ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

Introduced: September 1968

Description

A01K covers technologies and methods for managing domesticated and farmed animals, including livestock housing, feeding systems, breeding techniques, and animal health management. This subclass encompasses specialized animal production sectors: aviculture (poultry farming), apiculture (beekeeping), pisciculture (fish farming), and general fishing methods. It includes innovations in animal husbandry equipment, genetic selection for new breeds, and associated management practices, but excludes veterinary treatments (covered by A61D) and food processing of animal products (covered by A23).

Of 57 combined children, 53 exist in both systems.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

20 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A01K 1/00 Housing animals; Equipment therefor +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 11/00 Marking of animals (marking poultry or other birds A01K35/00) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 13/00 Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs; Fetlock rings; Tail-holders (as part of the harness B68B5/04); Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices; Protection against weather conditions or insects +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 14/00 Removing the fleece from live sheep or similar animals (hand-held clippers or shavers with a plurality of cutting edges, specially adapted for shearing animals, e.g. sheep, B26B19/24) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 15/00 Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 17/00 Dehorners; Horn trainers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 19/00 Weaning apparatus IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 21/00 Devices for assisting or preventing mating IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 2207/00 Modified animals 2nd only +8 CPC CPC only CPC only
A01K 2217/00 Genetically modified animals 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
A01K 2227/00 Animals characterised by species 2nd only +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
A01K 2267/00 Animals characterised by purpose 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A01K 23/00 Manure or urine pouches +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 25/00 Muzzles IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 27/00 Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs +8 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 3/00 Pasturing equipment, e.g. tethering devices; Grids for preventing cattle from straying; Electrified wire fencing (electric circuits or apparatus for supplying electric wire fencing H05C) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 31/00 Housing birds +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 33/00 Nest-eggs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01K 35/00 Marking poultry or other birds IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC