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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Inventors:
Serge Louis Loosveld, Maasland, NL;
Aart van 't Land, Beit Hashitta, IL;
Marc Havermans, Moerdijk, NL;
Assignee:
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/12 (2006.01); A01K 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/015 (2006.01); A01K 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/0076 (2013.01); A01K 1/00 (2013.01); A01K 1/01 (2013.01); A01K 1/0158 (2013.01);
Abstract
A barn in which dairy animals can freely move about, lie down and eat includes a floor, a light-transmitting roof construction, and a wall construction. The floor consists for the greater part of a moisture absorbing, pourable layer which is able to collect moisture from manure and urine. This moisture is removed by means of solar heat and wind drying, and if this is not sufficient, by means of a floor heating. There is thus only required a very limited stationary sub-floor with a manure collecting device, i.e. only below the milking implement.