A wearable device for moving animals in a pastoral environment from their current location to a more desirable location to defecate or urinate (void), or cueing or training an animal to void when in a desirable location. The device administers a stimulus to a bovine animal to move it away from less desirable locations such as waterways, to more desirable locations, such as areas of carbon-rich soil, areas where previous animals have not voided recently, and excreta catchment areas.

A system for monitoring ruminant animal foraging that utilizes a piezoelectric film sensor in communication with a computer processor to record and characterize jaw movement data for the foraging ruminant animal. The processor applies pattern algorithms to categorize the jaw movement data so that the jaw movements are categorized as at least chewing, biting, ruminating, and/or idling.

An animal alignment support system includes a rod rotatably mounted on an animal enclosure and a rotation mechanism coupled with the rod to rotate the rod about a radial axis of the rod between a raised position and a lowered position. The system includes two horn cradles coupled with the rod and spaced apart from one another along the rod. At least a portion of each of the horn cradles extends downward and forward from the rod. In the raised position, the horn cradles are raised above a height of horns of an animal, thereby allowing the animal to pass below and move in front of the horn cradles. In the lowered position, at least a portion of each of the horn cradles is positioned below and behind the horns of the animal positioned within the animal enclosure, preventing the animal from backing up or lowering or turning its head.

The present invention provides a farm animal-operated conveyor and generator apparatus and a method for powering thereof, wherein the apparatus comprises a generator, a generator drive belt, a drive roller, a conveyor belt, a drive drum, a central bearing post, a drive gear, electromagnetic yokes, an intermediate gear, a pinion gear, a beveled gear, conveyor chassis, and a secondary intermediate gear. The electromagnetic yoke automatically collars a farm animal, which in turn rotates the drive gear and drives the conveyer belt and the generator. The movement of the farm animal powers the conveyer belt for transporting farm products, and drives the generator to generate electricity.

The present invention provides a farm animal-operated conveyor and generator apparatus and a method for powering thereof, wherein the apparatus comprises a generator, a generator drive belt, a drive roller, a conveyor belt, a drive drum, a central bearing post, a drive gear, electromagnetic yokes, an intermediate gear, a pinion gear, a beveled gear, conveyor chassis, and a secondary intermediate gear. The electromagnetic yoke automatically collars a farm animal, which in turn rotates the drive gear and drives the conveyer belt and the generator. The movement of the farm animal powers the conveyer belt for transporting farm products, and drives the generator to generate electricity.

A cattle prod comprising an electrical prod for the livestock industry, the cattle prod is disclosed. Comprising the cattle prod comprises handle assembly and shaft assembly. The handle assembly comprises a handle portion having a first handle end and a second handle end, a first coupling assembly at the first handle end, an activation button, and a battery for operating the cattle prod. The shaft assembly comprises a shaft portion having a first shaft end and a second shaft end, a second coupling assembly at the first shaft end, a prod assembly at the second shaft end. The second coupling assembly and the first coupling assembly are configured to selectively attach to one another. The handle assembly comprises a core housing body having a button aperture, an upper coupling interface, and an internal cavity.