A01K ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- Subclass:
- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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).
Scope Notes
Glossary: angling A form of fishing using a hook and line. A rod or pole is often additionally used, e.g. for sport fishing. game Wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food. honeycomb honeycombs A structure of hexagonal wax cells, made by bees to store honey and larvae. poultry Domesticated fowl, such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese. stock animals kept or raised for use or pleasure. | Limiting references: Milking; Accessories therefor Shoeing of animals Veterinary instruments, implements, tools or methods Harnesses; Devices used in connection therewith
Related Keywords
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Child Classifications
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- A01K 1/00 Housing animals; Equipment therefor
- A01K 11/00 Marking of animals
- A01K 13/00 Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs; Fetlock rings; Tail-holders; Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices; Protection against weather conditions or insects
- A01K 14/00 Removing the fleece from live sheep or similar animals
- 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
- A01K 17/00 Dehorners; Horn trainers
- A01K 19/00 Weaning apparatus
- A01K 21/00 Devices for assisting or preventing mating
- A01K 23/00 Manure or urine pouches
- A01K 25/00 Muzzles
- A01K 27/00 Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs
- A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry
- A01K 3/00 Pasturing equipment, e.g. tethering devices; Grids for preventing cattle from straying; Electrified wire fencing
- A01K 31/00 Housing birds
- A01K 33/00 Nest-eggs
- A01K 35/00 Marking poultry or other birds
- A01K 37/00 Constraining birds, e.g. wing clamps
- A01K 39/00 Feeding or drinking appliances for poultry or other birds
- A01K 41/00 Incubators for poultry
- A01K 43/00 Testing, sorting, or cleaning eggs