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ELECTRONIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE THE REPRODUCTION AND CARE-TAKING OF PIGS, USING A COMBINATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONICS, PNEUMATICS, AND MECHANICAL DEVICES AND SUBASSEMBLIES THAT IDENTIFY AND REACT TO THE NEEDS OF THE ANIMALS OR THE COMMANDS OF THE MANAGER ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF OR PLAN FOR EACH ANIMAL, SAID SYSTEMS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, SENSORS, FEED DISPENSERS, FEED CONTAINERS, SORTING GATES, WATER DISPENSERS, WATER CONTAINERS, SCALES, AND MARKERS, ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM SOLD TOGETHER; COMPUTER FIRMWARE, PROGRAMS, AND SOFTWARE FOR CONTROLLING AND RESPONDING TO THE BEHAVIOR OF ANIMALS, namely, FEEDING, WATERING, SORTING, MARKING, AND MATING ACTIVITIES, AND FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH ACTIVITIES TO THE CAREGIVER; AUTOMATED FEEDING STATIONS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, SENSORS, FEED DISPENSERS, AND FEED CONTAINERS, SOLD AS A UNIT; AUTOMATED ESTRUS DETECTION STATIONS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, AND SENSORS; AUTOMATED SORTING STATIONS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, SENSORS, AND SORTING GATES; AUTOMATED WATERING STATIONS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, SENSORS, WATER DISPENSERS, AND WATER CONTAINERS, SOLD AS A UNIT; AUTOMATED WEIGHING STATIONS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, SENSORS, AND SCALES; AND AUTOMATED MARKING STATIONS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, ANTENNAE, OPERATING SOFTWARE, SENSORS, AND MARKERS, SOLD AS A UNIT; LIVESTOCK FEED INTAKE RECORDING EQUIPMENT, namely, A SINGLE SPACE FEEDER WITH AUTOMATED FEED DISPENSING AND WEIGHING FOR USE IN MONITORING THE FEEDING OF LIVESTOCK; FARM SCALES

VENTILATION INLETS; LIVESTOCK RAISING EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED HEATING PADS FOR HOGS; HEATING PADS FOR LIVESTOCK; HEATED WATERING VESSEL FOR PETS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS COMPOSED OF ELECTRIC EXHAUST FANS AND COMBINATION ELECTRIC EXHAUST FANS AND INLET FANS, DUCT WORK AND CONTROLS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID DUCT WORK AND FANS TO BE INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS AS INTEGRATED COMPLETED VENTILATING SYSTEMS

ANIMAL ACTIVATED FEEDERS AND WATERERS FOR LIVESTOCK; ANIMAL-ACTIVATED LIVESTOCK FEEDERS COMPRISING FEED HOPPER AND DISPENSING UNITS; ANIMAL ACTIVATED LIVESTOCK FEEDERS; AND ANIMAL ACTIVATED LIVESTOCK WATERERS