Laying hen health condition monitoring device

Abstract

A laying hen health condition monitoring device belongs to the technical field of laying hen breeding equipment and comprises a controller, a display and a hencoop body, a feeding trough is arranged at the front end of the hencoop body, a movable isolation net is arranged in the hencoop body where the inner side of the feeding trough is located, and a first camera and a loudspeaker are arranged at the top of the front end of the hencoop body. The interior of the coop body is further connected with a second camera through a linear driving mechanism, and the controller is electrically connected with the power source, the linear driving mechanism, the first camera, the second camera, the loudspeaker and the displayer through wires. By comprehensively evaluating the appetite, the exercise ability and the mental state of the laying hens, a better health monitoring effect can be achieved, the laying hens with poor health conditions can be recognized in time and intervened in time, and the laying hens with poor health conditions are listed as observation objects, so that the management level of the health conditions of the laying hens can be effectively improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The new type belongs to the technical field of laying hen breeding equipment, and particularly relates to a laying hen health condition monitoring device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Since the 1990s, China has been the largest egg producing and consuming country in the world, with a total egg production accounting for about 40% of the world's production, ranking first in the world. The industrialization of China's laying hen industry originated in the 1970s. After 40 years of development, although a batch of laying hen farms with international advanced level have emerged, the main body of laying hen breeding is still distributed in small farms in rural areas. At present, the main mode of laying hen breeding in China is intensive cage breeding, which is characterized by the fact that the feeding, drinking and egg laying behaviors of laying hens are all in the same plane.

[0003] Daily inspection of laying hen farms is very important. Through the inspection of the growth state and health condition of the chicken population, the reaction of laying hens to the external environment is observed, and abnormal conditions are found in time, so that problems can be found and solved as soon as possible, which can minimize and avoid economic losses.

[0004] At present, the field of laying hen breeding inspection in China is still mainly labor-intensive operation. Manual inspection requires inspection personnel to have rich experience and be familiar with the operation process, thus increasing the human resource burden and economic cost of laying hen breeding enterprises. At the same time, regular inspection is labor-intensive and repetitive, so a laying hen health condition monitoring device is needed to improve the above problems.

[0005] The patent document with the application number 202420110448.8 discloses a device for monitoring the health status of laying hens. The device completes the health status monitoring operation of laying hens through the cooperation of the monitoring mechanism, thereby saving labor costs, reducing the labor intensity of workers, improving work efficiency, and having high practicality. The workbench and the cover plate are connected through multiple connecting columns. The workbench and the cover plate are hingedly connected with cage doors. The bottom end of the workbench is symmetrically fixedly installed with four supporting legs. The workbench is provided with a movable groove. The workbench is provided with a monitoring mechanism. The monitoring mechanism includes a camera. The camera is fixedly installed at the inner end of the cover plate. The bottom end of the workbench is fixedly installed with a motor. The output end of the motor is fixedly installed with a rotating shaft. The end of the rotating shaft away from the motor is rotatably connected with the cover plate. The rotating shaft is fixedly installed with a connecting plate. The outer side wall of the workbench is provided with a protection mechanism for protection operation of the motor. The device drives the laying hens to move through the connecting plate to observe the health status of the laying hens. However, this monitoring means is single and may not necessarily reflect the health status of the laying hens. For example, the laying hens may lie down on the spot in a state of being full. Or the laying hens may get used to the movement of the connecting plate after a long time and do not react. At the same time, this monitoring means cannot truly reflect the appetite, movement ability, and mental state of the laying hens. Therefore, it is necessary to make further improvements. Practical new type content

[0006] The present application discloses a device for monitoring the health status of laying hens. The purpose is to solve the problem of single monitoring means and the inability to comprehensively reflect the appetite, movement ability, and mental state of laying hens, thereby affecting the correct assessment of the health status of laying hens in the prior art.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the present application is as follows:

[0008] A device for monitoring the health status of laying hens includes a controller, a display, and a chicken coop body. The front end of the chicken coop body is provided with a feeding trough. The inside of the feeding trough is provided with a movable isolation net. The front end of the chicken coop body is provided with a first camera and a loudspeaker. The inside of the chicken coop body is further connected with a second camera through a linear drive mechanism. The controller is electrically connected with a power supply, the linear drive mechanism, the first camera, the second camera, the loudspeaker, and the display through wires.

[0009] Preferably, the chicken coop body is a single chicken coop or a layer of chicken coop in a stacked chicken coop. The front-to-back direction of the chicken coop body is the length direction, and the left-to-right direction is the width direction. The linear drive mechanism is connected to the top inside the chicken coop body and is used to drive the second camera to move forward and backward.

[0010] Preferably, the chicken cage body comprises top and bottom plates opposite to each other, a back plate fixedly connected between the rear ends of the top and bottom plates, a door formed in the back plate, support columns respectively arranged at the front end of the left and right sides of the chicken cage body, and iron wire meshes connected between the support columns and the end portions of the back plates on the same side.

[0011] Preferably, the mobile isolation net comprises an isolation net body, vertical columns fixedly connected to the left and right ends of the isolation net body, walking wheels mounted at the bottom ends of the vertical columns, sliding blocks fixedly connected to the top ends of the vertical columns, linear sliding grooves formed in the inner surfaces of the top plates opposite to the sliding blocks in the front-rear direction, the sliding blocks embedded in the linear sliding grooves and slidably connected to the linear sliding grooves, electric push rods arranged at the rear side of the top ends of the vertical columns, the fixed ends of the electric push rods fixedly connected to the lower surfaces of the top plates, and the telescopic ends of the electric push rods fixedly connected to the rear ends of the top portions of the outer walls of the vertical columns.

[0012] Preferably, the gap one between the vertical columns and the iron wire meshes and the gap two between the bottom end of the isolation net body and the upper end of the bottom plate satisfy the following condition: the egg hens cannot pass through the gap one or the gap two.

[0013] Preferably, the linear driving mechanism comprises a lead screw arranged in the front-rear direction, mounting plates rotatably connected to the two ends of the lead screw, the top end of one of the mounting plates fixedly connected to the bottom end of the top plate, an electric motor fixedly connected to the outer surface of the one mounting plate, the end portion of the lead screw fixedly connected to the output shaft of the electric motor, a moving seat screwed on the lead screw, a second camera fixedly mounted at the bottom end of the moving seat, and the electric motor electrically connected to the controller through wires.

[0014] Preferably, the top end of the moving seat is slidably connected to the lower end of the top plate, and the lead screw is arranged below the central axis of the top plate.

[0015] Preferably, an electric telescopic rod is further fixedly connected to the bottom end of the moving seat in the longitudinal direction, and the second camera is mounted at the bottom end of the electric telescopic rod.

[0016] Preferably, the controller is arranged in a monitoring room of the egg hen farm, and the controller is further electrically connected to an alarm.

[0017] The egg hen health condition monitoring device has the following advantages:

[0018] This new method achieves better health monitoring by comprehensively assessing the appetite, exercise capacity, and mental state of laying hens. It can promptly identify laying hens with health problems and intervene in a timely manner. Hens with poor health can be included in the observation list, thereby effectively improving the management level of laying hen health. Since feeding is an instinctive reaction of laying hens and has good inducibility, it can avoid the problem of laying hens becoming numb to monitoring methods over time. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 A side sectional view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the AA-direction cross-sectional structure of this novel invention.

[0021] Figure 3 A front view schematic diagram of the structure of this novel invention.

[0022] 1. Top plate; 2. Bottom plate; 3. Back plate; 4. Feed trough; 5. Column; 6. Walking wheel; 7. Sliding block; 8. Linear chute; 9. Electric push rod; 10. Lead screw; 11. Moving seat; 12. Second camera; 13. Mounting plate; 14. Motor; 15. Speaker; 16. First camera; 17. Isolation net body. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The following description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] The following embodiments can be understood as representing a part of the local structure or method of the present invention, or as a combination of embodiments explaining the broader structure or method of the present invention.

[0025] A device for monitoring the health status of laying hens, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the device includes a controller (a common device, not shown in the figure), a display (a common device, not shown in the figure), and a chicken coop body. The front end of the chicken coop body is provided with a feeding trough 4, and a movable isolation net is provided inside the chicken coop body where the feeding trough 4 is located. The top of the front end of the chicken coop body is provided with a first camera 16 and a speaker 15. The chicken coop body is also connected to a second camera 12 through a linear drive mechanism. The controller is electrically connected to the power supply, the linear drive mechanism, the first camera 16, the second camera 12, the speaker 15, and the display through wires.

[0026] Furthermore, such as Figures 1-3As shown, the chicken cage body is a single chicken cage or a layer of chicken cage in a stacked chicken cage, the front-rear direction of the chicken cage body is the length direction, and the left-right direction is the width direction, the linear drive mechanism is connected to the top of the chicken cage body and used to drive the second camera 12 to move forward and backward.

[0027] Further, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-3 The chicken cage body includes a top plate 1 and a bottom plate 2 opposite each other, a back plate 3 fixedly connected between the rear ends of the top plate 1 and the bottom plate 2, the back plate 3 is provided with a door (not shown in the figure), and the front end of the chicken cage body is provided with a support column (as shown in the drawings, Figure 1 , 3 not marked in the figure), the support column is connected with the end of the back plate on the same side, and the feeding trough 4 is placed at the front end of the chicken cage body.

[0028] Further, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-3 The movable isolation net includes an isolation net body 17, the left and right ends of the isolation net body 17 are fixedly connected with a stand column 5, the bottom end of the stand column 5 is provided with a walking wheel 6, the top end of the stand column 5 is fixedly connected with a sliding block 7, the inner surface of the top plate 1 opposite to the sliding block 7 is provided with a linear sliding groove 8 in the front-rear direction, the sliding block 7 is embedded in the linear sliding groove 8 and is in sliding connection with the linear sliding groove 8, the rear side of the top end of the stand column 5 is provided with an electric push rod 9, the fixed end of the electric push rod 9 is fixedly connected with the lower surface of the top plate 1, and the telescopic end is fixedly connected with the rear end of the top of the outer wall of the stand column 5, and the controller is electrically connected with the electric push rod 9 through wires.

[0029] Further, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-3 The gap one between the stand column 5 and the iron wire net and the gap two between the bottom end of the isolation net body 17 and the upper end of the bottom plate 2 meet the following requirements: the egg hens cannot pass through the gap one or the gap two.

[0030] Further, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-3 The linear drive mechanism includes a lead screw 10 arranged in the front-rear direction, both ends of the lead screw 10 are rotatably connected with a mounting plate 13, the top end of the mounting plate 13 is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the top plate 1, one outer surface of the mounting plate 13 is fixedly connected with a motor 14, the end of the lead screw 10 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the motor 14, the lead screw 10 is screwed with a moving seat 11, the bottom end of the moving seat 11 is fixedly provided with a second camera 12, and the motor 14 is electrically connected with the controller through wires.

[0031] Further, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-3 The top end of the moving seat 11 is in sliding connection with the lower end of the top plate 1, and the lead screw 10 is installed below the central axis of the top plate 1.

[0032] Further, as shown in Figures 1-3 The bottom end of the moving seat 11 is also longitudinally fixedly connected with an electric telescopic rod (not shown in the figure, which can be used to adjust the height of the second camera to obtain better shooting effect), and the second camera 12 is installed at the bottom end of the electric telescopic rod.

[0033] Further, as shown in Figures 1-3 The controller is arranged in the monitoring room of the laying hen farm, and the controller is also electrically connected with an alarm (a commonly used structure, not shown in the figure, which is used to alarm when the laying hen has obvious health condition).

[0034] The use method of the new type is as follows:

[0035] The laying hen feeding is generally timed feeding, when it is feeding time, the controller starts the motor first, moves the second camera to the front end of the lead screw (to collect the running speed and reaction speed of the laying hen), then starts the loudspeaker to issue a prompt sound (the sound type can be designed according to the needs), and at the same time, the electric push rod is started to move the isolation net body close to the feeding trough (after feeding is finished, the isolation net body is reset, and the laying hen cannot feed), after the laying hen hears the prompt sound, the second camera collects the reaction sensitivity of the laying hen, for example, some laying hens immediately run to the side of the feeding trough after hearing the prompt sound, and some laying hens are slow to react or start to run after seeing other laying hens run, which is used as reference data 1 for evaluating the mental state of the laying hen; for those laying hens that often run at the back, the motion ability is also evaluated through video recording, of course, the faster the laying hen runs, the stronger the motion ability, and the slower the laying hen runs, the weaker the motion ability; and the first camera collects the feeding state of the laying hen, those laying hens that quickly compete for feeding are evaluated as having good appetite and good mental state, and those laying hens that slowly feed without competing are listed as observation objects to further evaluate their mental state, appetite and motion ability through subsequent observation. Those laying hens that cannot run at all or have no obvious reaction after hearing the prompt sound are identified as laying hens with health problems, and the alarm is issued to notify the staff to conduct physical examination on these laying hens. In order to avoid that the laying hens cannot be distinguished due to similar appearance, the second camera can adjust the shooting angle through lifting and move close to the laying hen identified as having health problem to collect video information at close range, so that the staff can accurately find these laying hens, and the second camera is also used for video collection of the feeding interval of the laying hen, and some laying hens that are normally active but suddenly become excited are also paid attention to through the preset program of the controller or manually to find another type of abnormal health condition. The above evaluation method can be performed through manual observation, and how the controller drives the electric push rod, the electric telescopic rod, the loudspeaker, the first or second camera is all prior art, and the principle will not be repeated. Of course, if the software is developed, the appetite, motion ability and mental state of the laying hen are distinguished through image comparison, which is also within the protection scope of the new type.

Claims

1. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen, characterized in that: Including controller, display, chicken coop body, the front end of the chicken coop body is equipped with a trough, the inside of the chicken coop body where the trough is located is equipped with a movable isolation net, the top of the front end of the chicken coop body is equipped with a first camera and a loudspeaker, the inside of the chicken coop body is further connected with a second camera through a linear drive mechanism, the controller is electrically connected with the power supply, the linear drive mechanism, the first camera, the second camera, the loudspeaker and the display through wires.

2. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that The chicken coop body is a single chicken coop or a layer of chicken coop in a stacked chicken coop, the front-back direction of the chicken coop body is the length direction, and the left-right direction is the width direction, the linear drive mechanism is connected to the top inside the chicken coop body and used to drive the second camera to move forward and backward.

3. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The chicken coop body includes top and bottom plates opposite to each other, a back plate fixedly connected between the rear ends of the top and bottom plates, a door is opened on the back plate, support columns are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the front end of the chicken coop body, and a wire mesh is connected between the support column and the end of the back plate on the same side, and the trough is placed at the front end of the chicken coop body.

4. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The movable isolation net includes an isolation net body, vertical columns are fixedly connected to the left and right ends of the isolation net body, walking wheels are installed at the bottom ends of the vertical columns, and sliding blocks are fixedly connected to the top ends of the vertical columns, a linear sliding groove is opened on the inner surface of the top plate opposite to the sliding blocks in the front-back direction, the sliding blocks are embedded in the linear sliding groove and are in sliding connection with the linear sliding groove, an electric push rod is arranged at the rear side of the top end of the vertical column, the fixed end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with the lower surface of the top plate, and the telescopic end is fixedly connected with the rear end of the top of the outer wall of the vertical column, and the controller is electrically connected with the electric push rod through wires.

5. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The gap one between the vertical column and the wire mesh and the gap two between the bottom end of the isolation net body and the upper end of the bottom plate satisfy the condition that the laying hens cannot pass through the gap one or the gap two.

6. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The linear drive mechanism includes a lead screw arranged in the front-back direction, mounting plates are rotatably connected to the two ends of the lead screw, the top end of one of the mounting plates is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the top plate, an electric motor is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the one mounting plate, the end of the lead screw is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the electric motor, a moving seat is screwed on the lead screw, a second camera is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the moving seat, and the electric motor is electrically connected with the controller through wires.

7. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The top end of the moving seat is in sliding connection with the lower end of the top plate, and the lead screw is installed at a position below the central axis of the top plate.

8. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom end of the moving seat is further fixedly connected with an electric telescopic rod in the longitudinal direction, and the second camera is installed at the bottom end of the electric telescopic rod.

9. A device for monitoring the health of a laying hen as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The controller is arranged in a monitoring room of a laying hen farm, and the controller is further electrically connected with an alarm.

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