A drinking apparatus includes a drinking receptacle, a liquid reservoir, a pump, a controller, and a liquid detector. The liquid reservoir has a liquid outlet for dispensing liquid into the drinking receptacle. The pump has an inlet in liquid communication with the drinking receptacle, and an outlet in liquid communication with the reservoir. The controller is configured to control the operation of the pump. The liquid level detector is configured to detect when the level of liquid in the reservoir is below a first threshold level. The controller is responsive to the liquid level detector to operate the pump to pump liquid from the drinking receptacle into the reservoir when the liquid level detector indicates that the level of liquid in the reservoir is below the threshold level, and the controller is configured to deactivate the pump at the end of a pumping period.

A drinking apparatus includes a drinking receptacle, a liquid reservoir, a pump, a controller, and a liquid detector. The liquid reservoir has a liquid outlet for dispensing liquid into the drinking receptacle. The pump has an inlet in liquid communication with the drinking receptacle, and an outlet in liquid communication with the reservoir. The controller is configured to control the operation of the pump. The liquid level detector is configured to detect when the level of liquid in the reservoir is below a first threshold level. The controller is responsive to the liquid level detector to operate the pump to pump liquid from the drinking receptacle into the reservoir when the liquid level detector indicates that the level of liquid in the reservoir is below the threshold level, and the controller is configured to deactivate the pump at the end of a pumping period.

Disclosed is a multifunctional intelligent breeding and rearing system. Functional modules such as a radio-frequency ear tag and identification device, a central controller (1), an isolation and dislodging device (2), a multifunctional feeding trough (3), an automatic feeding device (4), a quantitative water supply device, a feeding trough automatic flushing and a remaining feed detection are utilized to form a basic automatic feeding unit. Through the feeding unit, an identity and eating information of a pig is identified; for a pig that does not eat during a feeding time period, feed and water are injected into a feeding trough simultaneously according to a feed amount and a mixing ratio preset by the system, for precise feeding; a pig that has eaten up is dislodged in real time; and the feeding trough is automatically flushed at an end of feeding. The system realizes automatic and intelligent feeding of a livestock.

A hang-on natural water drinking system adapted to effectuate a natural water state includes: a holder having a pipe segment; a water-holding unit for holding drinking water and provided with a connecting segment for drawing water off the water-holding unit, allowing the pipe segment to fit around the connecting segment; and a drinking unit serving pets and comprising a basic drinking portion, a supporting portion, and a diverting portion, the basic drinking portion having an end extending to form a guide trough for abutting against the connecting segment to guide water to the basic drinking portion. Water is driven by a submerged motor coupled to the basic drinking portion to the diverting portion coupled to the basic drinking portion to circulate through the drinking unit continuously and flow across blocking regions defined at the diverting portion to therefore enter a turbulent white-water drinking state.

A hang-on natural water drinking system adapted to effectuate a natural water state includes: a holder having a pipe segment; a water-holding unit for holding drinking water and provided with a connecting segment for drawing water off the water-holding unit, allowing the pipe segment to fit around the connecting segment; and a drinking unit serving pets and comprising a basic drinking portion, a supporting portion, and a diverting portion, the basic drinking portion having an end extending to form a guide trough for abutting against the connecting segment to guide water to the basic drinking portion. Water is driven by a submerged motor coupled to the basic drinking portion to the diverting portion coupled to the basic drinking portion to circulate through the drinking unit continuously and flow across blocking regions defined at the diverting portion to therefore enter a turbulent white-water drinking state.

A robotic injection system is herein described for delivering vaccines, reproductive hormones, and liquid materials to domestic herd animals. The robotic injection system includes a cooling-unit for storage of the liquid materials to be injected, a series of automatic gates to control the movement of herd animals, an RFID and camera ID reading system utilized for tracking identification numbers and medical history, a robotic arm to position and apply force in the injection process, and an injection mechanism for delivering injections to the patient. A streamlined system is described in delivering necessary injections to a mass number of domestic herd animals. A robotic injection system for injecting an accurate dosage of more than one fluid is described. For this description, bovines will be used as the primary example but this described invention also applies to other domestic herd animals such as sus, equus caballus, ovis aries, and capra aegagrus hircus.

A robotic injection system is herein described for delivering vaccines, reproductive hormones, and liquid materials to domestic herd animals. The robotic injection system includes a cooling-unit for storage of the liquid materials to be injected, a series of automatic gates to control the movement of herd animals, an RFID and camera ID reading system utilized for tracking identification numbers and medical history, a robotic arm to position and apply force in the injection process, and an injection mechanism for delivering injections to the patient. A streamlined system is described in delivering necessary injections to a mass number of domestic herd animals. A robotic injection system for injecting an accurate dosage of more than one fluid is described. For this description, bovines will be used as the primary example but this described invention also applies to other domestic herd animals such as sus, equus caballus, ovis aries, and capra aegagrus hircus.

A system for automatically determining pregnancy toxaemia in at least one animal in a group of animals comprises a sensor for obtaining at least one value representative of a liquid or water uptake of the at least one animal, said sensor being adapted to be positioned in the vicinity of a liquid or water supply station or on the at least one animal; and a processing unit configured for comparing the obtained at least one value representative of a liquid or water uptake of the at least one animal to a mean value representative of an average of the at least one value for the group of animals or to a value deduced therefrom; and for generating a signal and/or alert when the obtained at least one value representative of a liquid or water uptake exceeds the mean value or the value deduced therefrom by a pre-determined threshold value.

A system for automatically determining pregnancy toxaemia in at least one animal in a group of animals comprises a sensor for obtaining at least one value representative of a liquid or water uptake of the at least one animal, said sensor being adapted to be positioned in the vicinity of a liquid or water supply station or on the at least one animal; and a processing unit configured for comparing the obtained at least one value representative of a liquid or water uptake of the at least one animal to a mean value representative of an average of the at least one value for the group of animals or to a value deduced therefrom; and for generating a signal and/or alert when the obtained at least one value representative of a liquid or water uptake exceeds the mean value or the value deduced therefrom by a pre-determined threshold value.

A pet water fountain comprises a bucket, a pump, a cover body, a filter, a water platform and a flower nozzle, wherein the cover body is covered on the bucket, the filter is contained in a first recess formed in the center of the cover body, and a first hollow pipe extends from the bottom of the first recess into the bucket; the water platform has a second hollow pipe extending downwards to go through the first hollow pipe to connect a pump outlet of the pump, and has an inner flange higher than an outer flange, and further has an outer sidewall extending downwards to being supported on a first step surrounding the top of the first recess; the flower nozzle has a plurality of spouts and a third hollow pipe extends downwards from the center of the flower nozzle to be inserted into the second hollow pipe.