Patent ID: 6349676
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A small animal rearing apparatus comprising:a support frame of a rectangular shape; a rearing unit having a plurality of rearing sections formed in vertical arrangement and provided respectively with floor boards sloping down toward a front side of the apparatus; and spray nozzles disposed respectively on levels of the floor boards to spray washing water from a higher rear end of the floor boards toward a lower front end of the floor boards along upper surfaces of the floor boards respectively; wherein the higher rear end of the floor board of each rearing section underlying the spray nozzle is free from any raised part; and each floor board has a downward rear rim formed by bending a rear edge portion thereof downward, and each floor board is held in place on the floor board support frame with the downward rear rim engaged with a member of the floor board support frame.