34 results about "Herd management" patented technology

A system and method for managing a herd of animals possibly requiring medical treatment, such as cows in a feedlot. The animals are herded individually into a chute, where identification data is collected from a tag, and core temperature data is collected using a special non-contacting core temperature sensor. The animal is tagged with a color coded tag representing a range of temperatures into which that animal's temperature falls. The animal is then delivered to a pen corresponding to that range of temperatures, where appropriate medicinal treatment is automatically dosed and applied to the animal.

A method of determining breeding status in animals by (a) determining a breeding event (cyclicity, mounting, pregnancy, open) time, (b) providing an estrus or other breeding event detection apparatus, (c) affixing the estrus detection apparatus at a predetermined location on a female animal at a predetermined application time prior to the breeding event time, and (d) monitoring the estrus detection apparatus for activation thereof. An indicator apparatus is provided for use in indicating when an animal is in estrus. The apparatus is configured to be affixed to the rump of an animal to detect and indicate when the animal has been mounted and, thus, when the animal is in estrus. The apparatus is affixed to the animal by an adhesive layer. Layered on the top surface of the adhesive layer is an indicator layer that is in turn covered with a floodcoat layer. The floodcoat layer is adapted for removal upon the mounting of the first animal by a second animal. Removal of the floodcoat layer exposes the indicator layer indicating that the first animal has been mounted, thereby indicating that the first animal is in heat. The floodcoat layer is highly visible and may be seen from a distance.

A method and system to generate the highest level of return on investment of a cattle ranch producing beef to the consumer. Through the use of computer software integrated with an individual cow and calf identification system, the method and system disclosed herein allows a cattle producer to analyze the yearly production characteristics of each individual cow's calf or calves through all the various phases of growth and production with an accumulation of the economic cost and gain of value up to the end product as a feeder or cull. The total value of the carcass at the end of production, expressed as a sum of the costs associated with producing each animal minus the market value of the animal, allows the animal's economic value to be expressed by one figure which can then be used to judge the cow's ability to produce animals that meet all predetermined economically important genetic traits. This system and method of cow herd management provides a continuing improvement in the efficiency of the ranching operation and a better product for the consumers.

The present invention provides an animal management system (27) that utilizes artificial insemination samples of isolated X-chromosome-bearing and Y-chromosome-bearing sperm populations to inseminate female animals (17), an animal management system (27) that can provide non-traditional harvesting or traditional sales (20) Replacement heifers provide an implementation of replacement options.

The invention concerns the detection of pathogenic mycobacterium comprising Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) and genomic variants in a bulk milk sample, and more particularly a method for herd management that stratifies the risk of bulk tank milk lots derived from diagnostic-tested subgroups potentially containing DNA from pathogenic mycobacterium including Map. The method involves creating defined risk groups (categories) of milk-producing animals, such as dairy cows, for the presence of Map or related genomic variants in their milk. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method to strengthen the ability of milk-producing animals to resist environmental challenges by Map based on identifying those animals that have and maintain a low antibody level to Map using their female progeny as replacement animals.

The invention concerns the detection of pathogenic mycobacterium comprising Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) and genomic variants in a bulk milk sample, and more particularly a method for herd management that stratifies the risk of bulk tank milk lots derived from diagnostic-tested subgroups potentially containing DNA from pathogenic mycobacterium including Map. The method involves creating defined risk groups (categories) of milk-producing animals, such as dairy cows, for the presence of Map or related genomic variants in their milk. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method to strengthen the ability of milk-producing animals to resist environmental challenges by Map based on identifying those animals that have and maintain a low antibody level to Map using their female progeny as replacement animals.

The present invention refers to a system and method for integrating a tracking system, specifically the tracking system SisBov, into a cattle management system, particularly configured for beef cattle herd management, comprising a first reading device (1) which sends information to a processing center (2), the processing center (2) processing and sending the processed information to a recording device (3), the first reading device (1) reading a numeric code recorded on a first earring (10) and sending the information read to the processing center (2), the processing center (2) receiving the information read by the reading device (1) and processing and sending the information processed by the recording device (3), the recording device (3) recording the numerical code processed by the processing center (2), the same numerical code being preferably read by the first reading device (1), in a third earring (12), the system determining a unique numerical code for identifying each animal in a herd.

The invention discloses a method for intelligent herd management, which includes: a first positioning terminal on a first livestock searches in real time the Bluetooth signals broadcast by a second positioning terminal on a second surrounding livestock; and judges the devices in all the Bluetooth signals found Whether the number of identification numbers is less than the preset number; if the number of device identification numbers is less than the preset number, the duration of the obtained device identification number is less than the preset number; determine whether the duration is greater than the preset duration; if the duration is longer than the preset time length, sending an alarm request of the first out-of-group herd to the server; the server sends an alarm message of the first out-of-group herd to the user terminal based on the alarm request. In the present invention, the positioning terminal of the first livestock judges its own outlier situation by scanning the Bluetooth signal broadcast by the positioning terminal of the second livestock around, and immediately automatically requests the server to send an alarm message to remind the user when it is out of the herd, so as to improve herd management efficiency. The invention also provides an intelligent herd management system.