Patent ID: 8720379

Claim:
A shipping container for transporting livestock comprising: a container having an interior storage space; a livestock storage area formed in the interior storage space; a feed storage area formed in the interior storage space and separated from the livestock storage area, the feed storage area comprising: a substantially horizontal overhead space formed in the interior storage space; a substantially vertical sidewall space formed in the interior storage space, wherein the substantially horizontal overhead space and the substantially vertical sidewall space form a continuous opening in the interior storage space wherein at least one trough is located in the vertical sidewall space; a feed partition dividing the interior storage space into the livestock storage area and the feed storage area, wherein the feed partition comprises a vertical partition that includes a series of vertical spaced members spaced to provide access from the livestock storage area to the substantially vertical sidewall space and a horizontal partition connected to the vertical partition; and a horizontal catwalk mounted with the vertical spaced members, wherein the catwalk is located in the vertical sidewall space above said at least one trough.