International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 09 Issue: 05 | May 2022
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Design and Fabrication of Automatic Cow Feeding Machine Vikram Mali1, Ajay Wayadande2, Akshay Waghmare3, Sagar Kamble4 Prof. N.S. Biradar5 1,2,3,4Department
5Professor,
of Mechanical Engineering, ICOER, Pune Department of Mechanical Engineering, ICOER, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract - Conventionally the feeding of the cattle is
manual which is time consuming. In this project, an automatic cattle feeding system is introduced where food feeder follows the path through a pre-determined distance and places the feed to the cattle by the side of the feed fence. The prototype is developed using Arduino circuit for the operation of feed mechanism with certain time space. The motors are interfaced to operate in either direction. A rail bogie is operated by a DC motor to feed the cattle at certain time space. This mechanism is basically controlled by pulling mechanism by winding the rope around the motor operated shaft.
1.3 Best Healthy Feed for Beef Cattle: 1. Grain Supplement. Grain can get cattle growing quickly and can help cattle get fat. 2. Hay. Hay can provide every important nutrient for cattle, but it has to be picked at the height of its nutrient richness — that is, before it becomes too dry. 3. Pasture and Forage. 4. Concentrates
Key Words: Cattle Feeding, Arduino UNO, Time Sensing, Bogie, Conventional Method
1.INTRODUCTION In certain regions of rural area, cow feeding is done
1.4 How do farmers feed the cow?
conventionally by hand and periodic time stamps by human interference. This process is really hectic and time consuming, the cattle need to be fed. It is a simple statement, but one that resonates with every cattle producer. To make this necessary task easier for farmers, the concept of automatic cattle feeding system came into existence. Automatic Cattle Feeding System is a robotic feeding system which consists of a battery operated robotic vehicle that is capable of feeding an equal amount of feed. The feed is manually loaded in the feeder and it follows the feed fence through a pre-determined route until it reaches the feeding fence at a pre-determined distance where it places the feed through a moving bogie.Fully automatic feeding systems for pigs or poultry are already in use. The process of milking cattle using automated milking systems is also sufficiently mastered. An interesting trend is the installation of automated feeding systems for cattle feeding.
Commercial gains farmers feed to cows are often composed of corn, oats, barley or a mixture. While barley is the least expensive, oats are often the preferred grains because they are easily digested by cattle due to the high fiber content
1.5 How many times a day should you feed a cow? The study also found that steers fed three times/day consumed more feed and had greater daily gains and heavier slaughter and carcass weights than steers fed once or twice daily. Feed-to-gain, dressing percentage and USDA quality and yield grades were not affected by feeding frequency.
2. working principle
1.1 Problem Statement
The project is about automation in the process cow feeding. In this project the bogies which are being used for feeding cows are controlled by the Arduino circuit. In this Arduino circuit we are going to burn the program to control the movement of the Bogie twice a day. At 12 PM and 5 PM. When the timing is set to the Arduino circuit we just need to pour the bogie with feeder manual in the morning and the rest of the work is done by the system itself.
The main problem farmers facing now is feeding the cattle with conventional and time consuming method. This conventional method is really an hectic task for the farmers. By considering those factors we decided to develop this project.
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The objective of this project is to minimize the human efforts. To feed the cattle with periodic time steps in a day. To minimize the time of human. To neglect the conventional time consuming process.
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