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Design, Acnd Construction Of A Portable Artificial Insemination Chute, Chris Herrera
Design, Acnd Construction Of A Portable Artificial Insemination Chute, Chris Herrera
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
This senior project report discusses the design, construction, and evaluation of a portable artificial insemination chute for the use of the Cal Poly Beef Department. The design was based on the suggested modifications from operators of several other chutes currently in use.
The main areas considered for the design were; Ergonomics, cattle safety, factors effecting maximum breeding conception rates, and Portability.
The breeding chute proved superior over traditional chutes in a variety of ways. Improvement occurred in the areas of consideration as follows, user operation was simplified, animal stress was decreased, and maximum breeding efficiency was obtained.