In the equipment upgrading of large - scale chicken farms, the feeding trough, as a core breeding equipment, its performance is directly related to breeding efficiency. A large layer farm, aiming to increase production capacity, planned to replace traditional equipment and was in urgent need of livestock equipment suitable for high - density breeding scenarios. We focused on the precise integration of agricultural accessories and breeding equipment, with sheet metal accessories as the core, customized a complete set of metal feeding trough systems to help reduce breeding costs and improve efficiency.agricultural accessoriesagricultural accessoriesfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipmentfarming equipment
Durability: As a frequently used agricultural accessory, the main body of the feeding trough should withstand pecking by chickens, and sheet metal accessories (such as brackets and connectors) should resist rust in the humid environment of the chicken house, with an overall service life of ≥3 years.
Functionality: As a key breeding equipment, it should reduce the feed waste rate from 15% to below 8% through structural optimization; reserve an automatic feeding interface to adapt to the future intelligent transformation of breeding equipment.
Adaptability: It is necessary to customize three specifications of 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8m according to the layout of the chicken house, with a total of 500 sets, which should be delivered within 45 days and seamlessly connected with the existing livestock equipment.
Main body of the feeding trough: 1.2mm thick galvanized steel plate (core material of sheet metal accessories) is used, which is bent into a "U" shape by CNC, with a 3° slope at the bottom to reduce feed residue, and the edge is curled to prevent damage to chicken beaks.
Support system: The sheet metal rack, as the load - bearing structure of breeding equipment, adopts square tube welding + plastic spraying treatment (salt spray resistance for 500 hours), and cooperates with metal accessories (lifting bolts) to realize height adjustment within ±10cm, adapting to chickens of different ages.
Supporting parts: Sheet metal accessories (baffles) are added to reduce leakage, and mechanical parts (detachable manure receiving plates) at the bottom prevent pollution, enhancing the cleaning convenience of livestock equipment.
Raw materials: The zinc layer of the galvanized steel plate is ≥80g/㎡, and stainless steel is selected for welding rods to ensure the rust resistance of agricultural accessories.
Precision control: The bending angle error of sheet metal accessories is ≤1°, and the length deviation is ≤2mm, ensuring the batch interchangeability of breeding equipment.
Testing: Random sampling is carried out for 30kg load - bearing and 1m drop tests to verify the stability of livestock equipment.
Durability meets the standard: Sheet metal accessories have no rust, agricultural accessories run stably as a whole, and the expected service life is 5 years, far exceeding the average level of breeding equipment.
Efficiency improvement: As a core breeding equipment, the feed waste rate has dropped to 6.2%, saving 29kg of feed per day and reducing costs by 3,500 yuan per month; cleaning time has been shortened by 67%, and the incidence of intestinal diseases in chickens has decreased by 20%.
Excellent adaptability: The three specifications are perfectly connected with the livestock equipment in the chicken house, and the lifting bracket meets the needs of different growth stages, with the uniformity of feed intake increased by 12%.