Pet breeding management support apparatus and pet breeding management support system

Abstract

To provide a breeding management support device and a breeding management support system for comprehensively managing the birth information of a pet animal.SOLUTION: A breeding management support device 1 for supporting breeding management of a pet animal is provided with an input part 11 for inputting information about a maternal body of the pet animal, a maternal body registration information storage part 12 for storing registration information of the maternal body, and a breeding suitability determination part 13 for determining whether or not the maternal body is suitable for breeding from information stored in the maternal body registration information storage part 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a breeding management support device and a breeding management support system that support management of the number of breedings of pet animals. [Background technology]

[0002] For dogs and cats, which are currently kept as pets, the number of births and age at mating are limited by the "Act on Welfare and Management of Animals," and breeders and other animal handling businesses are required to manage these restrictions. However, breeders who breed pet animals often operate on a small scale, making it difficult for them to individually manage and store breeding information, such as the number of births, for all of the animals they keep.

[0003] Regarding support for animal breeding management, a system for managing the breeding conditions of livestock such as cows and pigs has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). The information processing system described in Patent Document 1 photographs the condition of livestock, determines the condition of the livestock from the images, sends the images to a user terminal, and displays profile information such as the number of births along with the condition of the livestock. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2023-157321 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] As mentioned above, systems to support breeding management have been proposed for livestock, but for pet animals such as dogs and cats, no system has yet been developed that comprehensively manages reproductive information, such as the number of births and ages of individuals kept by breeders, as well as other individual information.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a breeding management support device and a breeding management support system that can comprehensively manage birth information and individual information of pet animals. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The pet breeding management support device of the present invention is a device that supports the breeding management of pet animals, and is equipped with an input unit into which information regarding the mother of the pet animal is input, a mother registration information storage unit in which registration information of the mother is stored, and a breeding judgment unit that judges whether the mother is suitable for breeding from the information stored in the mother registration information storage unit, wherein the registration information of the mother includes at least information regarding births, and the breeding judgment unit judges the breeding suitability of the mother based on at least one type of information selected from the number of births of the mother, the age of the mother, and the suitability diagnosis result of a veterinarian. The information about the mother may include at least information for identifying the mother, in which case, the information for identifying the mother may be, for example, at least one of a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or nose print, or an image including a face. In addition, the information about the mother may further include information about a baby born from the mother, in which case the information about the baby is input into the input unit together with information for identifying the mother and stored in the mother registration information storage unit. In the pet breeding management support device of the present invention, the registration information of the mother may include, for example, the date of birth or age of the mother and the date of delivery. In the pet breeding management support device of the present invention, for example, when the number of births of the mother or the age of the mother exceeds a preset value, the breeding determination unit determines that the pet is unsuitable for breeding. The pet breeding management support device of the present invention may further include an output unit that outputs the judgment results of the breeding judgment unit, and / or a display unit that displays the judgment results of the breeding judgment unit.

[0008] The pet breeding management support system of the present invention is a system for supporting the breeding management of pet animals, and comprises a breeding management support device having a user terminal connectable to the Internet, an input unit into which information regarding the mother of the pet animal is input from the user terminal via the Internet, a mother registration information memory unit in which the registration information of the mother is stored, a breeding judgment unit that judges whether the mother is suitable for breeding from the information stored in the mother registration information memory unit, and an output unit that outputs the judgment result of the breeding judgment unit to the user terminal, wherein the mother registration information stored in the mother registration information memory unit of the breeding management support device includes at least information regarding births, and the breeding judgment unit of the breeding management support device judges the breeding suitability of the mother based on at least one type of information selected from the number of births of the mother, the age of the mother, and the suitability diagnosis result of a veterinarian. The pet animal breeding management support system of the present invention may further include a veterinarian terminal that can be connected to the Internet, in which case the veterinarian's suitability diagnosis results regarding the breeding of the mother can be input to the breeding management support device from the veterinarian terminal via the Internet. In the pet breeding management support system of the present invention, the information about the mother input from the user terminal to the breeding management support device may include at least information for identifying the mother, such as a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or muzzle, or an image including a face. In addition, the information about the mother input from the user terminal to the breeding management support device may further include information about the young born from the mother, in which case the information about the young is input from the user terminal together with information for identifying the mother and stored in the mother registration information memory unit of the breeding management support device. The maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit of the reproductive management support device may include the maternal date of birth or age and date of delivery. The reproductive management support device's reproductive assessment unit assesses the reproductive inadequacy when, for example, the number of births of the mother or the mother's age exceeds a preset value. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily determine whether or not a pet animal being kept is suitable for breeding, and to comprehensively manage individual information including birth information for each individual animal. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration and operation of a breeding management support device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing another example of the operation of the breeding management support device 1 shown in FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of a breeding management support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0012] (First embodiment) First, a breeding management support device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. Figures 1 and 2 are conceptual diagrams showing an example of the configuration and operation of the breeding management support device of this embodiment. The breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment supports breeding management of pet animals, and as shown in Figure 1, is provided with an input unit 11, a mother registration information storage unit 12, and a breeding determination unit 13.

[0013] [Controlled pets] Pet animals that can be managed by the breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment include, for example, mammals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, and ferrets, as well as birds and reptiles. The breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment is particularly suitable for managing the breeding of dogs and cats, which are subject to legal restrictions on the number of births and the age at mating.

[0014] [Input section 11] Information relating to any mother among the pet animals to be managed (hereinafter referred to as "mother-related information") is input to the input unit 11. The mother-related information input to the input unit 11 preferably includes at least information for identifying the mother (hereinafter referred to as "mother identification information"). As the mother identification information, for example, a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or nose print, or an image including a face can be used, or a combination of these can also be used.

[0015] 2, the mother-related information may include, in addition to the mother identification information, information about the baby born from the mother (hereinafter referred to as "baby information"). The baby information input to the input unit 11 includes at least the date of birth (the date of birth of the mother), and may also include information about whether the baby is alive or dead, gestational age, weight at birth, species or breed, sex, coat color, number of pups in the litter, etc. The baby information may also include image information of the individual's face or entire body.

[0016] [Maternal registration information storage unit 12] The maternal registration information storage unit 12 is a database that stores registration information on the maternal pet animals to be managed. The maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit 12 includes at least information related to birth, such as the date of birth, and further includes the maternal age, date of birth, mating date, and information on artificial insemination or natural mating. This maternal registration information is stored in a state linked to maternal identification information. In addition to the above-mentioned information, the maternal registration information storage unit 12 may also store a microchip identification number, information on the breeder (animal breeder) who owns the maternal animal, the maternal species and breed, weight, medical history, treatment history, medication history, vaccination history, etc.

[0017] 2, the reproductive management support device 1 of this embodiment can also update the registration information of the mother stored in the mother registration information storage unit 12 based on the mother-related information input to the input unit 11. Specifically, the mother is identified from the mother identification information included in the mother-related information, and information about the mother's birth is updated based on the date of birth (the mother's birth date) of the infant information included in the mother-related information. This makes it possible to keep the information in the mother registration information storage unit 12 up to date in a simple manner.

[0018] Furthermore, if maternal health conditions such as medical history, treatment history, medication history, and vaccination history are stored in the maternal registration information storage unit 12, this information can be input as maternal-related information to update the stored information. Furthermore, as baby information, whether the birth was natural or Caesarean section, whether there was a stillbirth, and the number of babies at birth can be input to update the stored information related to childbirth.

[0019] [Breeding Judgment Department 13] The breeding determination unit 13 determines whether or not the mother is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the mother registration information storage unit 12. Specifically, the breeding determination unit 13 reads information related to births of the mother identified based on the mother identification information, and determines the breeding suitability of the mother based on at least one type of information selected from the number of births, the age of the mother, and the suitability diagnosis result of a veterinarian.

[0020] The breeding determination unit 13 may determine that a mother is "unsuitable" for breeding if the number of births or age of the mother exceeds a preset value. For example, if the pet animal to be managed is a "dog," the animal is determined to be "unsuitable" for breeding if the mother has given birth more than six times or if the mother was over six years old at the time of mating. However, if the mother has given birth less than six times in her lifetime by the time she reached the age of seven, the animal is determined to be "suitable" for breeding if the mother was under seven years old at the time of mating, even if the mother was over six years old at the time of mating.

[0021] For example, if the pet animal under management is a "cat," it will be deemed "unsuitable" for breeding if it is over 6 years old at the time of mating. However, if it has given birth less than 10 times in its lifetime by the time it reaches 7 years old, it will be deemed "suitable" for breeding if it is 7 years old or younger at the time of mating, even if it is over 6 years old at the time of mating.

[0022] Here, the maternal age can be calculated from, for example, the date of birth and the age at the time of registration or birth stored in the maternal registration information storage unit 12. Furthermore, the maternal birth frequency can be calculated from, for example, the infant information and birth-related information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit 12.

[0023] Furthermore, breeding pet animals receive medical treatment and advice from veterinarians, etc. as necessary, but in the breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment, if a veterinarian, etc., has diagnosed or advised that breeding is "not suitable," the breeding judgment unit 13 judges the mother to be "unsuitable" for breeding, even if the number of births or age of the mother are below a preset value. In this case, it is preferable to output information such as the name and affiliation of the veterinarian, etc. who made the diagnosis of "not suitable" for breeding, along with the judgment result.

[0024] [Other configurations] In addition to the various configurations described above, the breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment may have an output unit (not shown) that outputs the judgment results of the breeding judgment unit 13, a display unit (not shown) that displays the judgment results of the breeding judgment unit 13, or both.

[0025] [Operation] Next, we will explain the operation of the breeding management support device 1, i.e., a method of managing the breeding of pet animals using the breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, in the breeding management support device 1 of this embodiment, when a user such as a breeder inputs maternal-related information into the input unit 11, information about the birth of the maternal, its age, and the results of the veterinarian's suitability assessment are extracted from the maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit 12 based on the maternal identification information included in the maternal-related information.

[0026] Next, the breeding assessment unit 13 assesses breeding suitability based on at least one piece of information selected from the number of births of the target mother, her age, and the veterinarian's suitability assessment result. The result assessed by the breeding assessment unit 13 (suitability for breeding) is output by, for example, an output unit and / or displayed on a display unit.

[0027] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, when baby information is input together with mother identification information as mother-related information, the target mother is identified based on the mother identification information, and the baby information inputted is additionally stored in the mother's mother registration information. Then, the breeding assessment unit 13 extracts information about birth, including the additionally stored baby information, age, and the results of the veterinarian's suitability assessment. In this way, by inputting baby information together with mother identification information, it is possible to update the mother registration information in addition to making a breeding assessment.

[0028] As described above in detail, the breeding management support device of this embodiment is provided with a maternal registration information storage unit that stores maternal registration information and a breeding determination unit that determines whether a maternal animal is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit, so that it is possible to easily determine whether a pet animal being kept is suitable for breeding simply by inputting maternal-related information. Furthermore, the breeding management support device of this embodiment has individual information, including birth information, recorded for each individual animal in the maternal registration information storage unit, so that it is possible to comprehensively manage information on the maternal bodies of the pet animals under management and also to output the content of that information.

[0029] (Second embodiment) Next, a breeding management support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the breeding management support system of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the breeding management support system 10 of this embodiment is a system that supports breeding management of pet animals, and includes the breeding management support device 1 of the first embodiment described above and user terminals 2a to 2c, and the user terminals 2a to 2c and the breeding management support device 1 can be connected via the Internet 3. The breeding management support system 10 of this embodiment may also include a veterinarian terminal 4 that can be connected to the breeding management support device 1 via the Internet 3.

[0030] [User terminals 2a-2c] User terminals 2a to 2c are terminals owned by owners (users) of pet animals, such as breeders. By connecting breeding management support device 1 to user terminals 2a to 2c, users themselves can transmit or upload maternal-related information, such as maternal identification information and young information, to breeding management support device 1, and can also receive and display the results of breeding suitability assessments from breeding management support device 1.

[0031] Here, the user terminals 2a to 2c may be, for example, mobile phones, smartphones, tablet computers, personal computers, etc. If a terminal with an imaging function is used as the user terminals 2a to 2c, it becomes possible to take still images or videos of the maternal bodies to be managed and transmit or upload them to the breeding management support device 1.

[0032] [Veterinarian terminal 4] The veterinarian terminal 4 is a terminal owned by the veterinarian himself or installed in the animal hospital where the veterinarian works, and can be connected to the breeding management support device 1 via the Internet 3. Then, as necessary, the veterinarian's suitability assessment results for the maternal reproduction, the results of the health examination, medical certificates, etc. are input into the breeding management support device 1 from the veterinarian terminal 4.

[0033] For example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, etc. can be used as the veterinarian terminal 4. Furthermore, the veterinarian terminal 4 may be operated by a veterinary medical professional such as an animal nurse in addition to a veterinarian.

[0034] [Breeding management support device 1] The breeding management support device 1 may have the configuration of the first embodiment described above. Specifically, the breeding management support device 1 may include at least an input unit 11 to which maternal-related information is input from user terminals 2a to 2c via the Internet, a maternal registration information storage unit 12 in which maternal registration information is stored, a breeding determination unit 13 that determines whether or not a maternal body is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit 12, and an output unit that outputs the determination result of the breeding determination unit 13 to the user terminals 2a to 2c.

[0035] As described above in detail, the breeding management support system of this embodiment is provided with a maternal registration information storage unit in the breeding management support device and a breeding determination unit that determines whether the maternal body is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit, so that it is possible to easily determine whether the maternal body of a pet animal being kept is suitable for breeding simply by inputting maternal-related information from a user terminal.Furthermore, the breeding management support system of this embodiment records individual information, including birth information, for each individual animal in the maternal registration information storage unit of the breeding management support device, so that it is possible to comprehensively manage information on the maternal bodies of the pet animals under management and also to output the content of that information.

[0036] The present invention can also have the following configuration. [1] A device for supporting breeding management of pet animals, comprising: an input unit into which information about the mother of the pet animal is input; a maternal registration information storage unit in which the maternal registration information is stored; a breeding determination unit that determines whether the mother is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the mother registration information storage unit, The maternal registration information includes at least information regarding childbirth; The breeding assessment unit is a pet breeding management support device that assesses the breeding suitability of the mother based on at least one piece of information selected from the number of births the mother has given birth to, the mother's age, and the results of a veterinarian's suitability assessment. [2] The pet breeding management support device according to [1], wherein the information about the mother includes at least information for identifying the mother. [3] The pet breeding management support device according to claim 2, wherein the information for identifying the mother is at least one of a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or nose print, or an image including a face. [4] The information about the mother further includes information about a baby born from the mother, A pet breeding management support device as described in [2] or [3], in which information about the young animal is input into the input unit together with information for identifying the mother and stored in the mother registration information memory unit. [5] The pet breeding management support device according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the registration information of the mother includes the date of birth or age and date of delivery of the mother. [6] The breeding management support device according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein the breeding judgment unit judges the mother to be unsuitable for breeding if the number of births of the mother or the mother's age exceeds a preset value. [7] The breeding management support device described in any of [1] to [6] further comprises an output unit that outputs the judgment results of the breeding judgment unit, and / or a display unit that displays the judgment results of the breeding judgment unit. [8] A system for supporting breeding management of pet animals, comprising: A user device that can connect to the Internet, a breeding management support device comprising an input unit into which information on the mother of the pet animal is input from the user terminal via the Internet, a mother registration information storage unit in which the registration information of the mother is stored, a breeding judgment unit that judges whether the mother is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the mother registration information storage unit, and an output unit that outputs the judgment result of the breeding judgment unit to the user terminal; and the maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit of the reproductive management support device includes at least information regarding childbirth; The reproductive assessment unit of the reproductive management support device assesses the reproductive suitability of the mother based on at least one type of information selected from the number of births of the mother, the age of the mother, and the result of a veterinarian's suitability assessment. A pet animal breeding management support system. [9] Furthermore, it is equipped with a veterinarian terminal that can connect to the Internet, A pet breeding management support system as described in [8], in which the veterinarian's suitability diagnosis results regarding the breeding of the mother are input to the breeding management support device from the veterinarian terminal via the Internet.

[10] A pet breeding management support system as described in [8] or [9], wherein the information about the mother input from the user terminal to the breeding management support device includes at least information for identifying the mother.

[11] The pet breeding management support system according to claim 10, wherein the information for identifying the mother is at least one of a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or nose print, or an image including a face.

[12] The information about the mother input from the user terminal to the breeding management support device further includes information about the young born from the mother, A pet breeding management support system as described in

[10] or

[11] , in which information about the young animal is input from the user terminal together with information for identifying the mother and stored in the mother registration information memory unit of the breeding management support device.

[13] A pet breeding management support system described in any of [8] to

[12] , wherein the maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information memory unit of the breeding management support device includes the maternal date of birth or age and date of delivery.

[14] A breeding management support system described in any of [8] to

[13] , wherein the breeding judgment unit of the breeding management support device judges the mother to be unsuitable for breeding if the number of births of the mother or the mother's age exceeds a predetermined value. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 1 Breeding management support device 2a~2c User terminal 3. Internet 4 Veterinarian terminals 10. Reproduction Management Support System 11 Input section 12 Maternal registration information storage unit 13 Breeding Judgment Department

Claims

1. A device for supporting breeding management of pet animals, comprising: an input unit into which information about the mother of the pet animal is input; a maternal registration information storage unit in which the maternal registration information is stored; a breeding determination unit that determines whether the mother is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the mother registration information storage unit, The maternal registration information includes at least information regarding childbirth; The breeding assessment unit is a pet breeding management support device that assesses the breeding suitability of the mother based on at least one piece of information selected from the number of births of the mother, the age of the mother, and the results of a veterinarian's suitability assessment.

2. 2. The pet breeding management support device according to claim 1, wherein the information about the mother includes at least information for identifying the mother.

3. 3. The pet breeding management support device according to claim 2, wherein the information for identifying the mother is at least one of a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or muzzle print, or an image including a face.

4. The information about the mother further includes information about a baby born from the mother, 3. The pet breeding management support device according to claim 2, wherein the information about the young animal is inputted into the input unit together with information for identifying the mother, and is stored in the mother registration information storage unit.

5. 2. The pet breeding management support device according to claim 1, wherein the registered information of the mother includes the date of birth or age of the mother and the date of delivery.

6. 2. The reproductive management support device according to claim 1, wherein the reproductive determination unit determines that the mother is unsuitable for reproduction when the number of births of the mother or the mother's age exceeds a preset value.

7. The breeding management support device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit that outputs the judgment result of the breeding judgment unit, and / or a display unit that displays the judgment result of the breeding judgment unit.

8. A system for supporting breeding management of pet animals, comprising: A user device that can connect to the Internet, a breeding management support device comprising an input unit into which information on the mother of the pet animal is input from the user terminal via the Internet, a mother registration information storage unit in which the registration information of the mother is stored, a breeding judgment unit that judges whether the mother is suitable for breeding based on the information stored in the mother registration information storage unit, and an output unit that outputs the judgment result of the breeding judgment unit to the user terminal; and the maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit of the reproductive management support device includes at least information regarding childbirth; The reproductive assessment unit of the reproductive management support device assesses the reproductive suitability of the mother based on at least one type of information selected from the number of births of the mother, the age of the mother, and the result of a veterinarian's suitability assessment. A pet animal breeding management support system.

9. Furthermore, it is equipped with a veterinarian terminal that can connect to the Internet, 9. The pet breeding management support system according to claim 8, wherein the results of the veterinarian's suitability assessment of the maternal breeding are input to the breeding management support device from the veterinarian terminal via the Internet.

10. 9. The pet breeding management support system according to claim 8, wherein the information about the mother input from the user terminal to the breeding management support device includes at least information for identifying the mother.

11. 11. The pet breeding management support system according to claim 10, wherein the information for identifying the mother is at least one of a microchip identification number, an image of the iris or muzzle print, or an image including a face.

12. The information about the mother input from the user terminal to the breeding management support device further includes information about the young born from the mother, The pet breeding management support system of claim 10, wherein information about the young animal is input from the user terminal together with information for identifying the mother and stored in the mother registration information memory unit of the breeding management support device.

13. 9. A pet breeding management support system according to claim 8, wherein the maternal registration information stored in the maternal registration information storage unit of the breeding management support device includes the maternal date of birth or age and date of delivery.

14. The breeding management support system according to claim 8 , wherein the breeding determination unit of the breeding management support device determines that the mother is unsuitable for breeding when the number of births of the mother or the mother's age exceeds a preset value.

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