A system for transferring heat between a first livestock animal and a second livestock animal may include a first element positionable adjacent to the first livestock animal to transfer heat from a first fluid to a first thermally conductive surface on the first element, a second element positionable adjacent to the second livestock animal to transfer heat from a second fluid to a second thermally conductive surface on the second element, and a heat exchange assembly configured to transfer heat to the first fluid from the second fluid. The heat exchange assembly may include a first heat exchanger receiving the first fluid from the first element, a second heat exchanger receiving the second fluid from the second element, and a refrigeration apparatus utilizing a refrigerant to exchange heat between the first and second heat exchangers.

Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a floor, wherein the floor is configured to support livestock housing; a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor; and one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof; in some embodiments, the floor comprises a non-zero slope. Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor.

Disclosed is a pet carer. The present invention includes a base, a container located on the base, the container having a space for receiving a pet therein, an entrance for the pet to enter/exit the space, and a discharge hole provided therein to discharge air, a door selectively opening/closing the entrance, a door drive device provided to the base to drive the door, a compressor supplying the air to the discharge hole, a filter unit located under the container to filter off dirt separated from the pet, and a suction fan located under the container to suck air into the filter unit.

In a configuration, a protective enclosure for an animal and method of making is disclosed. The protective enclosure may include a floor system and a plurality of wall systems that may define an internal portion of the protective enclosure. A first electrical heating element may be disposed within the floor system or one of the wall systems. At least one wall electrical heating element may be disposed within the at least one wall system of the plurality of wall systems. The first electrical heating element and the at least one wall electrical heating element may be powered by electricity and may be configured to direct heat inwardly from the floor system or the at least one wall system to increase temperature inside the internal portion of the protective enclosure.

A vivaria assembly for separating aquatic animals and plants from terrestrial animals and plants includes a container and a set of panels. The panels are engaged to the container and positioned in an interior space defined by the container. Each panel extends from a bottom to proximate to a top of the container so that the container and the panels define a plurality of compartments within the interior space. The panels and at least a portion of a wall of the container are substantially transparent. A plurality of cutouts is positioned in the container so that each compartment has at least one cutout permitting access to the compartment. A respective habitat element and at least one of an animal and a plant can be inserted into each compartment to create a respective vivarium within the compartment.

A pet calming system may include a pet bed including one or more of a breathing device, a massage device, a sound generator, or a heater. The breathing device may be configured to simulate breathing along at least a portion of an interior side of one or more sidewalls of the bed. The massage device may provide a massaging motion along at least a portion of the interior side of the one or more sidewalls. The sound generator may output sound into a bed space of the bed. The heater may provide heat along at least a portion of an interior side of the one or more sidewalls, a base of the bed or both.

Modular pet beds that can be disassembled into multiple smaller parts are provided. The individual parts can maintain their shape and can be fastened back together once they are clean and dry. Contemplated pet beds can comprise two or more pet bed components, and a set of fastener assemblies operable to couple the pet bed component together. Some pet bed components can comprise a single segment, or can comprise multiple segments that are permanently and/or removably coupled to one another.

A system of solar thermal collectors and an HVAC controller draw heated air through a solar thermal absorbing needle-punched propylene geotextile with limited permeability to air flow, into the interior of poultry livestock house. In various embodiments, the poultry livestock house is divided into zones. Groups of collectors are joined with breather holes on opposite sides of the collectors and solid sides on the ends of each group. Groups of collectors serve each zone of the poultry livestock house. In an embodiment of the system the Environmental Optimization System (“EOS”) provides a system for the intelligent control and monitoring the broiler poultry livestock structure environment through the utilization of a variety of environmental and livestock behavior sensors, apparatus for controlling the thermal collection and existing interior heating/air conditioning/ventilation (“HVAC”) systems, and Internet or cloud based intelligent control and monitoring capabilities of the system. In various embodiments central sensor data aggregation is utilized to provide improved optimization control for livestock zones within individual structures based on data from multiple structures.

The invention relates to an exhaust system for the treatment of an exhaust gas comprising ammonia in an amount of up to 250 ppm, the system comprising: an exhaust gas inlet; an ammonia storage material arranged to receive an exhaust gas from the exhaust gas inlet; an ammonia oxidation catalyst arranged downstream of a selected portion of the ammonia storage material; and a heating device for heating gas before it passes through the selected portion of the ammonia storage material to release ammonia stored therein for treatment on the ammonia oxidation catalyst, wherein the system is configured so that the selected portion of the ammonia storage material changes over time. The invention further relates to a livestock house comprising the exhaust system and a method of treating an ammonia-containing gas.

An automatic blow-drying device for pets includes a pet cage and a drying unit, wherein the drying unit is arranged on one side of the pet cage and comprises an air source, air supply passages are respectively arranged on two sides of the air source and are provided with heating elements, the pet cage is provided with openings which are matched with the air supply passages to form stationary air ports, the air supply passages on the two sides are matched with the corresponding stationary air ports to allow an air flow to enter the pet cage to form a surrounding drying area, and the drying unit is connected with an adjustable air port used for blowing air into areas, except for the surrounding drying area, in the pet cage. According to the domestic automatic blow-drying device for pets, a pet can be directly placed in the device to be blow-dried after being bathed, so that the situation where water and pet hair spread all around in a house after the pet is bathed is prevented.