147 results about "Control animal" patented technology

An animal-machine audio interaction system includes a sound monitor for monitoring the sounds made by one or more animals, a sound segmenter for identifying coherent sound segments within the sounds made by the animal(s), a sound analyzer for analyzing and assigning a category to each sound segment, an output sound selector for selecting an output sound appropriate to the category assigned by the sound analyzer, and a sound output unit for outputting the selected output sound to the animal(s). A different control protocol may be used to define the categories assigned to the animal sounds and to determine the respective audio responses that are appropriate to the different sound categories. During operation of the system, a closed-loop audio interaction is set up between the animal(s) and the system. This interaction may be used for various purposes, such as investigating animal behaviour, entertaining the animal(s) and controlling animal behaviour.

One embodiment of an animal-bound device using a Bluetooth module (14) and technology to limit or control animal movement in relation to a user's Bluetooth-enabled device. Device has user input and visual response (16-20) Animal is controlled by deterrent (15) on programming on on-board storage and microprocessor (13).

The invention discloses an animal sex control method based on Rbmy gene editing and application. The method controls animal sex by using CRISPR / Cas9 system to specifically cut Rbmy gene on Y chromosome. Rbmy gene encodes a germ cell specific nucleoprotein, this protein is an important factor related to spermatogenesis, and by cutting Rbmy gene, it is possible to deactivate Rbmy gene, thus Y sperm or fertilized ovum with Y sperm is deactivated and cannot develop into a normal embryo, birth ratio of female animals is finally increased and sex control is achieved. Therefore, sex ratio of animal offspring can be controlled through the method so that the ratio of female animals with better economic value is increased and production efficiency and economic effect are greatly improved.

Products and methods for controlling animal wastes are disclosed. The methods include making an inoculum containing a mixture of Bacillus species; mixing the inoculum with animal wastes and then incubating the mixture to result in an enriched culture; and then applying the enriched culture to the animal wastes. The inoculum for controlling wastes includes a mixture of Bacillus species in a liquid medium in which the mixture of Bacillus species were incubated.

A system for controlling escape of pets during emergency, such as a fire, smoke, gas or odor emission, includes a passageway from the inside of the enclosure to the outside thereof. The passageway is normally closed by a door and an apparatus is provided for enabling opening of such door during emergency. A pre-recorded message urges the pet or pets to the open passageway only when the alarm device annunciating such emergency is intermittently disabled. A control apparatus is also provided for enabling passage of the pet or pets through the passageway and annunciates location of the pet or pets with respect to interior or exterior of the enclosure. A method is disclosed for remote operation of the controlled pet door to enhance safety of the pet owner attempting to enter residential dwelling.

A system for controlling escape of pets during emergency, such as a fire, smoke, gas or odor emission, includes a passageway from the inside of the enclosure to the outside thereof. The passageway is normally closed by a door and an apparatus is provided for enabling opening of such door during emergency. A pre-recorded message urges the pet or pets to the open passageway only when the alarm device annunciating such emergency is intermittently disabled. A control apparatus is also provided for enabling passage of the pet or pets through the passageway and annunciates location of the pet or pets with respect to interior or exterior of the enclosure. A method is disclosed for remote operation of the controlled pet door to enhance safety of the pet owner attempting to enter residential dwelling.

Adiponectin cDNA was cloned into AAV serotypes 1, 2, and 5-based expression vectors. Virions containing these vectors were administered to the livers of rat subjects via portal vein injection. A single injection of 6×1011 virions of the vector caused a sustained and statistically significant reduction in body weight of the treated animals compared to the control animals. This occurred in the absence of side effects. Compared to control animals, the subject rats also exhibited reduced adipose tissue mass, reduced appetite, improved insulin sensitivity, and improved glucose tolerance.

A light accessory is provided for a remotely controlled animal training system, allowing visual tracking of an animal in low ambient light conditions. The light accessory may be a stand-alone accessory or be in conjunction with a wireless receiver. The light accessory may be controlled by an accessory channel that exists in the remotely controlled animal training system, or may be controlled by the presence of a generic proximate radio frequency transmission.

An animal-machine audio interaction system includes a sound monitor for monitoring the sounds made by one or more animals, a sound segmenter for identifying coherent sound segments within the sounds made by the animal(s), a sound analyzer for analyzing and assigning a category to each sound segment, an output sound selector for selecting an output sound appropriate to the category assigned by the sound analyzer, and a sound output unit for outputting the selected output sound to the animal(s). A different control protocol may be used to define the categories assigned to the animal sounds and to determine the respective audio responses that are appropriate to the different sound categories. During operation of the system, a closed-loop audio interaction is set up between the animal(s) and the system. This interaction may be used for various purposes, such as investigating animal behavior, entertaining the animal(s) and controlling animal behavior.

Active compound combinations are disclosed which comprise (A) a dithiino-tetracarboximide of formula (I) and a further insecticidally active compound (B). Methods for controlling animal pests such as insects and / or unwanted acarids and for curatively or preventively controlling the phytopathogenic fungi of plants or crops are also disclosed as well as the use of a composition according to the invention for the treatment of seed, to a method for protecting a seed and to the treated seed.

Methods for selecting a candidate drug for treating sepsis are disclosed. The methods involve labeling a sepsis-causing pathogen with a reporter and monitoring the progress of infection by detecting levels of the reporter in animals treated with test compounds or drugs. The comparisons may be made between experimental and control animals, as well as within a single animal or group of animals. Also disclosed is a method for predicting an expected time of death of an experimental animal in a model system of sepsis using data generated in the initial part of the experiment.

The genome of the non-human mutant mammal, deficient in an endogenous Sigma receptor, contains a mutation that comprises a disruption in an endogenous Sigma rteceptor gene, wherein said gene disruption gives rise to a mutant lacking detectable levels of endogenous Sigma receptor. The mutant may be used as a control animal for in vivo tests, as well as a source of cells that can be used in in vitro tests, Mutants deficient in the Sigma-1 receptor can be used as models for in vivo study of disorders of the central nervous system, memory alterations, stress conditions and drug addictions, analgesia processes and neuroprotection. Mutants deficient in the Sigma-2 receptor can be used to study diagnostic or therapeutic tools to fight cance and / or degenerative processes and / or to design compounds capable of preventing, reducing or alleviating the secondary pathology associated with administration of neuroleptic agents.

The application provides a feed additive, which comprises higher-level fatty acid monoglyceride. The application also provides application of the feed additive in the preparation of a feed for controlling animal enveloped virus. The application also provides a feed containing the above feed additive. The feed additive contains higher-level fatty acid monoglyceride with low toxicity, has a good effect of controlling enveloped virus, and is a feed additive for wide non-specific control of animal virus. Investment in manpower is not required, stress reaction on animals will not be caused and growth of animals will not be affected, and growth of animals will be promoted. It shows through test results that loss of catastrophic virus infection of farmed animals can be reduced by at least 50% by the use of the feed additive.

A device and method for deterring animals from entering a predetermined area. The device and method for deterring animal behavior can greatly increase safety of the animals and increase the safety of the surroundings for humans by limiting personal contact, and by repelling unwanted animals away from an area under protection. In particular, the device and method deters or repels animals from an area under protection by using at least one of mechanical vibrations, sounds, lights and aromas.

The present invention relates to novel anthranilic acid derivatives of the general formula (I)in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Qx, A, Qy and n have the meanings given in the description, to their use as insecticides and acaricides for controlling animal pests, also in combination with other agents for activity boosting, and to a plurality of processes for their preparation.

An automated animal return system for controlling animals, including dogs and other pets, and for automatically returning such animals to a predetermined containment area. The system uses positive reinforcement training so as to avoid the development of animal confusion and nervousness. The system includes a locator for determining the position of the animal relative to a reward zone, a command system for issuing a command to the animal when the animal is detected within a first boundary zone located beyond the reward zone, to encourage the animal to return to said reward zone, and a reward system for providing a reward to the animal when the locator system detects that the animal begins to return to the reward zone from the first boundary zone in response to the command. The reward may be an audible reward or a food reward or both.

An apparatus and method is provided for controlling animal activity with an adhesive sheet. In one embodiment, the sheet includes strips uniformly spaced apart on a transfer layer including a bisected protection layer. In another embodiment, the sheet is flat and generally rectangular. In another embodiment, the sheet is rolled. In yet another embodiment, the sheet is deployed from a dispenser. In one embodiment of the method, the sheet is deployed by locating an area of activity to be controlled, removing the control sheet from the transfer sheet, placing the control sheet on an the area of activity to be controlled and then systematically and sequentially removing the first protection sheet and the second protection sheet. In another embodiment, the area to be controlled includes a surface discontinuity requiring placement of the control sheet along the discontinuity.

Protein replacement therapy for patients with hemophilia or other inherited protein deficiencies is often complicated by pathogenic antibody responses, including antibodies that neutralize the therapeutic protein or that predispose to potentially life-threatening anaphylactic reactions by formation of IgE. Using murine hemophilia B as a model, we have developed a prophylactic protocol against such responses that is non-invasive and does not include immune suppression or genetic manipulation of the patient's cells. Oral delivery of coagulation factor IX (F. IX) expressed in chloroplasts, bioencapsulated in plant cells, effectively blocked formation of inhibitory antibodies in protein replacement therapy. Inhibitor titers were mostly undetectable and up to 100-fold lower in treated mice when compared to controls. Moreover, this treatment eliminated fatal anaphylactic reactions that occurred after 4 to 6 exposures to intravenous F. IX protein. While only 20-25% of control animals survived after 6-8 F. IX doses, 90-95% of tolerized mice survived 12 injections without signs of allergy or anaphylaxis. This high-responder strain of hemophilia B mice represents the first hemophilic animal model to study anaphylactic reactions. The plant material was effective over a range of oral antigen doses (equivalent to 5-80 μg recombinant F.IX / kg), and controlled inhibitor formation and anaphylaxis long-term, up to 7 months. Oral antigen administration caused a deviant immune response that suppressed formation of IgE and inhibitory antibodies. This cost-effective and efficient approach to oral delivery of protein antigens to the gut should be applicable to several genetic diseases that are prone to pathogenic antibody responses during treatment.

The invention provides a clostridium perfringens phage, a bacteriostatic agent containing the phage as well as a preparation method and application of the bacteriostatic agent, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. The clostridium perfringens phage is preserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection with a preservation number of CCTCC NO: M 2020047. The phage has a strong cracking effect on clostridium perfringens, and can be used for inhibiting and / or removing clostridium perfringens. The clostridium perfringens phage can effectively prevent and control animal intestinaldiseases by inhibiting excessive growth of the clostridium perfringens. The invention provides a safe bacteriophage antibacterial product source without toxic and side effects for preventing and controlling animal intestinal diseases caused by clostridium perfringens of the livestock and poultry.

A system configured to imitate actions of a group of animals includes a plurality of decoys. Each of the decoys includes anatomical body parts that are representative of an animal being imitated. Each decoy is capable of making a plurality of body motions in a predefined sequence. The system also includes a motion mechanism located inside the body of each decoy, wherein the motion mechanism is configured to control the plurality of body motions. The system further includes a control terminal including a plurality of button sets, with each set being associated with a switch group and each switch group being used to send a control message to a receiver of the motion mechanism of a particular decoy. Operation of the switch groups causes animation of groups of the plurality of decoys in a programmable or random manner.

The invention relates to a method for controlling an animal robot to turn on the basis of ventral posterior medial nucleus electrical stimulation. The method comprises the steps that two stimulating electrodes are respectively imbedded into VPM (Ventral Posterior Medial Nucleus) regions on both sides of the animal robot, the electrodes are fixed on skulls with dental cement, and an electrical stimulation backpack is installed on the animal robot; waveform parameters of electrical stimulation are set by an upper computer and are transmitted to the electrical stimulation backpack at the back of the animal robot in a wireless mode, the stimulating electrodes are controlled by the electrical stimulation backpack, so as to perform electrical stimulation on the animal robot, and corresponding thalamus-cortex projection loops are activated, so that the animal robot generates a virtual feeling, so as to complete turning. According to the method, a traditional method that the animal robot learns to turn by reward training is eliminated, turning is realized directly through the electrical stimulation, the controllability over a turning angle is realized, a large amount of training time is saved, the working efficiency is high, and the method has good application prospects in the field of animal robot navigation.

An apparatus and method is provided for controlling animal activity with an adhesive sheet. In one embodiment, the sheet includes strips uniformly spaced apart on a transfer layer including a bisected protection layer. In another embodiment, the sheet is flat and generally rectangular. In another embodiment, the sheet is rolled. In yet another embodiment, the sheet is deployed from a dispenser. In one embodiment of the method, the sheet is deployed by locating an area of activity to be controlled, removing the control sheet from the transfer sheet, placing the control sheet on an the area of activity to be controlled and then systematically and sequentially removing the first protection sheet and the second protection sheet. In another embodiment, the area to be controlled includes a surface discontinuity requiring placement of the control sheet along the discontinuity.

A fully automatic oxygen-controlled animal cabin, belonging to the technical field of medical experiment equipment, which solves the problem of automatic control of low oxygen concentration in the animal cabin and the uniformity of the distribution of mixed gas in the animal cabin; the whole experimental equipment consists of nitrogen cylinders, Air pump, animal cabin, buffer tank, central processing unit, flow meter, distributor, several conduits, cables, etc.; by adjusting the concentration of nitrogen in the animal cabin, the effect of indirectly controlling the oxygen concentration is achieved; the size of the oxygen concentration and The time to maintain the hypoxic environment is automatically controlled by the central processing unit. The equipment is highly automated and does not require special personnel to wait; the use of flow meters, distributors and buffer tanks reduces or even eliminates the damage of small jets of gas to small animals. , has the advantages of uniform and gentle air supply, and eliminates the phenomenon of uneven oxygen concentration distribution in the animal cabin from the source.

The invention discloses a composition containing montmorillonite and application of the composition. The composition comprises 100 parts of montmorillonite, and also comprises but is not limited to one or more of the following raw materials: 0 to 5 parts of sodium diacetate, 0 to 5 parts of potassium sorbate, 1 to 20 parts of vitamin C1, 1 to 20 parts of vitamin B1, 1 to 20 parts of vitamin B2, 1 to 20 parts of vitamin B6, 1 to 20 parts of nicotinamide and 1 to 20 parts of sodium dextropantothenate. The composition is used for inhibiting mould breeding in a feed, adsorbing mycotoxin, controlling animal food positioning caused by acute and chronic poisoning, breeding disorder, infection introducing and residual toxin of an animal body, which are caused by mycotoxin and the like, improving feed intake and promoting weight increment.

A system for controlling escape of pets during emergency, such as a fire, smoke, gas or odor emission, includes a passageway from the inside of the enclosure to the outside thereof. The passageway is normally closed by a door and an apparatus is provided for enabling opening of such door during emergency. A pre-recorded message urges the pet or pets to the open passageway only when the alarm device annunciating such emergency is intermittently disabled. A control apparatus is also provided for enabling passage of the pet or pets through the passageway and annunciates location of the pet or pets with respect to interior or exterior of the enclosure. A method is disclosed for remote operation of the controlled pet door to enhance safety of the pet owner attempting to enter residential dwelling.

An improved cattle feeding system and shelter. The shelter has a building foundation frame extending upwardly from the ground with an awning frame extending upwardly from the foundation frame and over it. This allows for an awning to be placed over the shelter frame to at least partially enclose it. The awning has a portion which is optionally opened to selectively allow air ventilation or catching the warmth of a southern sun exposure. The shelter has a drover's alley gate configuration which may be placed within the interior of the building to help control animal movements. The entire system is built on a partial cement floor of a configuration which enhances cleanliness inside of the shelter.