81 results about "Animal use" patented technology

An apparatus for oxygenating water for irrigating a crop or for animal water, the apparatus comprising a delivery mechanism for delivering water to an animal for animal water or to the crop, the delivery mechanism comprising: a syringe; a gas inlet line and a water inlet line; and a source of oxygen or a gas mixture comprising oxygen; a tank of water under atmospheric pressure; a coil pipe; a device, such as a backpressure regulator, through which water exiting the coil passes such that the water can be directed completely to the water supply zone or crop, or partially to the water supply zone or crop and partially to the storage tank; the apparatus comprises means for injecting oxygen or a mixture comprising oxygen into the water upstream of the pump; the device comprises a water pressure sensor located downstream of the pump, i.e., on the discharge side, and a water flow sensor preferably mounted on the discharge side of the pump. The invention also relates to a method for oxygenating water for irrigating crops or for animal water.

In some implementations, a controller may obtain global positioning system (GPS) data from a GPS unit of an enrichment device. The controller may determine habitat information identifying a habitat for animals, of a plurality of habitats of animals, using the GPS data. The controller may determine a geofence of the habitat for animals based on the habitat information. The controller may determine a movement profile associated with the habitat for animals using the habitat information. The movement profile identifies one or more motions of the enrichment device. The controller may cause the enrichment device to move, within a boundary of the geofence, in accordance with the one or more motions of the movement profile. The enrichment device may move in accordance with the one or more motions to stimulate movement of one or more animals of the habitat for animals. The controller may monitor the movement and / or animal interaction.

The invention discloses a ctEVs separation and analysis method with time resolution capability and application thereof. The ctEVs separation and analysis method comprises the following steps: S1, culturing cells by adopting glycometabolism markers; or injecting the animal by adopting a glycometabolism marker; step S2, manufacturing a fishbone-shaped micro-fluidic chip modified by streptavidin; s3, separating and analyzing the new tumor source extracellular vesicles by the micro-fluidic chip, and co-incubating the extracellular vesicles and the aptamer probe co-modified by Biotin and DBCO to realize biotinylation of the new tumor source extracellular vesicles; the aptamer probe is a heterologous multivalent aptamer probe; step S4, capturing biotin-labeled target extracellular vesicles by adopting a chip; and S5, acquiring a chip image by using a fluorescence microscope, and analyzing the concentration of the target extracellular vesicles in the sample according to a fluorescence signal. The method can be used for screening tumor circadian rhythm markers and the like.

We provide the system. [Solution] A processing device for acquiring image data using an input device and analyzing the characteristics of an animal from that image data, A computing device that acquires data using an input device and analyzes the characteristics of animals from that data, A search means that searches for matching information by comparing it with existing information in an information storage device based on the characteristics of the analyzed animal, A notification means that notifies relevant individuals based on the search results, A means including a method for acquiring the characteristics of an animal using an image acquisition device and transmitting them to a computing device in real time, A system that includes this.

The invention relates to the technical field of biomedicine, and provides an efficient separation and culture method of rat meniscus fibrocartilage cells. The yield and activity of the meniscus fibrocartilage cells are improved through a step-by-step enzyme digestion technology, the primary cell adherence time is shortened to 4-6 h by optimizing culture conditions, the breakthrough of sufficiently extracting the meniscus fibrocartilage cells from a single rat is achieved, the use amount of experimental animals is greatly reduced, and the cost is reduced. Meanwhile, it is ensured that the cell activity and proliferation capacity meet the requirements of subsequent passage and functional research, and the method has remarkable advantages in the aspects of ethical compliance, cost control and experimental efficiency.

The invention relates to the technical field of soil ecology, and particularly discloses a method for quantifying the density of topsoil habitat soil arthropods based on a trap method.The method comprises the following steps that S1, trap method sampling is conducted, specifically, when a soil arthropod sample is collected, a soil auger is used for digging out a trap, a trap cup containing preserving fluid is placed in the trap for soil animal investigation, and the soil arthropod sample is collected; the time duration is one week which is used most widely in the literature; s2, sampling by a digging method: when a soil arthropod sample is collected, placing a prepared sampling frame of one square meter on sampling soil, digging and collecting soil animals with the depth of 10cm in the sampling frame, picking large arthropods by using a hand picking method, and separating medium soil animals such as springtails, mites and insects by using a dry funnel method. According to the method for quantifying the density of the surface soil habitat soil arthropods based on the trap method, the actual soil excavation area can be reduced to the maximum extent, the damage to the soil structure of a sampling field is reduced, and the possibility is provided for long-term experiments.

The invention provides a method for constructing an animal chronic gouty arthritis model, which comprises the following steps: a hyperuricemia model establishment stage: feeding a tested animal with a special feed containing oteracil potassium and yeast; establishing a chronic gouty arthritis model: repeatedly injecting urate into the tested animal; meanwhile, oteracil potassium is used for intragastric administration of the tested animal. On the basis of feeding with oteracil potassium combined with a special yeast feed, oteracil potassium solution is injected, blood uric acid level fluctuation is induced on the basis of blood uric acid increase, and urate crystals are injected repeatedly, so that the disease cause and pathological process of chronic gouty arthritis are simulated to the greatest extent; a chronic gouty arthritis animal model is successfully established by injecting urate crystals into joints of experimental animals repeatedly for a long time, inducing repeated attack of local acute inflammation of the joints and simulating pathological characteristics of chronic gouty arthritis.

The invention provides a device for monitoring cerebrospinal fluid pressure of an animal occipital pond by using an optical fiber pressure sensor, and belongs to the technical field of medicine. The invention provides a device for monitoring the pressure of cerebrospinal fluid in an occipital pond of an animal by using an optical fiber pressure sensor. The device comprises a sleeve and the optical fiber pressure sensor, according to the method, the cerebrospinal fluid pressure is monitored in the occipital pool, the hydrodynamic change condition of the cerebrospinal fluid in the craniocervical junction area can be directly reflected, and a new thought is provided for early screening and diagnosis of clinical diseases related to abnormal cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the craniocervical junction area.

The invention is a pharmaceutical device (1) for use with animals, comprising a body (10) made of one or more solid metals selected from those on which ions have a biocidal effect. The body (10) comprises an inner porous matrix (11) having a porosity of at least 1%, from which biocidal metal ions can be released, and an outer surface of the body (10) is configured to be located at a treatment site (20) of the animal (2).

1. Name of the product in this design: Multifunctional handheld driver (RC-5347). 2. Purpose of this design: To drive away animals using ultrasonic waves. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

The present invention pertains to the field of identifying animals by way of computer vision and by processing moving images, and more specifically relates to a method that uses streaming and video cameras to capture the muzzle of an animal, mapping the valleys and ridges in order to create a unique individual identifier, thereby facilitating registration and precise identification of the animal using muzzle biometrics.

The present disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for improving the fecal score of an animal using a new combination of probiotic Bacillus strains and administering the same to the animal. The present disclosure also relates to compositions and methods for improving gastrointestinal health in an animal using a novel combination of probiotic Bacillus strains. The present disclosure further relates to compositions and methods for increasing sugar release and protein solubility of animal feed using a combination of probiotic Bacillus strains.

The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for reducing the biological age and / or reducing the rate of biological age increase in an adult animal. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to administering formulations comprising an effective amount of glycine and / or functional derivatives, alone or in combination with a dietary regimen such as caloric limiting, elderly diet or low protein diet. The preparation can reduce the biological age of tissues, organs or physiological systems in adult animals in need at the same time; or treating, preventing or delaying the onset of organ disease, or the decline of organ function, or a condition associated therewith, in the adult animal in need thereof.

1. The name of this design product: Zoo Pavilion. 2. Purpose of this design product: This is an animal exhibition hall in a zoo, used by tourists to visit animals. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in the three-dimensional image. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: three-dimensional picture.

Provided is a method for producing an antibody and the antibody produced by the method. The method includes immunizing an animal transplanted with stems cell with differentiation potential using an antigen and obtaining an antigen-specific antibody. The stem cells with differentiation potential are derived from a donor animal carrying one or more human immunoglobulin variable region gene segments. The method solves problems in the prior art including long transportation time and high costs associated with live transgenic animals used for producing human antibodies due to policy and quarantine requirements. When producing antibody against a target antigen having high homology with a transgenic animal, an immunosuppressed animal with a target antigen-encoding gene knockout is used as a transplantation recipient, which solves the problem in the prior art where transgenic animals have difficulty generating antibodies against homologous regions of the target antigen between humans and transgenic animals.

The utility model relates to the technical field of veterinary medicine feeding, and provides an anti-bite veterinary medicine feeding device which comprises a medicine feeding syringe, a quantity control assembly is fixed to the top of the medicine feeding syringe, an adjusting assembly is arranged outside the medicine feeding syringe in a sleeved mode, the outer side of the adjusting assembly is rotationally connected with an anti-bite plate, the adjusting assembly comprises a lantern ring, and the lantern ring is sleeved with a sleeve. Supporting rods are fixed to the two sides of the lantern ring, first springs are fixed to the other ends of the supporting rods, adjusting columns are fixed to the other ends of the first springs, limiting columns are slidably connected into the adjusting columns, second springs are fixed to the other ends of the limiting columns, the second springs are fixed into the supporting rods, and limiting blocks are fixed to the side faces of the limiting columns. By means of the technical scheme, the problem that in the prior art, due to the fact that the size and the shape of an anti-bite device are generally fixed, the width of the anti-bite device cannot be adjusted according to the size of the oral cavity of an animal, and therefore when the animal feeds medicine through an unsuitable anti-bite device, reaction occurs is solved.

The utility model discloses a semen collection device for breeding excellent varieties, which mainly comprises a semen collection tube and is characterized in that a detachable semen collection head is designed at the depth end of the semen collection tube. By means of the design, the semen collection head can be easily taken down from the semen collection pipe and is convenient to clean and replace, and therefore the use efficiency and sanitation of the semen collection device are improved. The top of the semen collection head is provided with a soft cushion which is made of soft materials and can be tightly attached to and adapt to the internal structure of the genital tract of a female donkey or a mare. Due to the design of the built-in semen collector, semen can be collected under the condition that wild animals are not directly contacted, so that the risk to operators and animals is reduced; by using the built-in semen collector, the semen collection process is simplified, so that the semen can be effectively collected even under the condition that wild animals are not easy to domesticate. The wild animals do not need to be directly captured or limited, so that natural behaviors of the animals can be protected and interference to the animals can be reduced by using the built-in semen collection device.

The pet collar with potty-sensing capability is adapted for use by a companion animal. The pet collar with potty-sensing capability is worn by the companion animal. The pet collar with potty-sensing capability detects the heart rate of the companion animal. The pet collar with potty-sensing capability detects the electric activity of the nervous system associated with the detrusor muscle of the companion animal. The pet collar with potty-sensing capability identifies known correlations between: a) the heart rate of the companion animal; b) the electric activity associated with the detrusor muscle; and, c) the urgency of the need of the companion animal to urinate. The pet collar with potty-sensing capability generates an alarm condition to indicate that the companion animal needs to urinate.

The compositions and methods reduce the biological age of an adult animal and / or reduce the rate of increase in the biological age of an adult animal. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to administering formulations comprising an effective amount of spermidine, alone or in combination with a dietary regimen such as a standard diet, caloric restriction, elderly diet, or high protein diet. The preparation can simultaneously reduce the biological age of tissues, organs or physiological systems in adult animals in need; or treating, preventing or delaying the onset of organ disease, or the decline of organ function, or a condition associated therewith, in an adult animal in need thereof.

The present application is directed towards a method of tracking fluorescence in animals using fluorescent particles.

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed in the present document may comprise a camera, a display, a processor and a memory in which instructions are stored. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to: identify movement of an animal included in a preview image acquired using the camera while the preview image is displayed on the display; acquire an image including the animal using a first exposure value through the camera based on determining the magnitude of the identified movement is greater than a threshold value; and acquire the image including the animal using a second exposure value that is greater than the first exposure value through the camera based on determining the magnitude of the identified movement is less than the threshold value. Other various embodiments identified through the present document are possible.

A controller (100) for an automatic milking arrangement (110) obtains an identification (ID1) of an animal. Based on the identification (ID1), the controller (100) retrieves exposure settings (ID1:xs1) from a data memory (120), which exposure settings (ID1:xs1) are selected for capturing image data (Dimg) of at least one body part (131, 132, 133, 134) of the animal whose unique identity is reflected by the identification (ID1). Using the stored exposure settings (ID1: xs1), a camera (140) captures image data (Dimg) that represent the at least one body part (131, 132, 133, 134). The controller (100) controls the automatic milking arrangement (110) based on the image data (Dimg). The camera (140) registers at least one first frame of the image data (Dimg) using the exposure settings (ID1:xs1) from the data memory (120). If, in at least one region of interest in the image data (Dimg), an image quality criterion is not fulfilled, the exposure settings (ID1:xs1) for the animal whose unique identity is reflected by the identification (ID1) are adjusted (ID4:xs1') and stored in the data memory (120) to replace the previously stored exposure settings (ID1:xs1) therein.

The present invention provides systems and methods for the recycling of animal bedding and the disposal or reuse of manure, feces, urine or expectorant resulting from recycling animal bedding. The present invention provides systems and methods for the disposal of materials related to the recycling or repurposing of stall residual waste and / or soiled animal bedding which is environmentally conscious to aquifers, and further limiting off gassing of enteric methane and other gasses. Use of such methods create a healthier recycled bedding than existing new bedding materials. The reusable and clean animal bedding provides for a healthy, hygienic, sanitary and enhanced stall environment. The present invention further provides methods for infusing additives, enhancements or amendments to recycled animal bedding which promote the health and safety of the animals using the recycled animal bedding (or the humans in contact with the animal bedding or animals) and / or the barn environment.

The invention relates to a method for increasing the lifespan of animal sperm comprising contacting said sperm with an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel.The invention also relates to a use of an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel, for increasing the lifespan of animal sperm or motility of capacitated animal sperm, comprising contacting an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel with said sperm. Moreover, the invention relates to an artificial insemination instrument for use in artificial insemination of an animal, comprising animal sperm in contact with an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel.The invention also relates to a method for artificially inseminating an animal using said artificial insemination instrument.Eventually, the invention relates to a method for increasing the fertility of an animal, comprising contacting sperm of said animal with an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel; then artificially inseminating said animal with said sperm.

Non-human animal cells and non-human animals comprising CRISPR / Cas synergistic activation mediator system components and methods of making and using such non-human animal cells and non-human animals are provided. Methods are provided for using such non-human animals to increase expression of target genes in vivo and to assess CRISPR / Cas synergistic activation mediator systems for the ability to increase expression of target genes in vivo.

In light of the recent bear attacks, countermeasures against wildlife damage have become an urgent issue. Telemetry, traditionally used to study the behavior of wild animals, plays an important role. However, conventional methods involve temporarily immobilizing wild animals with tranquilizer guns and attaching transmitters to collars, which presents various difficulties, including the need for legally mandated qualifications and permits. This invention aims to simplify this process and serve as a powerful measure to prevent wildlife damage. [Solution] This invention proposes attaching a telemetry transmitter to a wild animal using an ankle band, rather than a collar, utilizing the technology of animal restraint devices developed in recent years, and then releasing the animal. The transmitter closes its circuit and starts transmitting as soon as it is attached, transmitting necessary information, and the system is configured to issue warning information for the time the wild animal moves within a certain distance of the receiver.

A system is provided.SOLUTION: A system for managing a physical condition and an action of a dog, comprising: means for measuring an activity amount, a heart rate, and position information of an animal using a sensor; terminal means for receiving data acquired from the sensor; server means for analyzing the data received from the terminal means and evaluating a health condition of the animal; and means for notifying a user of an analysis result of the server means via the terminal means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention concerns the sector of production and packaging lines for disposable hygiene products, for example nappies and / or absorbent underpads for babies, adults and animals. In further detail, the invention concerns a forming station (1) for forming an absorbent core for disposable hygiene products of the type comprising at least one ply (2) scattered with cellulose. Said forming station (1) comprises:—a frame (3);—means for feeding cellulose flakes adapted to convey a flow of cellulose flakes towards said ply, and means for feeding a ply (2) in a feed direction (x);—a perforated belt (5) adapted to support said ply as it is fed forward;—a suction hood (6), positioned below said belt (5), adapted to suck said cellulose, causing it to lie flat on said ply (2);—a plurality of horizontal axis rotating brushes (7), arranged transversally to the feed direction (x) of said ply (2);—a screen (8) comprising a plurality of holes (8′) arranged between said brushes (7) and said ply (2);—“come and go” alternating movement means for said screen (8) parallel to the feed direction (x) of said ply (2); wherein said brushes (7) are functionally in contact with said screen (8) and said cellulose flakes are adapted to pass through said holes (8′) of said screen (8) facilitated by said suction hood (6) and by the combined movements of said brushes (7) and said screen (8).