Systems and methods for predicting the outcome of a state of a subject

Abstract

Systems and methods for improving the health and wellbeing of subjects in an industrial setting are disclosed. The systems may include a camera arranged so as to observe one or more features of a subject, and a processor, coupled to the camera, the processor configured to analyze one or more images obtained therefrom, to extract one or more features from the image(s) of the subject, and to analyze one or more of the features, or sub features nested therein to predict an outcome of a state of the subject. In particular the system may be configured to generate a diagnostic signal (e.g. an outcome, fever, mastitis, virus, bacterial infection, rut, etc.) based upon the analysis.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for analyzing objects in a work environment. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for analyzing the health and well-being of living things, such as livestock, without substantially affecting workflow, movement patterns in their vicinity, and the like. Background technique [0002] In industrial farming, the health and well-being of livestock (eg, cattle, fish, poultry, pigs, sheep, etc.) is important to maintaining the ongoing operations and sustainability of the organization (eg, farm, distribution chain, etc.). Of particular relevance are industrial establishments, food distribution networks, and farmers concerned with improved livestock management. An event, such as an outbreak of disease (eg, infection, mastitis, flu, etc.), can wipe out an entire herd and / or otherwise adversely affect milk production or product. For example, clinical and subclinical mastitis can ...

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[0004] In general, while monitoring livestock can be very useful to assist in herd management, the utility of the monitoring process can be hampered by the need to maintain unobscured and / or trouble-free viewing of objects for too long and / or the need to work in a cluttered environment and be done in an unobtrusive manner (i.e. without materially altering the environment, motion path, workflow, etc.)

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