A system for stowing, preserving and distributing fodder in ships for transporting large quantities of animals, characterized in that it comprises: - at least one silo (2, 3) for storing the fodder, located in a region of the ship that is located below deck; - automated drawing means for drawing of the fodder from said storage silo (2, 3) to convey it into at least one intermediate region located at a higher level than the level at which the compartments for the animals to be fed are located; said automated drawing means comprise drawing conveyors (21, 22) of the chain type, which are arranged below said at least one storage silo (2, 3) at discharge outlets (23, 24) of the storage silo (2, 3)which are controlled by means of shutters that can be driven; said drawing conveyors (21, 22) supplying at least two bucket elevators (27, 28) which are adapted to discharge the fodder, drawn from said at least one storage silo (2,3), to said intermediate region, - automated distribution means for the distribution of the fodder from said intermediate region to said compartments for the animals to be fed, characterized in that it further comprises - automated loading means for the loading of the fodder into said at least one storage silo (2, 3); - a control and monitoring element of the programmable electronic type, operatively connected to said automated drawing means and said automatic loading means for their operation according to preset programs said at least two bucket elevators (27, 28), are arranged symmetrically with respect to said longitudinal median plane of the ship, and in that between said drawing conveyors (21, 22) and said bucket elevators (27, 28) exchange or bypass conveyors (29, 30) of the chain type being provided for transferring the fodder from said drawing conveyors (21, 22) to one or to the other of said bucket elevators (27, 28). - at least one silo (2, 3) for storing the fodder, located in a region of the ship that is located below deck; - automated drawing means for drawing of the fodder from said storage silo (2, 3) to convey it into at least one intermediate region located at a higher level than the level at which the compartments for the animals to be fed are located; said automated drawing means comprise drawing conveyors (21, 22) of the chain type, which are arranged below said at least one storage silo (2, 3) at discharge outlets (23, 24) of the storage silo (2, 3)which are controlled by means of shutters that can be driven; said drawing conveyors (21, 22) supplying at least two bucket elevators (27, 28) which are adapted to discharge the fodder, drawn from said at least one storage silo (2,3), to said intermediate region, - automated distribution means for the distribution of the fodder from said intermediate region to said compartments for the animals to be fed, - automated loading means for the loading of the fodder into said at least one storage silo (2, 3); - a control and monitoring element of the programmable electronic type, operatively connected to said automated drawing means and said automatic loading means for their operation according to preset programs said at least two bucket elevators (27, 28), are arranged symmetrically with respect to said longitudinal median plane of the ship, and in that between said drawing conveyors (21, 22) and said bucket elevators (27, 28) exchange or bypass conveyors (29, 30) of the chain type being provided for transferring the fodder from said drawing conveyors (21, 22) to one or to the other of said bucket elevators (27, 28).