Blood information management device, blood information management method, and program

Abstract

A blood information management apparatus comprising: a storage unit for storing blood information pertaining to blood acquired from an animal, in association with animal information pertaining to the animal that had the blood; an input information acquiring unit for acquiring input information input from a terminal at an output destination for output information via a network; an output information acquiring unit for acquiring, from the storage unit as the output information, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information acquired by the input information acquiring unit; and an output processing unit for outputting the output information acquired by the output information acquiring unit to the terminal at the output destination via the network.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a blood information management device, a blood information management method, and a program. This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-216362, filed on December 25, 2020, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in the manufacture of products, various systems have been proposed for managing information about raw materials and providing the information to processors of the raw materials.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a technology for collecting and providing information about a product to consumers so that they can select the product with confidence. In this technology, the information to be provided to consumers includes information about raw materials from the raw material provider, information about the processed product from the raw material processor, and information about the product recipient from the product recipient. In this technology, the raw material processor can also obtain information about the raw materials provided by the raw material provider.

[0004] Incidentally, among pharmaceutical manufacturers (an example of a raw material processor) that produce pharmaceutical products, there are some that manufacture pharmaceutical products (hereinafter also referred to as "animal blood products") that use animal blood (an example of a raw material). In slaughterhouses, blood exsanguinated from animals is often discarded without being reused. Therefore, by purchasing animal blood from slaughterhouses (an example of a raw material provider), pharmaceutical manufacturers can effectively utilize blood that would otherwise be discarded. In this case, pharmaceutical manufacturers can obtain information about the purchased blood from the slaughterhouse. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6621953 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The characteristics of an animal's blood are influenced by how the animal was raised. For example, they can vary depending on the location where the animal was raised, the type of feed the animal was fed, and the diseases the animal suffered from. Differences in the characteristics of animal blood can also affect the efficacy of the animal blood products they manufacture. Therefore, it is desirable for manufacturers of animal blood products to be able to obtain not only information about the blood purchased from slaughterhouses, but also information about the animals that contained that blood.

[0007] In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a blood information management device, a blood information management method, and a program capable of acquiring information about animals whose blood is used in the production of animal blood products. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a blood information management device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a memory unit that stores blood information about blood obtained from an animal in association with animal information about the animal that had the blood; an input information acquisition unit that acquires input information input via a network from a terminal to which output information is to be output; an output information acquisition unit that acquires, from the memory unit, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit as the output information; and an output processing unit that outputs the output information acquired by the output information acquisition unit to the terminal to which output information is to be output via the network.

[0009] A blood information management method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: a memory unit storing blood information relating to blood obtained from an animal in association with animal information relating to the animal that had the blood; an input information acquisition unit acquiring input information input via a network from a terminal to which output information is to be output; an output information acquisition unit acquiring, from the memory unit, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit as the output information; and an output processing unit outputting the output information acquired by the output information acquisition unit to the terminal to which output information is to be output via the network.

[0010] A program according to one aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as: a storage means for storing blood information relating to blood obtained from an animal and animal information relating to the animal that had the blood, in association with each other; an input information acquisition means for acquiring input information input via a network from a terminal to which output information is to be output; an output information acquisition means for acquiring, from the storage means, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information acquired by the input information acquisition means as the output information; and an output processing means for outputting the output information acquired by the output information acquisition means to the terminal to which output information is to be output via the network. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain information about animals whose blood is used in the production of animal blood products. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an information management server according to the present embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of related information according to the embodiment. [Figure 4]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of individual information according to the present embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of breeding information according to the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of blood information according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the information management server according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0014] <1. System Overview> First, an overview of an information processing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an information processing system according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, an information processing system 1000 includes user terminals 10 to 14, a sensor device 20, and an information management server 30.

[0015] The user terminals 10 to 14 are terminals that can be operated by users of the livestock farmer 1, the agricultural mutual aid association 2, the slaughterhouse 3, the formulation manufacturer 4, and the veterinary medicine company 5. The user terminals 10 to 14 are, for example, terminals such as PCs (personal computers), smartphones, and tablet terminals. The user terminals 10 to 14 may be operable only at the location where they are installed, or may be portable and operable at any location. The user terminals 10 to 14 are communicably connected to the information management server 30 via the network NW. The user terminals 10 to 14 can transmit information input by users to the information management server 30 and output information received from the information management server 30.

[0016] The livestock farmer 1 is a breeder of livestock. The livestock farmer 1 raises animals such as cows, pigs, chickens, horses, and sheep as livestock. The types of livestock raised by the livestock farmer 1 are not limited to these examples. In the following, this embodiment will describe an example in which the livestock farmer 1 raises animals for meat as livestock. In this embodiment, the livestock farmer 1 ships the animals raised as livestock to a slaughterhouse 3. A breeder (an example of a user of the livestock farmer 1) can input information about animals he is raising as livestock (hereinafter also referred to as "animal information") to the user terminal 10. The animal information includes, for example, information about individual animals (hereinafter also referred to as "individual information") and information about the rearing of the animals (hereinafter also referred to as "rearing information"). Note that the information included in the animal information is not limited to this example. Details of the information included in the individual information and the rearing information will be described later. The input animal information is transmitted to the information management server 30 via the network NW and stored in the information management server 30. Furthermore, the caretaker can operate the user terminal 10 to refer to the information stored in the information management server 30.

[0017] Agricultural mutual aid association 2 is a corporation run by farmers as members. Agricultural mutual aid association 2 is an example of an organization to which veterinarians who treat livestock belong, and the organization is not limited to agricultural mutual aid associations. As described above, veterinarians belong to agricultural mutual aid association 2. The veterinarians, for example, examine and treat animals raised by livestock farmer 1. Note that the veterinarians are not limited to those who belong to agricultural mutual aid association 2. For example, the veterinarians may be privately practicing veterinarians. A veterinarian (an example of a user of the agricultural mutual aid association 2) can input information about examinations and treatments into the user terminal 11. Information about examinations is, for example, information indicating the name of a disease or symptoms obtained through examinations. Information about treatment is, for example, information indicating the name of a prescribed medicine or the name of a procedure such as surgery. The input information about examinations and treatments is transmitted to the information management server 30 via the network NW and stored in the information management server 30. Information about examinations and treatments is managed as a history by being stored in the information management server 30. Of this history, the history of information about examinations is hereinafter also referred to as "medical history information." Furthermore, the veterinarian can operate the user terminal 11 to refer to the information stored in the information management server 30.

[0018] Slaughterhouse 3 is a place where animals are butchered and processed into meat. At slaughterhouse 3, meat processors collect blood from animals when butchering the animals. In this embodiment, at slaughterhouse 3, meat processors collect blood by drawing or bleeding animals purchased from livestock farmer 1. The meat processors then sell (provide) the collected (obtained) blood of the animals to pharmaceutical manufacturer 4. Note that the meat processors may collect blood by drawing blood before butchering the animals, or may collect blood by bleeding during the butchering operation. A meat processor (an example of a user of the slaughterhouse 3) can input information about blood collected from slaughtered animals (hereinafter also referred to as "blood information") to the user terminal 12. Details of the information contained in the blood information will be described later. The input blood information is transmitted to the information management server 30 via the network NW and stored in the information management server 30. Furthermore, the meat processor can operate the user terminal 12 to refer to the information stored in the information management server 30.

[0019] The pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 is a manufacturer that produces pharmaceutical products made from animal blood (hereinafter also referred to as "animal blood products"), and is an example of a manufacturer. The animal blood products are, for example, globulin products. The animals are those slaughtered at the slaughterhouse 3, and the blood is blood provided by the slaughterhouse 3. In this embodiment, the pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 produces animal blood products using blood purchased from the slaughterhouse 3, and sells the produced animal blood products to the veterinary pharmaceutical company 5. Note that the sales destination of the animal blood products by the pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 is not limited to the veterinary pharmaceutical company 5. A user of the pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 can operate the user terminal 13 to refer to the information stored in the information management server 30.

[0020] The animal drug company 5 is a company that sells animal drugs. In this embodiment, the animal drug company 5 sells animal blood products purchased from the formulation manufacturer 4 to veterinarians belonging to the agricultural mutual aid association 2. Note that the sales destinations of the animal blood products by the animal drug company 5 are not limited to veterinarians belonging to the agricultural mutual aid association 2. A user of the animal drug company 5 can operate the user terminal 14 to refer to the information stored in the information management server 30.

[0021] Here, the relationships between the livestock farmer 1, agricultural mutual aid association 2, slaughterhouse 3, formulation manufacturer 4, and animal drug company 5 in this embodiment will be explained in a series of steps. First, livestock farmer 1 raises animals as livestock for meat. The livestock may be raised inside a barn, or may be raised by grazing outside the barn. Livestock farmer 1 can request a veterinarian belonging to agricultural mutual aid association 2 to examine and treat the animals he is raising (step S1). The veterinarian of agricultural mutual aid association 2 will examine and treat the animals when requested by livestock farmer 1.

[0022] When it is time to ship the animals that the livestock farmer 1 keeps, the livestock farmer 1 ships the animals to the slaughterhouse 3 (step S2).

[0023] At the slaughterhouse 3, animals purchased from the livestock farmer 1 are butchered and processed so that they can be shipped as meat. At the slaughterhouse 3, the blood of the animals is collected before and after butchering. The collected blood is sold from the slaughterhouse 3 to the pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 (step S3).

[0024] The pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 produces animal blood products using the blood purchased from the slaughterhouse 3. The pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 sells the produced animal blood products to animal medicine companies (step S4).

[0025] The animal pharmaceutical company 5 sells the animal blood products purchased from the formulation manufacturer 4 to the veterinarians of the agricultural mutual aid association 2 (step S5). The veterinarians can use the animal blood products purchased from the animal pharmaceutical company 5 to treat animals raised as livestock by the livestock farmer 1.

[0026] The sensor device 20 acquires information about the rearing environment of livestock and information about the livestock being reared. The sensor device 20 is installed, for example, in a livestock barn at the livestock farmer 1. The sensor device 20 may be installed either inside or outside the barn. The sensor device 20 may also be attached to the livestock as a wearable terminal, for example. The type and number of sensor devices 20 are not particularly limited. The sensor device 20 is communicably connected to the user terminal 10 via wired or wireless communication. The sensor device 20 can transmit acquired information to the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 can transmit information received from the sensor device 20 to the information management server 30 via the network NW. The sensor device 20 may be communicably connected to the information management server 30 via a network NW. In this case, the sensor device 20 can transmit the acquired information directly to the information management server 30 without going through the user terminal 10.

[0027] The sensor device 20 acquires information on the rearing environment of the livestock, such as the temperature and humidity inside and outside the barn, images (still images / moving images) showing the state of the livestock inside and outside the barn, and sound, etc. The sensor device 20 also acquires information on the rearing livestock, such as images (still images / moving images) and sound showing the state of the livestock, and information on the amount of food intake, amount of water intake, weight, body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation, milking, parturition, reproduction, estrus, sexual cycle, and various other behaviors (lying down, standing up, defecation, urination, eating, locomotion, rumination, etc.). It should be noted that the information acquired by the sensor device 20 is not limited to this example. The information acquired by the sensor device 20 may be included in the breeding information.

[0028] Information management server 30 is a server device that manages various types of information and is an example of a blood information management device. For example, information management server 30 associates and stores information input to user terminals 10-14, information acquired by sensor device 20, etc. Specifically, information management server 30 stores information that associates animal information (including at least breeding information) with blood information (hereinafter also referred to as "associated information"). Details of the information included in the associated information will be described later. Furthermore, the information management server 30 acquires information corresponding to information input from the user terminals 10-14 from the stored information, and outputs the information to the user terminals 10-14.

[0029] In the following, in this embodiment, as an example, an example will be described in which the information management server 30 stores related information, animal information (individual information and breeding information), and blood information based on information input from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1, the user terminal 11 of the agricultural mutual aid association 2, and the user terminal 12 of the slaughterhouse 3. In addition, in the following, in this embodiment, as an example, an example will be described in which the information management server 30 acquires information corresponding to information input from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4 from the stored information, and outputs the information to the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4 (the output destination terminal).

[0030] <2. Information Management Server Configuration> The overview of the information processing system 1000 according to this embodiment has been described above. Next, the functional configuration of the information management server 30 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 6. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information management server 30 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the information management server 30 includes a communication unit 300, a control unit 310, and a storage unit 320.

[0031] (1) Communications unit 300 The communication unit 300 has a function of performing various communications. For example, the communication unit 300 connects to a network NW using wired LAN (Local Area Network) communication or the like and performs various communications via the network NW. The communication unit 300 also connects to user terminals 10 to 14 via the network NW and performs various communications with the user terminals 10 to 14. The communication unit 300 may also connect to a sensor device 20 via the network NW and perform various communications with the sensor device 20.

[0032] (2) Control unit 310 The control unit 310 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the information management server 30. For example, the control unit 310 is realized by causing a CPU provided as hardware in the information management server 30 to execute a program. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 310 includes an animal information acquisition unit 311, a blood information acquisition unit 312, an input information acquisition unit 313, an output information acquisition unit 314, and an output processing unit 315.

[0033] (2-1) Animal information acquisition section 311 The animal information acquisition unit 311 has a function of acquiring animal information. For example, the animal information acquisition unit 311 acquires animal information input from a user terminal via the network NW through communication by the communication unit 300. The animal information acquisition unit 311 stores the acquired animal information in the storage unit 320. As an example, in this embodiment, individual information is input from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1, so the animal information acquisition unit 311 acquires the individual information input from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1 and stores it in the storage unit 320. Furthermore, in this embodiment, feeding information is input from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1 or the user terminal 11 of the agricultural mutual aid association 2, so the animal information acquisition unit 311 acquires the feeding information input from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1 or the user terminal 11 of the agricultural mutual aid association 2 and stores it in the storage unit 320.

[0034] (2-2) Blood information acquisition unit 312 Blood information acquisition unit 312 has a function of acquiring blood information. For example, blood information acquisition unit 312 acquires blood information input from a user terminal via network NW through communication by communication unit 300. Blood information acquisition unit 312 stores the acquired blood information in memory unit 320. As an example, in this embodiment, blood information is input from the user terminal 12 of the slaughterhouse 3, so the blood information acquisition unit 312 acquires the blood information input from the user terminal 12 of the slaughterhouse 3 and stores it in the memory unit 320.

[0035] (2-3) Input information acquisition unit 313 The input information acquisition unit 313 has a function of acquiring input information. The input information is information that a user inputs into a user terminal when referring to information stored in the information management server 30. For example, the input information acquisition unit 313 acquires input information input from a user terminal via the network NW through communication by the communication unit 300. As an example, in this embodiment, input information is input from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4, and therefore the input information acquisition unit 313 acquires the input information input from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4. The information input by the user as input information may be information included in the animal information or information included in the blood information.

[0036] (2-4) Output information acquisition unit 314 The output information acquisition unit 314 has a function of acquiring output information. The output information is information that is output to a user terminal that inputs input information when the user refers to information stored in the information management server 30. The output information acquisition unit 314 acquires output information from the information stored in the storage unit 320 based on the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313. Specifically, the output information acquisition unit 314 acquires at least one of the animal information and blood information corresponding to the input information from the storage unit 320 as output information.

[0037] More specifically, when the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313 is animal information, the output information acquisition unit 314 acquires blood information corresponding to the animal information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313 from the memory unit 320 as output information. With this configuration, the user can check the blood collected from animals slaughtered at the slaughterhouse 3. For example, by inputting an animal information ID into the user terminal, the user can obtain blood information associated with the animal information ID.

[0038] Furthermore, when the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313 is blood information, the output information acquisition unit 314 acquires animal information corresponding to the blood information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313 from the memory unit 320 as output information. With this configuration, the user can investigate animals that had blood collected at the slaughterhouse 3. For example, the pharmaceutical manufacturer 4 can input the blood information ID of the blood provided by the slaughterhouse 3 into the user terminal 12 to obtain the animal information associated with the blood information ID. The product manufacturer 4 can investigate, for example, the type and breed of the animal from the individual information contained in the animal information. In addition, the product manufacturer 4 can investigate, for example, the animal's medical history (infection history) and the environment in which it was kept from the husbandry information contained in the animal information. The type and breed of the animal, its medical history, and the environment affect the characteristics of the animal's blood, and may also affect the efficacy of the animal blood product to be manufactured. Therefore, by understanding the characteristics of the animal's blood from the acquired animal information, the product manufacturer 4 can manufacture animal blood products that suit those characteristics.

[0039] (2-5) Output processing unit 315 The output processing unit 315 has a function of controlling the output of output information. For example, the output processing unit 315 transmits the output information acquired by the output information acquisition unit 314 to the user terminal via the network NW through communication by the communication unit 300, and outputs the information. As an example, in this embodiment, since the input information is input from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4, the output processing unit 315 transmits the output information to the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4 and outputs the information.

[0040] (3) Storage section 320 The memory unit 320 is configured by a storage medium that the information management server 30 has as hardware, such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access read / write Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or any combination of these storage media. The storage unit 320 has a function of storing various types of information, such as related information, animal information (individual information and breeding information), and blood information.

[0041] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of related information according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the related information includes, for example, an individual information ID (Identification), a breeding information ID, and a blood information ID. The individual information ID and breeding information ID are classified as information related to animal information, and the blood information ID is classified as information related to blood information. Note that the information included in the related information is not limited to this example. The individual information ID is information for identifying individual information, and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The husbandry information ID is information for identifying husbandry information, and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The blood information ID is information for identifying blood information, and is set to a unique arbitrary value.

[0042] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of individual information according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, the individual information includes information indicating, for example, an individual information ID, an individual identification number, type information, breed information, sex information, date of birth information, etc. Note that the information included in the individual information is not limited to this example. The individual information ID is information for identifying individual information, and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The individual information ID corresponds to the individual information ID included in the related information. The individual identification number is information for identifying an individual animal, and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The type information is information indicating the type of animal. The breed information is information indicating the breed of the animal. The sex information is information indicating whether the animal is male or female. The date of birth information is information indicating the date of birth of the animal.

[0043] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the breeding information according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 5, the breeding information includes information indicating, for example, a breeding information ID, an individual identification number, medical history information (livestock farm, slaughterhouse), regional information, feed information, etc. Note that the information included in the breeding information is not limited to this example. The breeding information ID is information for identifying the breeding information and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The breeding information ID corresponds to the breeding information ID included in the related information. The individual identification number is information for identifying an individual animal and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The individual identification number corresponds to the individual identification number included in the individual information. The medical history information is information indicating the medical history of the animal. Specifically, the medical history information includes the history of diseases discovered while the animal was being raised at the livestock farm 1 (livestock farm in the table) and the history of diseases discovered at the slaughterhouse 3 (slaughterhouse in the table). The disease history includes, for example, information indicating the name of the disease and symptoms. At the slaughterhouse 3, an animal disease may be discovered through an inspection performed before slaughtering, or through dissection or inspection during or after slaughtering. In other words, the history of diseases discovered at the slaughterhouse 3 includes diseases discovered at least before, during, or after slaughtering the animal. More specifically, the medical history information is infection history information indicating the infection history of the animal. Medical history information may also include test results for viruses and microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and mycoplasma. Tests for viruses and microorganisms are performed, for example, on the animal's blood, and the test results indicate the viruses and microorganisms contained in the animal's blood. Tests for viruses and microorganisms may be performed while the animal is being raised at livestock farm 1, or before, during, or after the animal is slaughtered at slaughterhouse 3. The characteristics of the animal's blood may change depending on the type of viruses and microorganisms contained in the blood. In other words, the type of viruses and microorganisms contained in the blood may also affect the efficacy of animal blood products. Regional information indicates the region in which the animal was raised. Feed information is information about the feed, feed additives, etc. used to raise the animal.

[0044] As mentioned above, the characteristics of animal blood are influenced by the type of individual animal, the environment in which the animal was raised, and how the animal was raised. Therefore, when manufacturing animal blood products, it is desirable for product manufacturer 4 to be able to understand the type of individual animal, the environment in which the animal was raised, and how the animal was raised. For example, the formulation manufacturer 4 can ascertain differences in blood characteristics due to differences between individuals from the type information, breed information, sex information, etc. contained in the individual information. Specifically, the type information can reveal differences in animal types, allowing for the understanding of differences in blood characteristics due to differences in animal types. The breed information can reveal differences in animal breeds, allowing for the understanding of differences in blood characteristics due to differences in animal breeds. The sex information can reveal differences in animal sex, allowing for the understanding of differences in blood characteristics due to differences in animal sex. Furthermore, from the medical history information, regional information, feed information, etc. contained in the rearing information, the formulation manufacturer 4 can ascertain differences in blood characteristics due to differences in the environment and how the animal was raised. Specifically, the medical history information can determine what diseases the animal has suffered from. If the disease is an infectious disease, it can be ascertained whether or not the animal has antibodies against that infectious disease. The regional information can determine the region in which the animal was reared, making it possible to ascertain differences in blood characteristics due to differences in the rearing region. The feed information can determine what feed the animal ate, making it possible to ascertain differences in blood characteristics due to differences in the feed eaten.

[0045] 6 is a diagram showing an example of blood information according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the blood information includes information indicating, for example, a blood information ID, an individual identification number, collection date and time information, blood type information, blood amount information, location information, and test result information. Note that the information included in the blood information is not limited to this example. The blood information ID is information for identifying blood information, and is set to a unique arbitrary value. The blood information ID corresponds to the blood information ID included in the related information. The individual identification number is information for identifying an individual blood, and is set to a unique arbitrary value. Collection date and time information is information indicating the date and time the blood was collected. Blood type information is information indicating the blood type of the blood. Blood volume information is information indicating the volume of blood. Location information is information indicating the location (slaughterhouse) where the blood was collected. Test result information is information indicating the test results of the blood. For example, test result information includes hematological test results (e.g., red blood cell count, white blood cell count, etc.), blood biochemistry test results (e.g., amounts of AST, ALT, etc.), blood coagulation test results, etc.

[0046] <3. Processing flow> The functional configuration of the information management server 30 according to this embodiment has been described above. Next, the flow of processing in the information management server 30 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the information management server 30 according to this embodiment.

[0047] First, when animal information is input to a user terminal, the animal information acquisition unit 311 of the information management server 30 acquires the animal information via the network NW by communication with the communication unit 300 (step S100). As an example, in this embodiment, animal information is input from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1 or the user terminal 11 of the agricultural mutual aid association 2, so the animal information acquisition unit 311 acquires the animal information from the user terminal 10 of the livestock farmer 1 or the user terminal 11 of the agricultural mutual aid association 2 and stores it in the memory unit 320 of the information management server 30.

[0048] Next, when blood information is input to the user terminal, blood information acquisition unit 312 of information management server 30 acquires the blood information via network NW by communication with communication unit 300 (step S101). As an example, in this embodiment, blood information is input from user terminal 12 of slaughterhouse 3, so blood information acquisition unit 312 acquires the blood information from user terminal 12 of slaughterhouse 3 and stores it in memory unit 320.

[0049] Next, when the animal information and the blood information are stored, the storage unit 320 stores associated information that associates the animal information with the blood information (step S102).

[0050] Next, when input information is input at the user terminal, the input information acquisition unit 313 of the information management server 30 acquires the input information via the network NW by communication with the communication unit 300 (step S103). As an example, in this embodiment, the input information is input from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4, and therefore the input information acquisition unit 313 acquires the input information from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4.

[0051] Next, when the input information is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313, the output information acquisition unit 314 of the information management server 30 acquires output information from the information stored in the memory unit 320 based on the input information (step S104).

[0052] Then, when the output information acquisition unit 314 acquires the output information, the output processing unit 315 of the information management server 30 transmits the output information to the user terminal via the network NW by communication with the communication unit 300, and outputs the output information (step S105). As an example, in this embodiment, since the input information is input from the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4, the output processing unit 315 transmits the output information to the user terminal 13 of the formulation manufacturer 4 and outputs it.

[0053] As described above, the information management server 30 according to this embodiment includes a storage unit 320, an input information acquisition unit 313, an output information acquisition unit 314, and an output processing unit 315. The storage unit 320 stores blood information about blood acquired from an animal and animal information about the animal that had the blood, in association with each other. The input information acquisition unit 313 acquires input information input from a user terminal that is the output destination of the output information via the network NW. The output information acquisition unit 314 acquires at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 313 from the storage unit as output information. The output processing unit 315 outputs the output information acquired by the output information acquisition unit 314 to the user terminal that is the output destination via the network NW.

[0054] With this configuration, when input information about blood is input from a user terminal, the information management server 30 according to this embodiment outputs animal information about animals that had the blood to the user terminal. This allows a user (e.g., formulation manufacturer 4) to input input information about blood purchased from the slaughterhouse 3 to the user terminal, thereby obtaining animal information about animals that had the blood from the information management server 30.

[0055] Therefore, the information management server 30 according to this embodiment makes it possible to acquire information about animals that have blood used in the production of animal blood products.

[0056] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which livestock shipped from the livestock farm 1 to the slaughterhouse are for meat, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the livestock shipped from the livestock farm 1 to the slaughterhouse may be livestock raised for the purpose of obtaining milk, dairy products, eggs, etc. Livestock raised for such purposes may be shipped to the slaughterhouse 3 when they are culled, for example. The culled livestock are processed, for example, into ingredients for pet food, etc.

[0057] In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the formulation manufacturer 4 is a manufacturer that produces animal blood products and the veterinary pharmaceutical company 5 is a company that sells the animal blood products to doctors belonging to the agricultural mutual aid association 2, but this is not limiting. For example, the formulation manufacturer 4 may sell the animal blood products directly to doctors belonging to the agricultural mutual aid association 2 without going through the veterinary pharmaceutical company 5. In other words, the roles of the formulation manufacturer 4 and the veterinary pharmaceutical company 5 in the above-described embodiment may be fulfilled by a single company.

[0058] Note that some or all of the components of the information management server 30 in the above-described embodiment may be implemented by a computer. In this case, a program for implementing the functions may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program may be loaded and executed by a computer system. Note that the term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an operating system and peripheral devices. Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, optical magnetic disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, as well as storage devices such as hard disks built into a computer system. Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" may also include devices that dynamically store programs for a short period of time, such as communication lines used when transmitting programs via networks such as the Internet or telephone lines, or devices that store programs for a fixed period of time, such as volatile memory within the computer system serving as the server or client. The program may be designed to implement some of the functions described above, or may be capable of implementing the functions in combination with a program already stored in the computer system, or may be implemented using a programmable logic device such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

[0059] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to that described above, and various design changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 1. Livestock farmers 2. Agricultural Mutual Aid Association 3. Slaughterhouse 4. Formulation manufacturers 5. Animal health companies 10-14 user terminals 20 Sensor device 30 Information Management Server 300 Communications Department 310 Control Unit 311 Animal Information Acquisition Department 312 Blood information acquisition department 313 Input information acquisition unit 314 Output information acquisition unit 315 Output Processing Unit 320 Storage section NW Network

Claims

1. a storage unit that stores association information that associates blood information about blood obtained from an animal with animal information about the animal that had the blood; an input information acquisition unit that acquires, as input information, the blood information or the animal information input from a terminal that is an output destination of output information via a network; an output information acquisition unit that acquires, as the output information, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information from the storage unit based on the related information; an output processing unit that outputs the output information acquired by the output information acquisition unit to the output destination terminal via the network; Equipped with the animal information includes medical history information indicating a medical history of the animal; The medical history information includes medical history information for a plurality of diseases discovered during the keeping of the animal, and medical history information for a plurality of diseases discovered at least either before, during, or after the slaughter of the animal. Blood information management device.

2. When the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit is blood information, the output information acquisition unit acquires, from the storage unit, the animal information corresponding to the blood information acquired by the input information acquisition unit as the output information; The blood information management device according to claim 1 .

3. When the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit is the animal information, the output information acquisition unit acquires, from the storage unit, the blood information corresponding to the animal information acquired by the input information acquisition unit as the output information; The blood information management device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The animal information includes breeding information regarding the breeding of the animal. The blood information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The medical history information is infection history information indicating an infection history of the animal. The blood information management device according to claim 1 .

6. The keeping information includes regional information indicating the region in which the animal was kept. The blood information management device according to claim 4.

7. The feeding information includes feed information regarding feed used to feed the animal. The blood information management device according to claim 4 or 6.

8. The animal information includes individual information about the individual animal. The blood information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The individual information includes species information indicating the species of the animal. The blood information management device according to claim 8.

10. The animal is an animal slaughtered at an abattoir. The blood information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. the output destination terminal is a terminal of a manufacturer that produces a preparation using the blood provided from a slaughterhouse as a raw material; The blood information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. a step of storing, in a storage unit, association information that associates blood information about blood obtained from an animal with animal information about the animal that had the blood; an input information acquiring unit acquiring, as input information, the blood information or the animal information input from a terminal to which output information is to be output via a network; an output information acquisition unit acquiring, as the output information, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information from the storage unit based on the related information; an output processing unit outputting the output information acquired by the output information acquisition unit to the output destination terminal via the network; Including, the animal information includes medical history information indicating a medical history of the animal; The medical history information includes medical history information for a plurality of diseases discovered during the keeping of the animal, and medical history information for a plurality of diseases discovered at least either before, during, or after the slaughter of the animal. Blood information management method.

13. Computer, a storage means for storing association information that associates blood information about blood obtained from an animal with animal information about the animal that had the blood; an input information acquiring means for acquiring, as input information, the blood information or the animal information input from a terminal to which output information is to be output via a network; an output information acquiring means for acquiring, as the output information, from the storage means, at least one of the blood information and the animal information corresponding to the input information based on the related information; an output processing means for outputting the output information acquired by the output information acquisition means to the output destination terminal via the network; It functions as the animal information includes medical history information indicating a medical history of the animal; The medical history information includes medical history information for a plurality of diseases discovered during the keeping of the animal, and medical history information for a plurality of diseases discovered at least either before, during, or after the slaughter of the animal. program.

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