Patent ID: 8578884
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: A01K,F21V,F21Y,G02B

Abstract:
1. An animal drinking system for influencing water drinking patterns of animals, the system comprising: a) a water source for delivering drinking water through water supply pipes; b) watering stations fluidly connected to said water supply pipes, the watering stations each comprising a drinking valve; c) at least one light source optically connected to a first end of a plurality of fiber-optic cables, wherein a second end of said plurality of fiber-optic cables terminates proximal to the drinking valve and emits light so as to illuminate the drinking valve; d) a means for selectively activating and deactivating the at least one light source; and e) hangers connected to said water supply pipes such that said water supply pipes are suspended from said hangers, whereby activating the light source so as to illuminate the drinking valve at desired times and for desired lengths of time influences the drinking behavior of animals by drawing the animals to the watering stations to encourage the animals into drinking water, and whereby deactivating the light source so that the drinking valve is unilluminated at desired times and for desired lengths of time influences the drinking behavior of animals by discouraging the animals from drinking water, thereby influencing the water drinking patterns of the animals.