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DK164684B
DK164684B DK306389A DK306389A DK164684B DK 164684 B DK164684 B DK 164684B DK 306389 A DK306389 A DK 306389A DK 306389 A DK306389 A DK 306389A DK 164684 B DK164684 B DK 164684B
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Den foreliggende opfindelse angår et anlæg til opstaldning af slagtesvin, omfattende en inddrivningsgang og en uddrivningsgang samt et antal mellem disse beliggende aflange folde, der er anbragt ved siden 5 af hinanden, hvilke folde hver har en indgangslåge og en udgangslåge i hver sin ende samt en i foldens længderetning bevægelig drivlåge.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slaughter pig housing facility comprising a recovery aisle and a drift aisle, and a plurality of said elongate folds located adjacent to each other, each of which has an entrance gate and an exit gate at each end as well as a longitudinally movable drive door.

Efter at slagtesvin er blevet aflæsset på slagteriet, opstaldes de i kortere tid i slagteriets foldeanlæg, for at de kan hvile ud efter transporten. Ved aflæsningen og under opstaldningen syner dyrlægen 10 svinene og frasorterer de syge og svagelige dyr, der er uegnede til den normale procedure.After slaughter pigs have been unloaded at the slaughterhouse, they are housed in the slaughterhouse folding facility for a shorter period so that they can rest after transport. During the reading and during the stay, the veterinarian 10 calls the pigs and removes the sick and infirm animals which are unfit for the normal procedure.

Opstaldningen foregår normalt på den måde, at transportvognene med svinene kører hen til slagteriets aflæsningsrampe, hvorefter svinene drives ud af transportvognens rum og sammen føres ind i en inddriv-15 ningsgang, der står i forbindelse med en række folde. Indgangslågen til en fold åbnes af operatøren, der ved hjælp af et drivbræt leder svinene ind i folden, indtil den er fuld. Derefter åbnes lå'gen til den næste fold, der derefter fyldes på tilsvarende måde, eventuelt suppleret med svin fra efterfølgende transportvogne.The accommodation is normally arranged in such a way that the transport wagons with the pigs drive to the slaughterhouse's unloading ramp, after which the pigs are driven out of the truck's compartment and together are brought into a driveway which is connected with a number of folds. The entrance door to a fold is opened by the operator who, by means of a drive board, guides the pigs into the fold until it is full. Then open the door to the next fold, which is then filled in a similar way, optionally supplemented with pigs from subsequent transport vehicles.

20 Hver fold på et slagteri har i dag en fast kapacitet på mellem AO og 60 dyr. Ladkapaciteten af transportvognene, der ankommer til slagteriet, kan derimod variere betydeligt fra AO-100 svin pr. vogn. Det betyder, at svin fra forskellige vognlæs sædvanligvis sammenblandes under opstaldningen, idet operatøren skal sørge for, at folden ikke 25 bliver overfyldt, og at der er det af myndighederne krævede areal i folden på mindst 0,5 m^ pr. slagtesvin.20 Each fold in a slaughterhouse today has a fixed capacity of between AO and 60 animals. The loading capacity of the transport trucks arriving at the slaughterhouse, on the other hand, can vary considerably from AO-100 pigs per year. wagon. This means that pigs from different cargo loads are usually mixed together during the staging, with the operator having to ensure that the fold is not overcrowded and that there is the area required by the authorities in the fold of at least 0.5 m 2 per square meter. finishers.

Når de opstaldede dyr skal slagtes, åbner operatøren en i foldens udgangsende beliggende låge, og operatøren driver dyrene ud af folden og ind i en gang for enden af foldene ved hjælp af en drivplade. I gangen 30 kan der findes nogle af kæder fremførte plader, der mekanisk driver svinene hen mod en løbegang. I denne indordnes dyrene efter hinanden, hvorefter de én for én lukkes ind i bedøvningsanlægget.When the housed animals are to be slaughtered, the operator opens a door located in the exit end of the fold and the operator drives the animals out of the fold and into a passage at the end of the folds by means of a drive plate. In the aisle 30, there may be some plate-driven plates which mechanically drive the pigs towards a tread. In this, the animals are arranged one after the other and then one by one they are closed into the anesthetic system.

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I vort danske patent nr. 110.107 er beskrevet et foldeanlæg med en i foldens længderetning bevægelig plade, ved hjælp af hvilken operatøren manuelt kan drive svinene ud af folden, efter at en ved foldens udgang anbragt hejselåge er åbnet af operatøren. Når svinene er drevet ud i 5 gangen for enden af foldene, føres de mod løbegangen ved mekanisk driv-ning med nogle plader, der trækkes af en kædetransportør.Our Danish Patent No. 110,107 discloses a folding system with a longitudinally movable plate, by means of which the operator can manually drive the pigs out of the fold after a hoist door placed at the exit of the fold is opened by the operator. When the pigs are driven out 5 times at the end of the folds, they are guided towards the runway by mechanical drive with some plates pulled by a chain conveyor.

I den kendte behandling af slagtesvin kan det være vanskeligt for operatøren at få svinene ind i og ud af foldene og hen til bedøvnings-anlægget, fordi svinene befinder sig i en uvant situtation og reagerer 10 mod alle påvirkninger. Svinenes nervøsitet under behandlingen på slagteriet medfører desuden indbyrdes slagsmål og et højt stressniveau. Oisse forhold bevirker, at nogle af de slagtede kroppe har sværbeskadigelser, muskelblødninger og afvigende kødkvalitet med heraf følgende forringet økonomi for slagteriet.In the known treatment of slaughter pigs, it can be difficult for the operator to get the pigs into and out of the folds and to the anesthetic system because the pigs are in an unfamiliar situation and react to all influences. In addition, the pigs' nervousness during the treatment at the slaughterhouse causes mutual fighting and a high level of stress. Oise conditions cause some of the carcasses to have severe damage, muscle haemorrhage and divergent meat quality, with consequent deterioration in the economy of the slaughterhouse.

15 Det er formålet med opfindelsen at tilvejebringe et opstaldningsanlæg, i hvilket svinene lettere lader sig behandle og reagerer mindre voldsomt og aggressivt mod sine artsfæller end i de kendte anlæg.It is the object of the invention to provide a housing facility in which the pigs are more easily treated and react less violently and aggressively to their species counterparts than in the known plants.

I dette anlæg skal svinene kunne behandles i enheder, således at der opnås dyrevenlig behandling og en deraf følgende formindsket forekomst 20 af slagtekroppe med sværbeskadigelser, muskelblødninger og forringet kødkvalitet. Anlægget skal i udstrakt grad kunne mekaniseres og automatiseres for at give en ensartet behandling af dyrene.In this plant, the pigs must be able to be treated in units so that animal-friendly treatment and a consequent diminished occurrence of 20 carcasses with severe damage, muscle haemorrhage and poor meat quality are achieved. The plant must be extensively mechanized and automated to provide uniform treatment of the animals.

Anlægget ifølge opfindelsen er ejendommeligt ved, at der i hver fold findes en eller flere stationære mellemlåger, der er anbragt i sådan af-25 stand fra hinanden, indgangslågen og udgangslågen, at folden opdeles i flere afsnit.The system according to the invention is characterized in that in each fold there is one or more stationary intermediate doors arranged at such a distance from each other, the entrance door and the exit door, that the fold is divided into several sections.

Svinene i en leverance eller en del heraf kan derved behandles som en separat enhed under ét eller flere af de sædvanlige behandlingstrin, der omfatter, at svinene i en leverance læsses af transportvognen, 50 drives ind i folde og opstaldes i disse, samt drives ud af foldene og hen til et bedøvningsanlæg. Svinene i en enhed kan konstant holdes adskilt fra svin tilhørende andre enheder.The pigs in a delivery or part thereof can thereby be treated as a separate unit during one or more of the usual processing steps, which include the pigs in a delivery being loaded by the transport trolley, driven into folds and housed in these, and driven out by the folds and go to a stunning facility. The pigs in one unit can be constantly kept separate from pigs belonging to other units.

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Ved opdeling af hver fold i et antal mindre afsnit kan undgås, at svin fra en enhed blandes med svin fra andre enheder, uden at anlæggets kapacitet formindskes i betydelig grad. Resultatet er en mere dyrevenlig behandling end i de i dag anvendte store folde, hvor svin fra forskel-5 lige leverancer blandes med hinanden. Hyppigheden af slagtekroppe med sværbeskadigelser, muskelblødninger og forringet kødkvalitet reduceres betydeligt.By dividing each fold into a number of smaller sections, it is possible to avoid mixing pigs from one unit with pigs from other units without significantly reducing the capacity of the plant. The result is a more animal-friendly treatment than in the large folds used today, where pigs from different deliveries are mixed with each other. The incidence of carcasses with severe damage, muscle haemorrhage and deteriorated meat quality is significantly reduced.

Ved den omhandlede behandling af svinene som separate enheder reduceres dyrenes aggressioner. Det skyldes bl.a., at svinene i en enhed i det 10 væsentlige allerede under indtransporten har accepteret deres rangorden i forhold til de andre svin i enheden. De behøver således ikke konkurrere indbyrdes på slagteriet, så længe de holdes adskilte fra dyr fra andre leverancer. Svinenes stressniveau er dermed tilpas lavt til, at dyrene kan drives ind i folde, opstaldes i disse og/eller drives ud af 15 foldene ved hjælp af et styret mekanisk system, hvilket for det første giver ensartede behandlingstider og -måder for svinene og for det andet udelukker interaktion mellem svinene og operatøren.By treating the pigs as separate units, the aggression of the animals is reduced. This is because, among other things, the pigs in one unit have already accepted their rank in relation to the other pigs in the unit during transport. Thus, they do not have to compete with each other at the slaughterhouse as long as they are kept separate from animals from other supplies. The stress level of the pigs is thus low enough for the animals to be driven into foals, housed in them and / or driven out of the 15 folds by a controlled mechanical system, which firstly provides uniform treatment times and methods for the pigs and for the second, excludes interaction between the pigs and the operator.

Begge disse forhold medfører, at svinene belastes mindre. Anlægget ifølge opfindelsen muliggør således en behandling af dyrene, der er i 20 overensstemmelse med deres naturlige adfærdsmønster. Det giver dem betydeligt højere trivsel end ved den traditionelle behandling og heraf følger også arbejdslettelser for operatøren.Both of these conditions cause the pigs to be less burdened. The plant according to the invention thus enables a treatment of the animals which is in accordance with their natural behavioral pattern. This provides them with significantly higher levels of well-being than the traditional treatment, and consequently also facilitates work for the operator.

Samtidig kan systemet indbygges i allerede eksisterende anlæg, idet der blot er tale om en opdeling af de eksisterende folde. Dette muliggør 25 hurtig tilpasning til ældre foldeanlæg.At the same time, the system can be built into preexisting plants, simply by splitting the existing folds. This enables 25 quick adaptations to older folding systems.

Mellemlågerne skal ifølge opfindelsen være stationære, hvilket er medvirkende til at forenkle styringssystemerne, der skal sørge for, at svinene holdes adskilte i enhederne. Stationære mellemlåger vækker kun i ringe omfang uro hos svinene, når de betjenes, og de kan i deres åbne 30 stilling være mere eller mindre indfældede i foldens sidevægge, hvilket giver en skånsommere drivning af svinene i foldene.According to the invention, the intermediate gates must be stationary, which helps to simplify the control systems that ensure that the pigs are kept separate in the units. Stationary gates only slightly agitate the pigs when operated, and in their open position they may be more or less recessed into the side walls of the fold, giving a gentler drive of the pigs in the folds.

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Eksisterende foldesysterner med beton sidevægge kan desuden forsynes med en pladepåbygning mellem lågerne, der består af et mere dyrevenligt materiale, såsom en glat, sort plade, der bevirker færre beskadigelser af 5 svinene end med de eksisterende ru og hvide betonvægge. Lågerne kan derved fældes imellem sådanne påbygninger.Existing folding sisters with concrete sidewalls can also be provided with a plate structure between the doors, which consists of a more animal-friendly material, such as a smooth, black plate, which causes less damage to the pigs than with the existing rough and white concrete walls. The doors can thereby be folded between such attachments.

Ved en leverance skal forstås en mængde dyr, der er leveret og/eller transporteret til slagteriet som en separat enhed. Hvis vognens lad er uinddelt, repræsenterer hele ladningen en leverance. Hvis vognens lad 10 derimod er opdelt i fx tre rum, repræsenterer ladningen tre leverancer, uanset om dyrene kommer fra samme svineproducent eller ej.A delivery shall mean a quantity of animals delivered and / or transported to the slaughterhouse as a separate unit. If the wagon's load is undivided, the entire load represents a delivery. If, on the other hand, the wagon 10 is divided into, for example, three compartments, the cargo represents three deliveries, regardless of whether the animals come from the same pig producer or not.

Hele leverancen kan udgøre den separate enhed. Det vil især være tilfældet, når leverancen omfatter få svin, fx den ved containertransport fastsatte størrelse på 15 svin pr. leverance.The entire delivery may form the separate unit. This will especially be the case when the delivery includes a few pigs, eg the size of 15 pigs per container transport. delivery.

15 Den behandlede separate enhed af svin kan også udgøre en vis brøkdel af leverancen, fx halvdelen af de i et ladrum leverede svin. Den anden halvdel af leverancen kan så udgøre en anden separat enhed. En leverance på fyO svin kan således opdeles i to enheder med 20 svin i hver.15 The treated separate unit of pigs may also constitute a certain fraction of the supply, for example half of the pigs delivered in a cargo area. The other half of the delivery can then form another separate unit. A delivery of fyO pigs can thus be divided into two units with 20 pigs in each.

Anlægget ifølge opfindelsen kan anvendes i overensstemmelse med formålet 20 under bibeholdelse af det hidtidige leveringsmønster med vognlæs af forskellig størrelse. Svineproducenter og vognmænd kan også instrueres om, at de skal levere svinene i bestemte faste enhedsstørrelser, svarende til størrelsen på slagteriets folderum. Derved kan foldenes kapacitet stadig udnyttes optimalt. Det bliver derved også muligt at styre tilførslen af 25 svin, idet slagteriet, så snart det har modtaget melding om leverancer for en dag, kan beregne tilførslen og tage forholdsregler efter dette.The plant according to the invention can be used in accordance with the purpose 20 while maintaining the previous delivery pattern with different size cargo loads. Pig producers and hauliers can also be instructed to deliver the pigs in specific fixed unit sizes, corresponding to the size of the slaughterhouse's folder space. In this way, the capacity of the folds can still be utilized optimally. It will also be possible to control the supply of 25 pigs, as the slaughterhouse, as soon as it has received notification of deliveries for one day, can calculate the supply and take precautions accordingly.

Hyppigheden af svin, der skal overnatte i slagteriets folde, reduceres ved sådan styret tilførsel.The frequency of pigs to stay overnight in the slaughterhouse folds is reduced by such controlled feeding.

Til trods for det på slagterierne opståede behov for stor svinetilførsel 30 og højt arbejdstempo er det ved hjælp af anlægget ifølge opfindelsen blevet muligt at tilgodese svinenes adfærd og instinkter. Svinene får en dyrevenlig behandling under de industrialiserede forhold, der hersker på moderne slagterier.In spite of the need for large pigs supply 30 and a high pace of slaughter at the slaughterhouses, it has become possible to take into account the behavior and instincts of the pigs by means of the invention. The pigs receive animal-friendly treatment under the industrialized conditions prevailing in modern slaughterhouses.

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De ved hjælp af mellemlågerne dannede opstaldningsrum kan hvert have et fladeareal svarende til størrelsen af enheden, der er fastlagt i forbindelse med transporten og opstaldningen af slagteriets svin. Efter 5 at enhedsstørrelsen er fastlagt under hensyn til de praktiske muligheder, indrettes slagteriets folde fortrinsvis sådan, at hvert opstaldningsrum er indrettet til én enhed svin og ikke mere, idet dette giver en optimal udnyttelse af arealet, der er til rådighed for folde.The housing spaces formed by means of the intermediate doors may each have a surface area corresponding to the size of the unit determined in connection with the transport and housing of the slaughterhouse pigs. After the unit size has been determined taking into account the practical possibilities, the slaughterhouse's folds are preferably arranged such that each storage room is arranged for one unit of pigs and no more, thus providing an optimal utilization of the area available for the folds.

Ved de på slagterierne i dag etablerede folde opnås ikke en optimal 10 foldeudnyttelse, hvis svinene i en leverance skal opstaldes i et folderum, og svinene i én enhed konstant holdes adskilt fra svin tilhørende andre enheder, idet de eksisterende folde hver er beregnet til et stort antal dyr, fx svin, hvilket betyder, at foldene kan blive halvtomme, især hvis de fastlagte enheder skal være af flokstørrelse.At the foals established at slaughterhouses today, an optimal 10 fold utilization is not achieved if the pigs in a delivery are to be housed in a folder space and the pigs in one unit are constantly kept separate from pigs belonging to other units, the existing foals each being intended for a large number of animals, eg pigs, which means that the folds can become half empty, especially if the units determined must be flock size.

15 Ved anlægget ifølge opfindelsen udnyttes de eksisterende foldesystemer betydeligt mere optimalt, idet en fold ved hjælp af de omhandlede mellemvægge deles i flere foldeafsnit, der hvert udgør et opstaldningsrum svarende til den fastlagte størrelse på enheden. En stor fold kan derved opdeles i mindre rum, i hvilke det er lettere at holde høj gennemsnitlig 20 belægningsgrad, når svinene skal behandles på ovennævnte måde. Anlægget ifølge opfindelsen kan således gøre brug af allerede eksisterende foldeanlæg, i hvilke der blot indbygges mellemvægge.In the plant according to the invention, the existing folding systems are utilized considerably more optimally, a fold being divided into several fold sections by means of the respective partitions, each constituting a housing space corresponding to the determined size of the unit. A large fold can thereby be divided into smaller spaces in which it is easier to maintain a high average occupancy rate for the pigs to be treated in the above manner. The system according to the invention can thus make use of pre-existing folding systems in which only partitions are built into.

Den omhandlede opdeling af en fold i mindre afsnit betyder, at svinene i foldeanlæg, der er tilpasset opfindelsen, nu kan behandles som en flok i 25 stedet for som en mængde, idet mellemlågerne kan være anbragt i en sådan afstand, at hvert afsnit i en fold kan indeholde et antal svin svarende til en flok.The present subdivision of a fold into smaller sections means that the pigs in folding systems adapted to the invention can now be treated as a flock instead of as a quantity, the intermediate doors being located at such a distance that each section of a fold fold may contain a number of pigs corresponding to a herd.

Ved en flok skal forstås et sådant antal dyr, at de optræder som en flok, dvs. de skal føle en vis samhørighed, og samtidig må antallet ikke være 30 større end, at det enkelte individ er i stand til at følge med i, hvad de andre dyr i flokken foretager sig.A herd shall be understood to mean such a number of animals as to act as a herd, ie. they must feel a certain cohesion, and at the same time the number must not be 30 greater than the individual being able to keep up with what the other animals in the herd are doing.

Det maksimale antal dyr, der kan danne en flok, afhænger bl.a. af det nedarvede flokinstinkt hos dyrene samt af påvirkningerne fra omgivelserne.The maximum number of animals that can form a herd depends, inter alia, on by the inherited flock instinct of the animals as well as by the influences from the surroundings.

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Ved denne begrænsede størrelse på de behandlede enheder bliver dyrene mindre stressede end i større enheder, idet dyrenes naturlige adfærdsmønster og rangordensinstinkt fungerer betydeligt bedre i små enheds-størrelser end i store, hvor dyrene ikke længere kan optræde som flok.At this limited size of the treated units, the animals become less stressed than in larger units, with the animals' natural behavioral pattern and rank instinct functioning significantly better in small unit sizes than in large ones where the animals can no longer act as a flock.

5 Den omhandlede opdeling i flokke letter drivningen, og sammenpakning af svin i gange eller folde undgås. Ligeledes lettes inspektion og overvågning af svinene.5 The above-mentioned division into flocks facilitates the operation and packaging of pigs into aisles or folds is avoided. Likewise, inspection and monitoring of pigs is facilitated.

Den omhandlede enhedsstørrelse svarende til en flok er også den i praksis mindste økonomiske enhed, som kan tilpasses forholdene hos 10 svineproducenter og vognmænd, hvis der skal findes en gennemgående linie af svin fra producent via vognmand til slagteri.The unit size in question corresponding to a herd is also the smallest economic unit that can be adapted to the conditions of 10 pig producers and hauliers if there is a continuous line of pig from producer through haulage to slaughterhouse.

Når der anvendes et antal svin svarende til en flok, er dette altså tilpasset den enhedsstørrelse, der praktisk kan tilvejebringes i stier og på transportvogn.Thus, when a number of pigs corresponding to a herd are used, this is adapted to the unit size that can be practically provided in paths and on transport vehicles.

15 Ved den nævnte udførelsesform formindskes yderligere forekomsten af nævnte kvalitetsforringelser ved slagtekroppe.In said embodiment, the presence of said quality degradation in carcasses is further reduced.

Under slagteriforhold kan en flok omfatte 12-20 svin. En udførelsesform af anlægget ifølge opfindelsen er ejendommelig ved, at hvert afsnit af folden kan indeholde 12-20 svin. Fortrinsvis opdeles folden i afsnit, 20 der ex beregnet til 15 svin.In slaughterhouse conditions, a herd may include 12-20 pigs. An embodiment of the system according to the invention is characterized in that each section of the fold can contain 12-20 pigs. Preferably, the fold is divided into sections 20 ex for 15 pigs.

Under slagteribetingelser kan nævnte antal dyr bibeholde en etableret flokstruktur, hvis de er leveret som en enhed af nævnte størrelse, eller de kan danne en flok, hvis de er blevet leveret som et stort parti med flere end det nævnte antal dyr.Under slaughter conditions, said number of animals may maintain an established flock structure if delivered as a unit of said size or they may form a flock if they have been delivered as a large batch of more than said number of animals.

25 Når enheden er fastlagt til en flokstørrelse på 12-20 svin, vil der praktisk kunne opnås en løsning med de eksisterende sti-, vogn- og foldesystemer, der har meget nær eller samme arealkrav som de i dag anvendte systemer, men hvor tilførslen af svin til si agtelinien er betydeligt smidigere og resulterer i væsentligt færre skader på dyrene.25 When the unit is set for a flock size of 12-20 pigs, a solution can be practically achieved with the existing path, trolley and folding systems which have very close or the same area requirements as the systems used today, but where the supply of pigs to the rear line are considerably smoother and result in significantly less damage to the animals.

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1 foldeanlægget ifølge opfindelsen kan svinene i en enhed afgrænses ved hjælp af styrbare, stationære låger og drives ved hjælp af bevægelige, styrbare låger. Ved styring af lågerne kan svinene i en enhed automatisk fastholdes i et område eller drives fra ét område til et andet, 5 uden at der er risiko for, at de blander sig med svin fra andre enheder.In the folding system according to the invention, the pigs in a unit can be defined by controllable stationary doors and operated by movable controllable doors. By controlling the doors, the pigs in one unit can be automatically held in one area or operated from one area to another, 5 without the risk of mixing with pigs from other units.

Ved en udførelsesform af anlægget ifølge opfindelsen findes der i hver fold 1-5 mellemlåger, sådan at folden er opdelt i 2-6 afnit. Foldene bliver herved ikke længere end, at en bevægelig driv låge kan betjene samtlige afsnit inden for en rimelig tid.In one embodiment of the system according to the invention, there are 1-5 intermediate doors in each fold, such that the fold is divided into 2-6 sections. The folds hereby become no longer than that a movable drive door can serve all sections within a reasonable time.

10 I en fordelagtig udførelsesform af anlægget ifølge opfindelsen er mellemlågerne sidehængte. Sådanne låger forårsager mindre forskrækkelse hos svinene end tophængslede låger, og de kan konstrueres, så de tillader passage af drivlågen i dennes lukkede stilling. Drivlågen kan derfor bibeholde sin lukkede stilling under inddrivning eller uddriv-15 ning af svin, selv om den skal passere forbi én eller flere åbne mellemlåger.In an advantageous embodiment of the system according to the invention, the intermediate doors are side hung. Such gates cause less fright in the pigs than top hinged gates, and they can be designed to allow passage of the drive door in its closed position. The drive door can therefore maintain its closed position during the recovery or expulsion of pigs, although it must pass one or more open intermediate doors.

I de veterinære bestemmelser er foreskrevet, at der skal være mindst 0,5 m2 gulvplads til hvert svin i slagteriets folde. Det har vist sig, at svinene uden besvær kan sammendrives på et mindre areal, således at 20 der kun er 0,4 m2 gulvplads til hvert svin i et folderum. Dette udnyttes i en fordelagtig udførelsesform, ifølge hvilken mellemlågerne er todelte. Ved denne udførelses form kan en mellemlåge lukkes efter en driv låge, efter at denne har drevet svin ind i et afsnit af folden og er kørt så langt ind i afsnittet, at den todelte mellemlage netop kan 25 gå fri bag drivlågen.The veterinary regulations stipulate that there must be at least 0.5 m2 of floor space for each pig in the slaughterhouse folds. It has been found that the pigs can easily be compacted on a smaller area, so that there is only 0.4 m2 of floor space for each pig in a folder space. This is utilized in an advantageous embodiment according to which the intermediate doors are two-part. In this embodiment, an intermediate door can be closed after a drive door, after it has driven the pig into a section of the fold and is driven so far into the section that the two-piece intermediate layer can just release behind the drive door.

Hver af mellemlagerne omfatter fortrinsvis to adskilte låger, der er hængslet til hver sin sidevæg i folden. Denne konstruktion er robust og kan normalt tåle svinenes påvirkninger.Preferably, each of the intermediate layers comprises two separate doors hinged to each side wall of the fold. This construction is robust and can usually withstand the effects of pigs.

Ved låger skal der i foreliggende beskrivelse ikke alene forstås låger 30 i gængs forstand, men også låger i form af plader, gitterkonstruktioner eller lign. fladeudfyldende udformninger, som kan spærre passagen i en langstrakt fold, og som ved svingning om en aksel, hejsning eller anden bevægelse giver passagen fri igen for slagtedyrene.In this specification, doors shall not only mean doors 30 in the usual sense, but also doors in the form of sheets, lattice structures or the like. surface-filling designs which can block the passage in an elongated fold and which, when pivoting about a shaft, hoist or other movement, release the passage again from the slaughter animals.

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Drivlågen, der kan bevæges i foldens længderetning, kan være en ramme-konstruktion, der er forsynet med en drivplade og hjul. På eller i nærheden af overkanten af foldens sidevægge findes til hjulene modsvarende skinner. I sin lukkede position bør lågens pladedel i alt væsentligt 5 kunne udfylde foldens tværsnit, sådan at den kan drive dyrene, uden at der opstår klemningsfare. I den åbne stilling er pladedelen hejset eller svunget op, således at drivlågen kan løbe over svinene i folden, uden at de berøres, eller den kan lade svinene passere fremad i folden.The drive door which can be moved longitudinally of the fold may be a frame construction provided with a drive plate and wheels. On or near the top edge of the folding side walls are found for the wheels corresponding rails. In its closed position, the plate part of the cover should substantially be able to fill the cross-section of the fold so that it can drive the animals without causing any risk of crushing. In the open position, the plate portion is raised or swiveled so that the drive door can run over the pigs in the fold without being touched, or it can pass the pigs forward in the fold.

Lågerne i det omhandlede anlæg kan være manuelt betjente, men det fore-10 trækkes at anvende motordrevne låger. Disse kan styres efter et program, i hvilket tiden er således fordelt, at svinene får en ensartet, rolig behandling, samtidig med at tidsfaktoren er tilpasset slagteriets slag-tehastighed.The doors of the present plant may be manually operated, but motorized doors are preferred. These can be controlled according to a program in which the time is distributed so that the pigs receive a uniform, calm treatment, while at the same time adjusting the time factor to the slaughterhouse slaughter rate.

En foretrukket ud førelses form er derfor ejendommelig ved, at én eller 15 flere låger er motordrevne, og at der findes ét eller flere styrecentre til styring af sådanne låger.Therefore, a preferred embodiment is characterized by the fact that one or more doors are motor-driven and that one or more control centers exist for controlling such doors.

Et styrecenter kan kontrollere lågerne i en fold, i inddrivningsgangen eller uddrivningsgangen, men det er også muligt at opbygge et center, der varetager og kontrollerer funktionen af det totale anlæg, lige fra 20 svinene aflæsses, og til de lukkes ind i bedøvningsanlægget.A control center can control the doors in a fold, in the recovery aisle or the aisle aisle, but it is also possible to build a center that takes care of and controls the function of the total system, from the 20 pigs are unloaded and until they are closed into the anesthetic system.

Der kan fx findes anordninger ved slagteriets aflæsningsramper, gange og folde, som kun tillader adgang til et område, efter at en operatør eller et styresystem har tilkendegivet, at området ikke er i brug af svin tilhørende andre enheder. På denne måde undgås sammenblanding mellem 25 enhederne, og operatørerne kan blot følge et fastlagt arbejdsskema eller kan eventuelt helt overlade styringen af arbejdet til styrecentrene.For example, devices may be found at the slaughterhouse's unloading ramps, corridors and folds that allow access to an area only after an operator or control system has indicated that the area is not in use by pigs belonging to other units. In this way, mixing between the 25 units is avoided, and the operators can simply follow a set work schedule or possibly completely entrust the control of the work to the control centers.

Centrene kan styre bevægelsen af mekaniske midler, der tjener til afgrænsning og/eller drivning af svinene i en enhed. Centrene kan fx aktivere motorer eller lign. i låger, der adskiller to områder, mellem 30 hvilke svinene i en enhed skal bevæge sig under behandlingen på slagteriet. Behandlingen af svinene som enheder kan herved foregå mere eller mindre automatisk og uafhængig af operatører, hvilket medfører en ensartet og dyrevenlig behandling af svinene, ligesom operatørens arbejdsopgaver bliver reduceret væsentligt.The centers can control the movement of mechanical means that serve to delineate and / or drive the pigs in a unit. The centers can, for example, activate motors or the like. in gates separating two areas, between 30 which the pigs in a unit must move during the processing at the slaughterhouse. The treatment of the pigs as units can thereby take place more or less automatically and independently of operators, which results in a uniform and animal-friendly treatment of the pigs, and the operator's tasks are significantly reduced.

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I inddrivningsgangen og uddrivningsgangen kan findes mekaniske indretninger, der sørger for automatisk adskillelse af enhederne af svin og driver dyrene fremad i behandlingssystemet. Der anvendes hensigtsmæssige mellemlager, hejselåger og køre/hejselåger af samme art, som 5 der anvendes i anlæggets folde. Det er herved muligt at holde dyrene adskilte i enheder fra de forlader transportvognen, og indtil de når bedøvningsanlægget.Mechanical devices which provide for automatic separation of the units of pigs and drive the animals forward in the treatment system can be found in the recovery and ejection corridors. Appropriate intermediate bearings, hoist doors and drive / hoist doors of the same kind as 5 used in the system's folds are used. In this way it is possible to keep the animals separated in units from the exit of the truck until they reach the anesthetic facility.

I et forenklet anlæg findes de omhandlede mekaniske midler i foldene, mens drivning og eventuelt adskillelse foretages mere eller mindre 10 manuelt ved hjælp af sædvanlige midler, såsom drivplader.In a simplified system, the mechanical means in question are found in the folds, while drive and possibly separation are performed more or less manually by conventional means such as drive plates.

En fordelagtig udførelsesform er ejendommelig ved, at der efter uddrivningsgangen og foran bedøvningsanlægget, findes en mellemfold, hvilken fold kan være afgrænset og/eller betjent af styrbare, stationære låger og/eller bevægelige, styrbare låger. Ved denne udførelsesform undgås 15 sammenpakning af svinene, når der fx er stop på bedøvningsanlægget. Desuden ledes dyrene lettere hen i retning af løbegangen, idet uddrivningsgangens blinde ende kan afspærres med en låge.An advantageous embodiment is characterized in that after the expulsion process and in front of the anesthetic system, there is an intermediate fold, which fold may be defined and / or operated by controllable, stationary doors and / or movable controllable doors. In this embodiment, the packing of the pigs is avoided when, for example, there is a stop on the anesthetic system. Furthermore, the animals are guided more easily towards the tread, as the blind end of the expulsion can be blocked by a door.

Opfindelsen beskrives nærmere i det følgende under henvisning til tegningen, hvor fig. 1 viser et anlæg til opstaldning af 450 slagtesvin, 20 og fig. 2 et perspektivisk billede af en fold i anlægget.The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the drawing, in which 1 shows a plant for housing 450 slaughter pigs, 20 and fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fold in the plant.

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Anlægget omfatter ti aflange folde 1, der er anbragt parvis med mellemliggende inspektionsgange 2. Foldene kan findes i et allerede eksisterende anlæg. Hver fold er inddelt i tre afsnit 3a, 3b og 3c ved hjælp af to sæt mellemlager 4. På foldenes sidevægge er fx monteret glatte 5 stål- eller plasticplader. Hvert afsnit har et indvendigt mål på ca.The plant comprises ten elongated folds 1, arranged in pairs with intermediate inspection passages 2. The folds can be found in an already existing plant. Each fold is divided into three sections 3a, 3b and 3c by means of two sets of intermediate layers 4. For example, on the folds side walls are mounted smooth 5 steel or plastic sheets. Each section has an internal dimension of approx.

1,6 x 4,7 m, hvilket giver tilstrækkelig stort areal til, at 15 svin kan opstaldes. Mellem lågerne er i deres hængsler forsynet med en trykluftcylinder 20 (fig. 2), der kan svinge lågerne 90°, så de enten åbner eller lukker for passage fra et foldeafsnit til et efterfølgende.1.6 x 4.7 m, which provides enough space for 15 pigs to be housed. Between their doors are provided in their hinges with a compressed air cylinder 20 (Fig. 2) which can swing the doors 90 ° to either open or close for passage from a fold section to a subsequent one.

10 I den åbne stilling ligger lågerne inde i nicher, der er dannet ved monteringen af pladerne på foldenes sidevægge 5.10 In the open position, the doors lie within niches formed by mounting the plates on the side walls 5 of the folds.

I hver folds indgangsende findes en manuelt betjent svinglåge 6, der i sin lukkede stilling hindrer dyrene i en fold i at gå ud i en inddrivningsgang 7, der findes for enden af foldenes indgang. I den åbne stil-15 ling spærrer svinglågen for passage gennem inddrivningsgangen, og leder de fremdrevne svin ind i den tilhørende fold.At the entrance end of each fold there is a manually operated pivot gate 6 which, in its closed position, prevents the animals in a fold from entering a retraction aisle 7 located at the end of the fold entrance. In the open position, the swing door blocks passage through the drive-in aisle and guides the propelled pigs into the associated fold.

I hver folds udgangsende findes en stationær hejselåge 8, der ved hjælp af en motor kan hæve og sænke en plade, der i den nedre stilling hindrer dyrene i folden i at gå ud i en uddrivningsgang 9 for enden af 20 folden.At the output end of each fold there is a stationary locking door 8 which can raise and lower by means of a motor which in the lower position prevents the animals in the fold from going into an expulsion passage 9 at the end of the 20 fold.

I hver fold findes endvidere en køre-hejselåge 10, som kan bevæges i foldens fulde længde. Lågen har et vognsystem, hvis drevne hjul løber på skinner 21, der er anbragt på overkanten af foldens sidevægge. Lågen har endvidere en plade, der kan hæves og sænkes ved hjælp af en motor 25 eller en trykluftcylinder, sådan at den enten spærrer for passage i folden, eller tillader at svinene passerer under sig.In addition, in each fold there is a travel lift gate 10 which can be moved to the full length of the fold. The door has a trolley system whose driven wheels run on rails 21 disposed on the upper edge of the fold side walls. The door also has a plate that can be raised and lowered by means of a motor 25 or a compressed air cylinder, so that it either blocks passage in the fold or allows the pigs to pass under it.

I den sænkede stilling kan lågen passere forbi mellemlågerne, når disse er åbne. Lågen 10 virker som et mekanisk drivbrædt, når det i lukket stilling ved hjælp af vognsystemet bevæges fremad i folden.In the lowered position, the door can pass past the middle doors when they are open. The door 10 acts as a mechanical drive board when it is moved forward in the fold in the closed position by means of the carriage system.

30 I foldenes sidevægge kan der findes nogle manuelt betjente sidelåger ud til inspektionsgangene, gennem hvilke syge dyr kan udledes til særlige folde.30 In the folding sidewalls, there are some manually operated side doors out to the inspection aisles through which diseased animals can be discharged into special folds.

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Uddrivningsgangen 9 udmunder i en halvbue 11, der fører over i en opsamlingsgang 12. Denne ender i en dobbelt drivgang 13, i hvilken svinene indordnes efter hinanden, inden de indelukkes og bed3ves i en bedøv-ningsfælde.The expulsion aisle 9 culminates in a half-arch 11 leading into a collecting aisle 12. This ends in a double drift aisle 13 in which the pigs are sequentially sequenced before being enclosed and bedded in an anesthetic trap.

5 Drivgangen 9 betjenes af en køre-hejselåge 14 svarende til dem, der findes i foldene 1. Der findes desuden en ledeplade 15, der kan låses til drivgangens 9 sider. Den skal hindre svinene fra en åben fold i at gå hen mod uddrivningsgangens 9 blinde ende.5 The drive aisle 9 is operated by a drive-lift door 14 similar to those found in the folds 1. In addition, there is a guide plate 15 which can be locked to the 9 sides of the drive aisle. It should prevent the pigs from an open fold from going towards the blind end of the discharge passage 9.

En tilsvarende køre-hejselåge 16 findes til betjening af halvbuen 11.A corresponding drive locking door 16 is provided for operating the half-arch 11.

10 En tredje køre-hejselåge 17 findes i opsamlingsgangen 12 til at drive svinene hen mod løbegangen 13.10 A third drive locking door 17 is provided in the collecting aisle 12 for driving the pigs towards the runway 13.

Anlægget omfatter endvidere et styresystem, hvis funktion vil fremgå af følgende forklaring på anvendelse af anlægget.The system also includes a control system, the function of which will appear from the following explanation of the use of the system.

Svin indtransporteres til slagteriet i vogne, der fx har plads til 45 15 dyr. For at holde dyr fra forskellige stier eller leverandører adskilte kan vognen være inddelt i fx tre områder med plads til 15 dyr i hvert.Pigs are transported to the slaughterhouse in wagons, which can accommodate, for example, 45 15 animals. To keep animals from different paths or suppliers separate, the carriage can be divided into, for example, three areas with room for 15 animals in each.

Efter at vognen er placeret ved slagteriets aflæsningsrampe drives dyrene fra et område manuelt ind i inddrivningsgangen 7. Hvis vognen ikke er områdeinddelt, drives en flok på 15 dyr ind i inddrivningsgangen 7.After the carriage is located at the slaughterhouse unloading ramp, the animals are driven manually from an area into the recovery aisle 7. If the carriage is not area divided, a herd of 15 animals is driven into the recovery aisle 7.

20 Dyrene ledes af den åbne svinglåge 6 ind i den tilhørende fold 1, i hvilken køre-hejselågen 9 og mellemlågerne 4 er åbne. Når dyrene er kommet ind i folden, lukkes lågen 6, og inddrivningsoperatøren trykker på en knap, der igangsætter den automatiske fyldeoperation af foldens afsnit.The animals are guided by the open swing door 6 into the associated fold 1, in which the drive lift door 9 and the intermediate doors 4 are open. When the animals have entered the fold, the door 6 is closed and the recovery operator presses a button which initiates the automatic filling operation of the fold section.

25 Hejselågen 10 lukker i sin bagerste stilling i folden og kører derefter langsomt fremad i folden, således at svinene drives hen mod foldens fjerneste afsnit. Lågens hastighed er fx 30 cm/sek. Inde i afsnit 3a standses lågen i en position umiddelbart foran de åbne mellemlåger, hvorefter disse lukkes automatisk.25 The locking door 10 closes in its rear position in the fold and then slowly moves forward in the fold, so that the pigs are driven towards the farthest section of the fold. The door speed is eg 30 cm / sec. Inside section 3a, the door is stopped in a position immediately in front of the open intermediate doors and then closed automatically.

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Pladen i køre-hejselågen 10 hæves til sin øvre stilling, hvorved hele foldeafsnittet 3a frigives til svinene. Køre-hejselågen 10 returnerer derefter til sin bagerste stilling ved lågen 6.The plate in the drive-lift door 10 is raised to its upper position, thereby releasing the entire fold section 3a to the pigs. The ride-lift gate 10 then returns to its rear position at the gate 6.

Mens afsnittet 3a er blevet fyldt, er en ny flok dyr manuelt blevet 3 drevet ind i inddrivningsgangen 7. Så snart den sidste er inde i folden 1, lukkes lågen 6, hvorved køre-hejselågen lukker og derefter kører fremad i folden, drivende dyrene foran sig. Når køre-hejselågen har nået stillingen umiddelbart foran de åbne mellemlåger, standser den, og mellemlågerne lukkes automatisk. Pladen i køre-hejselågen hæves. I fol-10 deafsnittet 3b findes en flok nr. 2. Køre-hejselågen kører frem til stillingen, der er vist foroven på fig. 1.While section 3a has been filled, a new herd of animals has been manually driven 3 into the recovery aisle 7. As soon as the last one is inside the fold 1, the cover 6 is closed, thereby closing the drive-lift door and then moving forward in the fold, driving the animals in front themselves. When the drive-lift door has reached the position immediately in front of the open intermediate doors, it stops and the intermediate doors close automatically. The plate in the drive-lift door is raised. In the fol-10 section 3b there is a flock No. 2. The drive-lift door advances to the position shown at the top of fig. First

En ny flok på fx 13 dyr er i mellemtiden blevet drevet fra aflæsnings-rampen og ind i inddrivningsgangen 7. Når dyrene er inde i foldeafsnittet 3c, lukkes lågen 6. Folden er nu fyldt med dyr, hvilket ope-15 ratøren tilkendegiver over for styresystemet og mandskabet, dér skal tømme folden ved et af en knap aktiveret signal.A new herd of, for example, 13 animals, meanwhile, has been driven from the unloading ramp and into the recovery aisle 7. When the animals are inside the fold section 3c, the gate 6 is closed. The fold is now filled with animals, which the operator indicates to the control system and the crew there to empty the fold by a button activated signal.

Inddrivningsoperatøren kan gå videre og fylde næste fold op uden at tænke på, hvad der videre skal ske i den netop fyldte fold.The recovery operator can go ahead and fill up the next fold without thinking about what will happen next in the just filled fold.

Det tilstræbes, at vognene er opdelte i faste enheder svarende til fol-20 derummenes størrelse. Ankommer der en vogn, der af en eller anden grund ikke er reglementeret opdelt, fx med 25 dyr pr. vognrum, kan de første 15 dyr anbringes i det forreste foldeafsnit, og de næste 10 dyr i det mellemste afsnit. I det sidste afsnit anbringes så dyr fra en efterfølgende vognladning eller -rum.It is sought that the carriages be divided into fixed units corresponding to the size of the folders. If a carriage arrives, which for some reason is not regulated, arrives, eg with 25 animals per day. carriage compartments, the first 15 animals can be placed in the front fold section, and the next 10 animals in the middle section. The last section then places animals from a subsequent carriage load or room.

25 Således fortsættes med fyldning af foldene, idet de leverede dyr ledes flokvis ind i et foldeafsnit, uden at der sker blanding af dyr fra forskellige leverancer ved inddrivningen og opstaldningen. Det betyder, at hvert afsnit rummer alle dyr eller en til en flokstørrelse svarende del af dyrene fra en leverance, men ikke dyr fra forskellige leverancer.25 Thus, the filling of the folds is continued, with the delivered animals being led in a fold section into a fold section, without mixing animals from different deliveries at the time of collection and housing. This means that each section contains all animals or one to a herd-size portion of the animals from one delivery, but not animals from different deliveries.

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Ved inddrivningen og opstaldningen opretholdes altså den flokdannelse, der er tilvejebragt ved indtransporten eller tidligere, eller en indtransporteret svinemængde opdeles og behandles i fraktioner, der fremmer flokdannelse i foldeafsnittene.Thus, during the recovery and housing, the herd formation obtained at the time of entry or earlier, or a quantity of pig transported, is maintained and processed into fractions which promote herd formation in the fold sections.

Når en fold skal tømmes for svin, der skal slagtes, betjener en opera-3 tør en knap, der igangsætter den automatiske tømningsoperation. Lågen 15 anbringes som forlængelse af den ene sidevæg af folden, der skal tømmes, og låses til gangens 9 sider. Køre-hejselågen 14 kører hen til en stilling umiddelbart foran lågen 15 og lukkes. Styresystemet aktiverer motoren, der bringer foldens hævelågen 8 i den åbne stilling.When emptying a fold for pigs to be slaughtered, an opera-3 drier operates a button that initiates the automatic emptying operation. The door 15 is placed as an extension of one side wall of the fold to be emptied and locked to the 9 sides of the hallway. The drive locking door 14 runs to a position immediately in front of the door 15 and closes. The control system activates the motor which brings the folding lid door 8 into the open position.

10 Svinene i foldeafsnit 3a kan nu vandre ud i gangen 9.The pigs in fold section 3a can now migrate out into the hallway 9.

Foldens køre-hejselåge 10 lukkes automatisk og køres fra startstillingen foran de lukkede mellemlåger til slutstillingen ved hejselågen 8.The folding drive gate 10 is closed automatically and driven from the starting position in front of the closed intermediate doors to the final position at the gate 8.

Under denne langsomme bevægelse af lågen drives dyrene ud af foldeafsnittet og ind i gangen 9.During this slow movement of the door, the animals are driven out of the fold section and into the hallway 9.

15 Mellemlagerne 4 mellem afnit 3a og 3b åbnes under køre-hejselågens bevægelse fremad i foldeafsnittet 3a.The intermediate layers 4 between sections 3a and 3b are opened forwardly in the folding section 3a during the movement of the drive hoist lid.

Så snart køre-hejselågen 10 standser fremme ved hejselågen 8, starter automatikken motoren i køre-hejselågen 14. Den driver svinene fremad i gangen 9. For enden af gangen 9 er anbragt køre-hejselågen 16 i åben 20 stilling, hvilket betyder, at dyrene drives ind i buestykket 11. Når alle dyr er drevet ind i buestykket 11, lukkes lågen 16. Køre-hejselågen 14 åbnes automatisk og returnerer til sin udgangsstilling ved lågen 15, mens lågen 16 kører rundt i buestykket 11. I opsamlingsgangen 12 overtages drivningen af køre-hejselågen 17, der lukker sig bag de 25 inddrevne dyr og driver dem fremad mod løbegangen 13. Køre-hejselågen 16 kører tilbage til udgangsstillingen og åbnes, parat til at modtage dyr fra et nyt foldeafsnit.As soon as the drive gate 10 stops at the gate 8, the motor automatically starts the engine in the drive gate 14. It drives the pigs forward in the aisle 9. At the end of the aisle 9 the drive gate 16 is placed in the open 20 position, which means that the animals is driven into the arc 11. When all animals are driven into the arc 11, the gate 16. The gate hoist 14 is automatically opened and returns to its initial position at the gate 15, while the gate 16 travels around the arch 11. In the pickup 12, the drive is taken over. the drive-hitch door 17, which closes behind the 25 retrieved animals and drives them forward toward the runway 13. The drive-hitch door 16 returns to its initial position and opens, ready to receive animals from a new fold section.

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Uddrivning af dyr fra foldeafsnittet 3b påbegyndes, så snart køre-hejselågen 14 har passeret forbi foldens udgang i sin drivbevægelse frem mod buestykket 11. Køre-hejselågen 10 åbnes og køres tilbage til en stilling umiddelbart foran de lukkede mellemlåger 4 mellem foldeaf-5 snit 3b og 3c. Efter automatisk lukning af køre-hejselågen 9 igangsættes lågens motor, hvorved lågen kører fremad i folden, drivende svineflokken foran sig og ud i gangen 9. Mellemlågerne åbnes bag køre-hejselågen.Expulsion of animals from the fold section 3b is started as soon as the drive hoist door 14 has passed past the exit of the fold in its driving motion towards the arch piece 11. The drive hoist door 10 is opened and returned to a position immediately in front of the closed intermediate doors 4 between fold section 5 5 and 3c. After automatic closing of the drive-lift door 9, the door's motor is started, whereby the door moves forward in the fold, driving the flock of pigs in front of it and out into the passage 9. The intermediate doors open behind the drive-lift door.

Når køre-hejselågen 10 er helt fremme ved gangen 9, kan køre-hejselågen 10 14 overtage drivningen. Den kører fremad drivende svinene hen mod buestykket 11. Her og i opsamlingsgangen 12 udføres drivningen på samme måde som forklaret ovenfor i forbindelse med flokken fra afsnit 3a.When the drive lock gate 10 is fully advanced at the passage 9, the drive lock gate 10 14 can take over the drive. It drives forward the pigs towards the archway 11. Here and in the collection aisle 12, the drive is carried out in the same way as explained above in connection with the flock from section 3a.

Så snart køre-hejselågen 14 har passeret foldens udgang i sin bevægelse hen imod buestykket 11, sørger automatikken for, at køre-hejselågen 10 15 åbnes. Køre-hejselågen 10 køres tilbage til en stilling umiddelbart foran svinglågen 6 og lukkes. Lågens 9 motor startes, hvorved lågen bevæges fremad i folden. Svinene fra afsnit 3c drives ud af folden og ind i gangen 9.As soon as the drive locking door 14 has passed the exit of the fold in its movement towards the arch piece 11, the automatic means ensures that the drive locking door 10 is opened. The drive lift gate 10 is returned to a position immediately in front of the swing door 6 and closed. The door 9 motor is started, moving the door forward in the fold. The pigs from section 3c are driven out of the fold and into the hallway 9.

Når køre-hejselågen 10 er i sin forreste stilling ved gangen 9, startes 20 køre-hejselågen 14 fra sin stilling ved lågen 15. Svinene fra afsnit 3c drives hen mod buestykket 11 og derefter ind i gangen 12 på samme måde som forklaret ovenfor.When the drive lock gate 10 is in its forward position at the aisle 9, the drive lock gate 14 is started from its position at the gate 15. The pigs from section 3c are driven toward the arc 11 and then into the aisle 12 in the same manner as explained above.

Så snart køre-hejselågen 14 har passeret foldens udgang i sin bevægelse hen imod buestykket 11, åbnes køre-hejselågen og returneres til sin ud-25 gangsstilling ved lågen 6. Hejselågen 8 lukkes. Uddrivningsoperationen er dermed afsluttet, og styresystemet giver et signal til operatøren herom, så han - om nødvendigt - kan igangsætte tømning af en ny fold. Slutsignalet føres samtidig til inddrivningsoperatørens betjeningspult, hvor det ved hjælp af en lampe eller lign. automatisk tilkendegives, at 30 folden nu er ledig.As soon as the drive locking door 14 has passed the exit of the fold in its movement towards the arch piece 11, the drive locking door is opened and returned to its exit position at the door 6. The locking door 8 is closed. The expulsion operation is thus completed and the control system gives a signal to the operator to do so, if necessary - to start emptying a new fold. At the same time, the end signal is fed to the operator's control panel, where it is illuminated by means of a lamp or similar. it is automatically announced that the 30 fold is now available.

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Inddrivningsoperatoren og uddrivningsoperatøren kan således arbejde uafhængigt af hinanden. Inddrivningsoperatøren kan løbende aftage svinene, så snart de leveres ved aflæsningsrampen, mens uddrivningsoperatøren uafhængigt heraf kan levere svinene til bedøvningsfælden i det tempo, 5 der er behov for på slagtelinien under hensyntagen til arbejdspauser, driftstop og lign.Thus, the recovery operator and the drift operator can operate independently of one another. The recovery operator can continuously feed the pigs as soon as they are delivered at the unloading ramp, while the discharge operator can independently deliver the pigs to the anesthetic trap at the rate needed at the slaughter line, taking into account breaks, operating stops and the like.

Det bemærkes, at en svineflok, der uddrives, ikke nødvendigvis behøver at blive holdt adskilt fra den efterfølgende flok, som beskrevet ovenfor. fx kan dyrene i en hel fold uddrives ved, at hejselågen 8 og 10 mellemlagerne 4 åbnes, og dyrene samlet drives ud af folden ved hjælp af køre-hejselågen 10.It should be noted that a flock of pigs that are expelled does not necessarily need to be kept separate from the herd flock, as described above. for example, the animals in an entire fold can be expelled by opening the locking door 8 and 10 of the intermediate layers 4 and the animals being driven out of the fold together by means of the drive lifting door 10.

En anden mulighed er at holde dyrene adskilte i flokke svarende til et foldeafsnit, indtil de når over i gangen 12. Her er plads nok til dyr fra adskillige afsnit.Another option is to keep the animals separated in flocks corresponding to a fold section until they reach the passage 12. Here there is enough space for animals from several sections.

15 Hver fold kan bestå af flere end tre afsnit. Procedurerne for det første og sidste afsnit er da de samme som forklaret ovenfor i forbindelse med fyldning og tømning af afsnit 3a og 3c, mens proceduren for hvert mellemliggende afsnit svarer til proceduren forklaret ovenfor i forbindelse med afsnit 3b.15 Each fold can consist of more than three sections. The procedures for the first and last paragraphs are then the same as explained above for filling and emptying sections 3a and 3c, while the procedure for each intermediate section is similar to the procedure explained above for section 3b.

20 Der kan findes flere folde end de ti, der er vist på tegningen. Hvis der ønskes en foldekapacitet på fx 900 dyr, kan der findes tyve folde af den viste størrelse liggende ved siden af hinanden.20 More folds can be found than the ten shown in the drawing. If a folding capacity of, for example, 900 animals is desired, twenty folds of the size shown can be found side by side.

Inddrivningen i folden kan - om ønsket - foregå ved hjælp af et automatisk system i stedet for manuelt. Til dette formål kan fx anvendes 25 låger, der er konstrueret på tilsvarende måde som lågerne i det ovenfor beskrevne uddrivningssystem,Recovery in the fold can - if desired - be done using an automatic system instead of manually. For this purpose, for example, 25 doors which are constructed in a manner similar to those of the drive system described above can be used.

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1. Anlæg til opstaldning af slagtesvin omfattende en inddrivningsgang (7) og en uddrivningsgang (9) samt et antal mellem disse beliggende aflange 5 folde (1), der er anbragt ved siden af hinanden, hvilke folde hver har en indgangslåge (6) og en udgangslåge (8) i hver sin ende samt en i foldens længderetning bevægelig drivlåge (10), kendetegnet ved, at der i hver fold findes én eller flere stationære mellemlåger (4), der er anbragt i sådan afstand fra hinanden, indgangslågen (6) og udgangslågen 10 (8), at folden opdeles i flere afsnit (3a.3b.3c)·An installation for housing pigs comprising an entryway (7) and an exitway (9) as well as a number of adjacent 5 elongates (1) located adjacent to each other, each of which has an entrance gate (6) and an exit door (8) at each end and a longitudinally movable drive door (10), characterized in that in each fold there is one or more stationary intermediate doors (4) arranged at such a distance from each other, the entrance door (6) ) and the exit door 10 (8) that the fold is divided into several sections (3a.3b.3c) · 2. Anlæg ifølge krav 1, kendetegnet ved, at mellemlågerne (4) er anbragt i en sådan afstand, at hvert afsnit (3a,3b,3c) i en fold kan indeholde 12-20 svin.System according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate doors (4) are spaced such that each section (3a, 3b, 3c) in a fold can contain 12-20 pigs. 3. Anlæg ifølge krav 1, kendetegnet ved, at der i hver fold 15 (1) findes 1-5 mellemlåger (4), sådan at folden er opdelt i 2-6 afsnit (3a,3b,3c).Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that in each fold 15 (1) there are 1-5 intermediate doors (4) such that the fold is divided into 2-6 sections (3a, 3b, 3c). 4. Anlæg ifølge krav 1, kendetegnet ved, at mellemlågerne (¾) er sidehængte.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate doors (¾) are side hung. 5. Anlæg ifølge krav 4, kendetegnet ved, at mellemlågerne (4) 20 er todelte.Installation according to claim 4, characterized in that the intermediate doors (4) 20 are two-part. 6. Anlæg ifølge krav 4, kendetegnet ved, at hver mellemlåge (4) omfatter to adskilte låger, der er hængslet til hver sin sidevæg i folden.Installation according to claim 4, characterized in that each intermediate door (4) comprises two separate doors hinged to each side wall of the fold. 7. Anlæg ifølge krav 1-6, kendetegnet ved, at én eller flere 25 låger (4,8,10,14,16,17) er motordrevne, og at der findes ét eller flere styrecentre til styring af sådanne låger. 1 Anlæg ifølge krav 1—7. kendetegnet ved, at der efter uddrivningsgangen (9) og foran bedøvningsanlægget findes en mellemfold (12), hvilken fold kan være afgrænset og/eller betjent af styrbare 30 stationære låger og/eller bevægelige styrbare låger (17).Installation according to claims 1-6, characterized in that one or more 25 doors (4,8,10,14,16,17) are motor-driven and that one or more control centers exist for controlling such doors. An installation according to claims 1-7. characterized in that after the expulsion passage (9) and in front of the anesthetic system there is an intermediate fold (12), which fold may be defined and / or operated by controllable 30 stationary doors and / or movable controllable doors (17).
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