A weighing module for a nest in a poultry management system comprises a floor for receiving poultry or a nesting pad and a mounting device with which the weighing module can be attached to an animal holding installation, wherein the floor is supported by a weighing element.

Facilities, methods, and systems to produce therapeutic protein(s) can include collecting eggs from transgenic avian in a production unit in a building; transferring the eggs to a harvesting unit in the building; and harvesting egg white or egg yolk from the eggs in the harvesting unit.

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing.

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing. The system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system.

A method of tending to livestock within a livestock confinement facility includes a vehicle having a support frame, a drive unit, and an elevated platform. The support frame extends vertically upward from a base and has a lower portion and an upper portion with the drive unit being operatively attached to the base. The elevated platform is affixed to the upper portion of the support frame and configured to support an operator thereon while moving along the livestock confinement facility. The method includes supporting the operator on the elevated platform within the livestock confinement facility. The method further includes moving the vehicle along a floor of the livestock confinement facility in order to move the operator along the livestock confinement facility from atop the elevated platform such that the operator tends to livestock from atop the elevated platform.

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing. The system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system.

A livestock cage may have a frame, a generally planar aluminum top sheet attached to the frame, a generally planar aluminum bottom sheet attached to the frame opposite the top sheet, a first and a second generally planar aluminum side sheet attached to the frame extending transverse to the top sheet and the bottom sheet, and a generally planar back sheet attached to the frame and transverse to the top sheet, the first side sheet, the second side sheet, and the bottom sheet. The top sheet, the bottom sheet, the first side sheet, the second side sheet, a front, and the back sheet define an interior volume of the cage. A plurality of livestock is within the interior of the cage.

A rearing-keeping facility for the staggered rearing of poultry animals, in particular rearing aviary, is disclosed and includes at least one first rearing plane and a second rearing plane arranged above the first rearing plane. The rearing planes are configured for keeping the poultry animals, and the first rearing plane has a first lateral opening towards at least one side of the rearing-keeping facility and the second rearing plane has a second lateral opening towards the one side. A door arrangement is provided for closing the openings. The door arrangement has a closure arranged in a vertically displaceable manner with respect to the two openings and configured for releasing or for closing the first opening, the second opening, and both openings.

A vehicle and method for tending to an elevated livestock cage includes a support frame, a base, a drive unit, and an elevated platform. The support frame extends upward from the base, and the drive unit is operatively attached to the base for moving the base along the aisle. The elevated platform is affixed to the support frame and is positioned above the base at a height suitable to facilitate access to the elevated livestock cage. The support frame and the elevated platform are configured to support an operator while moving the operator along an aisle of a confinement facility.

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing. The system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system.