the storage compartment into the bowl, when the bowl is not full.

A circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock. The circular grazing system including a center pivot structure installed at a field. The center pivot structure may have a center pivot axis. The field may be a poultry and/or livestock grazing field. The circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock may include an enclosure for containing poultry and/or livestock. The enclosure may extend generally radially from the center pivot structure to a circumference of the field. The enclosure may be rotably coupled to the center pivot structure such that the enclosure rotates around the center pivot axis.

A circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock. The circular grazing system including a center pivot structure installed at a field. The center pivot structure may have a center pivot axis. The field may be a poultry and/or livestock grazing field. The circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock may include an enclosure for containing poultry and/or livestock. The enclosure may extend generally radially from the center pivot structure to a circumference of the field. The enclosure may be rotably coupled to the center pivot structure such that the enclosure rotates around the center pivot axis.

A pet water fountain is disclosed, comprising a basin configured to hold water, a pump detachably mounted at the bottom of the basin, a filter and a cover. The filter has a filter inlet and a filter outlet, the filter inlet being provided at the bottom of the filter and being detachably connected to a pump outlet of the pump, the filter outlet being provided at the top of the filter. The cover is placed in the basin and covering the pump and the filter, wherein a cover outlet is formed at the top of the cover, being connected to the filter outlet, and at least one circulating opening is configured at the bottom of the cover to connect inside and outside of the cover.

A pet water fountain is disclosed, comprising a basin configured to hold water, a pump detachably mounted at the bottom of the basin, a filter and a cover. The filter has a filter inlet and a filter outlet, the filter inlet being provided at the bottom of the filter and being detachably connected to a pump outlet of the pump, the filter outlet being provided at the top of the filter. The cover is placed in the basin and covering the pump and the filter, wherein a cover outlet is formed at the top of the cover, being connected to the filter outlet, and at least one circulating opening is configured at the bottom of the cover to connect inside and outside of the cover.

An improved animal trough includes an outer wall, an inner wall, a receptacle configured to receive a first fluid, and a housing separated from the receptacle. The receptacle is substantially smooth in order to prevent or discourage the growth of algae or the buildup or dirt and grime. The housing may include a ballast compartment configured to receive a second fluid and the trough may include a heating element configured to heat both the first and second fluid. The trough may also include a sieve configured to remove debris from the receptacle.

The invention relates to a method for rearing animals and in particular poultry or pigs that comprises supplying the animals with drinking water in order to water the animals, injecting oxygen and CO.sub.2 into the drinking water, before the drinking water reaches the animals, according to one of the following modes: two injections, one of CO.sub.2 and one of oxygen, are carried out simultaneously into the drinking water, or one injection, a mixture of oxygen and CO.sub.2, is carried out into the drinking water.

The invention relates to a method for rearing animals and in particular poultry or pigs that comprises supplying the animals with drinking water in order to water the animals, injecting oxygen and CO.sub.2 into the drinking water, before the drinking water reaches the animals, according to one of the following modes: two injections, one of CO.sub.2 and one of oxygen, are carried out simultaneously into the drinking water, or one injection, a mixture of oxygen and CO.sub.2, is carried out into the drinking water.

A pet watering system having a base portion configured to store water, a float valve configured to cease water flow in the base portion when water reaches a predetermined level, a water bowl segment that is configured to provide access to water for hydration, a faucet implement, wherein the faucet implement directs water to the water bowl segment, a water pump device that is configured to direct water stored in the base portion to the faucet implement, and a bowl bottom lip disposed on a bottom portion of the water bowl segment, wherein the bowl bottom lip is configured to fasten to the base portion.