Patent ID: 6467710
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
Roughage processing and dispensing apparatus for feeding livestock and comprising:a mobile frame defining a floor section for supporting one or more bales of roughage, a shredder section in which the bales are shredded, a discharge section for discharging roughage shredded in said shredder section and a bin for particulate feed material; shredder means disposed in said shredder section; a first conveyor for moving at least one of the bales into said shredder means at a given speed; a conveyor system arranged to receive from said shredder means the shredded content of the one bale, and to transport the content to said discharge section; an auxiliary conveyor means for combining the feed material with the shredded content at a selected rate; and a control system operable to provide simultaneous operation of said first conveyor, said auxiliary conveyor means and said conveyor system.