MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED AT I.V.R.I. IZATNAGAR FOR

LIVESTOCK CARE &

POSSIBLE ENGINEERING INTERVENTION IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

By

H.C.Joshi Principal Scientist

Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243122

Equipment of Discussion

• Lifting System For Injured Animals• Dung Cleaning Machinery• Level Controller For Water Troughs• Animal Transport Equipment• Electric Grass Mower

LIFTING SYSTEM FOR INJURED LARGE ANIMALS

• WHAT’ THE NEED OF SUCH A DEVICE ?

1. LARGE BODY WEIGHT OF THE ANIMALS

2. WHENEVER AN INJURED ANIMAL TRIES TO GET UP, SUDDEN TRANSFER OF LARGE BODY WEIGHT TO INJURED PART OCCURES, WHICH AGGRAVATES THE INJURY

3. ANIMAL BECOMES RECUMBENT

PROLONGED RECUMBENCY OF ANIMALS IS LARGELY ATTRIBUTED TO:

LONG BONE INJURY

LIGAMENTAL INJURY

JOINT AFFECTION

NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS

RECUMBENCY ULTIMATELY LEADS TO PAINFUL DEATH OF THE ANIMAL

ASSISTANCE TO THESE ANIMALS IN GETTING UP AND PROVIDING SUPPORT IS MOST IMPORTANT AS:

STANDING CONSTITUTES THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE TREATMENT AND THEIRREHABILITATION PROGRAMME

THE LIFTING SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FOLLOWING BASIC COMPONENTS :-

1.SELF ALIGNINIG CLAMPING DEVICE

2.TUBULAR SUPER STRUCTURE

3.STANDARD PULLING AND LIFTING DEVICE

CLAMPING DEVICE A SELF ALIGNING CLAMPING DEVICE CLAMPS THE ANIMAL AT ITS PIN BONE.

TUBULAR SUPER STRUCTURE

A TUBULAR SUPERSTRUCTURE TO HOLD THE ANIMAL THROUGH AN OVER HEAD PULLEY.THE REMOVABLE CROSS-MEMBERS PROVIDED IN THIS STRUCTURE SUPPORTS THE PNEUMATIC CUSHIONS OVER WHICH ANIMAL CAN REST

A STANDARD PULLING AND LIFTING DEVICE

Lifting Process Of Lifting Process Of AnimalAnimal

EXAMINATION OF LIFTED ANIMAL

CLOSE UP VIEW OF LIFTED ANIMAL

ANIMAL RECOVERING ON THE DEVICE

BULLOCK OPERATED DUNG SCRAPER CUM

CLEANER

• Various Methods of Dung Cleaning can be listed as:

• Manually by a shovel (200m2/hr)• Trailing Type Bullock operated

dung cleaner (700-800m2/hr)• Bullock operated Dung Cleaner

Trailing Type Bullock operated dung cleaner 700-800m2/hr

3700 m2 /hr under dry conditions

3000 m2 /hr under wet conditions

LOW COST FLOAT-COCK SUITABLE FOR ANIMAL WATER TROUGHS

TRACTOR OPERATED ANIMAL

CARRIER

TRACTOR OPERATED ANIMAL

CARRIER

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Electric Lawn Mower Electric Lawn Mower MachineMachine

Electric Lawn Mower Electric Lawn Mower MachineMachine

Operated by 1 hp electric motorOperated by 1 hp electric motor

Thank you

Possible Engineering Possible Engineering Intervention in Intervention in

Livestock ProductionLivestock Production

Possible Engineering Possible Engineering Intervention in Intervention in

Livestock ProductionLivestock Production

Areas may be considered– Machine for simultaneous Dung collection and

lifting– Refinement of Animal lifting device for treatment

of recumbent animals– Animal transport device for recumbent live animals– Animal transport modules– Hydroponics– Vermi-composting– Heat ameliorative measures for animals– Manually operated feed mixer for poultry– Hand operated milking machine– Quick drying of biogas slurry– Powder formation of fish bones and waste

Hydroponics: A new way to grow fodder, vegetables, other agricultural

crops

Hydroponics: A new way to grow fodder, vegetables, other agricultural

crops

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A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrient

Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro water and ponos labor) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as gravel, or mineral wool

A 1000 kg. Capacity greenhouse of 300 sq. ft. produces 365000 kg fresh green fodder per year, which is equivalentof 25 acres of grass field

In this greenhouse only 2 to 3 litre of water are required to produce 1 kg. of green grass whereas conventional methods require an average of 80 litre water to produce the same quantity.

Produces succulent green feed of constant quality and quantity every day of the year.

The green feed produced is palatable, nutritious and free from contamination.

Select any model to meet with your requirements....

OUT DOOR (110/220 volt)

MODEL#

SIZEW'XL'XH'

BARLEY/OAT /CORN REQUIRED PER DAY

PRODUCTION PER

DAY LB./KG.

NO. OF TRAYS

PER DAY

GF100010' X 30' X

10'365 lb. / 165

kg.2200

lb./1000kg.100

GF50010' X 15' X

10'180lb. / 82 kg.

1100 lb./ 500 kg.

50

GF25010' X 10' X

10'90 lb./41 kg.

550 lb. / 250 kg.

25

INDOOR MODEL

W' X D' X H'      

GF60 8' X 4' X 7' 22 lb. / 10 kg.132 lb. / 60

kg.6

GF30 4' X 4' X 7' 10 lb. / 5 kg65 lb. / 30

kg.3

 

                                     

                                                                                        

                 

 

                                     

                                                              

 

                                     

                                                             

 

                                     

                                                             

 

                                     

                                                                       

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 High quality fodder

Fodder is a high quality supplement for livestock diet. The above pictures show fodder at different stages of growth.Notice the rich growth of the edible root system. 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Strawberry Plants

                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tomatoes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Development of Heat Development of Heat Ameliorative Devices for Ameliorative Devices for

Cattle & BuffaloesCattle & Buffaloes

Keeping cows in their thermoneutral zone – 41 and 68 F degrees– can minimize the impact of seasonal changes on milk production, reproduction, feed efficiency

Heat stress not only lowers milk productionduring summer months but also reduces the potential for future milk production.

Why heat ameliorative Why heat ameliorative measures are required?measures are required?

“These adaptations are necessary to maintain a stable core body temperature, but they effect nutrient utilization and profitability on dairy farms.” 

When housed in an environment beyond their thermoneutral zone, they adapt by altering their behavior and physiology

To develop an in-house automatic predefined intermittent water sprinkling system for buffaloes/cows to create heat ameliorative measures

To optimize cycle of water sprinkling duration and lean periods

To incorporate predefined automatic switching for intermittent air draft arrangement

To design and study water jackets for evaporative cooling

To design suitable wallowing tank for buffaloes utilizing water harvested through rains & waste water (available from the routine washing of milch animals of farm)

To develop animal water trough suitable for open animal paddocks for providing cooler water in comparison to existing water troughs

To study the effect of developed heat ameliorative devices on performance of animals

To explore possibility for modifying micro-climate of sheds for summer stress management of buffaloes.

Conventional Barns

  Advantages include open-air ventilation, and protection of dairy cows from rain, snow, and excessive sunlight. 

Cross-Ventilated Barns

• An alternative to traditional designs, featuring improved air quality, consistent temperatures, fly and bird control, less ammonia build-up, and enhanced cow comfort.

Tunnel-Ventilated Barns

• An efficient, comfortable design that allows for a continuous and stable breeze down the lanes, maintain cool temperatures all year-round.  

Non-invasive heat detection

in animals

Non-invasive heat detection

in animals

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Herd reproductive performance depends on cows being accurately detected in heat and achieving adequate conception rates when they are presented for artificial breeding to superiorprogeny tested bulls.

Our eyes are detectors which are designed to detect visible light waves (or visible radiation). There are forms of light (or radiation) which we

cannot see. Actually we can only see a very small part of the entire range of radiation called

the electromagnetic spectrum

Possibility of non-invasive diagnosis of estrus in

buffaloes based on body temperature profile.

Infrared can be used as a way to measure the heat radiated by an object. This is the radiation produced by the motion of atoms and molecules in an object. The higher the

temperature, the more the atoms and molecules move and the more infrared they produce. Any object which has a

temperature i.e. anything above absolute zero (-459.67 degrees Fahrenheit or -273.15 degrees Celsius or 0 degrees

Kelvin), radiates in the infrared.

Herd reproductive performance depends on cows being accurately detected in heat and achieving adequate conception rates when they are presented for artificial breeding to superior progeny tested bulls.

Objectives: •To observe out side temperature body

profiles of the buffaloes/cows at different stages of their lactation.

•To observe temperature profiles during estrus cycle in buffaloes/cows.

•To standardize a temperature profile indicative of peak of estrus cycle in buffaloes.

Practical utility:

•It would be possible to detect heat in the cattle buffaloes which may miss the insemination due to their silent nature.

•To explore possibility of temperature profiles indicatives of the stress in the animals

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Manually operated feed mixer for poultry

1. Quick drying of biogas slurry

2. Powder formation of fish bones and waste

Vermi-compostingHydroponicsNon-invasive heat detection in animalsHeat ameliorative measures

Herd reproductive performance depends on cows being accurately detected in heat and achieving adequate conception rates when they are presented for artificial breeding to superiorprogeny tested bulls.