An automated system intended for the agricultural sector of intensive animal farming and for the recovery of dead animals (1) lying on a surface (2) inside their housing premises (3) includes an automated mobile equipment (4) and guide elements (5) for the equipment (4). The equipment (4) includes: locomotion motor elements (26, 27) and automation motor elements (23); identification elements (6) for identifying the dead animals (1) lying on the surface (2); lifting elements (7) for lifting the dead animals (1); container elements (8) for containing the dead animals (1); a control unit (9) adapted to supervise the functions of the equipment (4); and supply elements adapted to supply energy to the equipment (4). The equipment (4) is moveable according to the commands of the control unit (9) processed in cooperation with the guide elements (5), so that the equipment (4) covers the entire surface of the premises (3).
