DST-SEED-funded smart modular cage to make cattle transport safer
A modular, adjustable cattle cage with a ramp that doubles as a door, developed by Prof. Sandip S. Patil's team at Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre, Nashik, under a DST-SEED project, can ease cattle transport, the DST said on 8 May 2025.
Summary
A team led by Prof. Sandip S. Patil of Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, has developed a modular, flexible cattle cage that can be adjusted to fit different vehicles, with a ramp that doubles as a door. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology's SEED (Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development) programme, it uses telescopic mechanisms, foldable ramps and reinforced metal frames to reduce injuries and stress and ease loading and unloading of cattle.
Key facts
- Developer
- Prof. Sandip S. Patil, GGSCOE&RC, Nashik
- Funding
- DST-SEED (Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development)
- Features
- Telescopic, adjustable to vehicles; ramp doubles as door; reinforced frame
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The smart modular cattle cage highlighted by the DST on 8 May 2025 was developed by a team from an engineering college in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Nashik
It was developed by Prof. Sandip S. Patil's team at Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra.
Consider the following statements about the smart cattle cage: 1. Its development was funded under DST-SEED (Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development). 2. It has a ramp that doubles as a door. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct.