31390 results about "Zoology" patented technology

A computer-controlled, automated checkout store outlet comprises at least one bay. A normally locked door is associated with each bay, and provides access to items within the bay by customers approved by a computer of the automated store outlet. At least one tray is disposed within at least one bay, and adapted to hold items to be stocked by the bay. A sensor system is configured to detect the removal of an item from the bay and identify the removed item, such as when a customer is removing the item for purchase.

In an automatic milking installation including a robot arm (2) with a gripper (3) for attaching teat cups (4) to the teats of an animal, e.g. a cow, to be milked, for applying a teat dip to the teats after milking different members, such as spray nozzles (5a, 5b), dipping cups (5c, 5d) and sponge or cloth rollers (5e), are provided for applying different teat dip compositions. Under the control of a computer, the robot arm collects the member (5) appropriate for supplying the selected composition and takes it to a position appropriate for application of that composition. The selection can e effected in dependence upon the teat skin condition, e.g. detected by a camera (15) and/or environmental conditions.

A method and apparatus for measuring the physical characteristics of livestock animals such as cattle and hogs. The apparatus of the invention includes a plurality of strategically positioned cameras that are used to obtain data concerning volumetric, curvilinear (surface) and linear measurements of livestock animals such as cattle and hogs and the full carcasses thereof. In accordance with the method of the invention, the data is analyzed to provide information that substantially assists the commercial producer of livestock animals in producing a high-quality end product for the consumer while adding profitability to the enterprise.

A rotary parlour for milking of animals includes an annular rotary platform (20) adapted to form a support surface (18) for the animals (22), positioning elements (19, 23) for arranging the animals (1) in milking positions on the platform (20), a drive mechanism (30) adapted to supply a rotational motion to the platform (20), and teat cup storing devices (11) for holding parked teat cups (2, 2′) in predetermined storing positions. The teat cup storing devices (11) are mounted in positions such that the teat cups (2, 2′) are located vertically above the platform (20) in their storing positions.

An apparatus for monitoring at least a part of an animal related space (18) comprises a controllable device (2, 22) and at least one image capturing device (14, 15) for generating and supplying captured image data regarding said animal related space. According to the invention, the image capturing device (14, 15) is associated with a communications port (24) connectible to a telecommunications network (26), a remote control device (28) is associated with a further communications port (30) connectible to said telecommunications network (26). The image capturing device (14, 15) is connectable to said remote control device (28) via said telecommunications network (26) and the remote control device (28) is adapted to receive said captured image data. The remote control device (28) is provided with a display unit (32) for allowing viewing of said captured image data. A data input means (34) is associated with said remote control device (28), for entering a control instruction. The remote control device (28) is adapted to output said control instruction via said further communications port (30), and the controllable device (2, 22) is arranged to be interactively manipulated by said remote control device (28) in response to said control instruction.

A teat preparation station(1) for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall(13) is provided. The teat preparation station (1) includes a teat preparation area (2) housing at least one milking animal at a time; an exit (4) leading to the milking system; pre-milking equipment (5) provided for automatically pre-milking milking animals in the teat preparation area; and milk quality analyzing equipment (6) provided for automatically analyzing pre-milk from the milking animals.

Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1,

wherein

• • R¹ is halogen, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl or C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;
  • R² is H, halogen or cyano;
  • R³ is H, halogen or CF₃;
  • R⁴ is H, C₂-C₇ alkylcarbonyl or C₂-C₇ alkoxycarbonyl; and
  • R⁵ is C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₁-C₆ haloalkyl, each substituted with one substituent independently selected from hydroxy, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆ alkylthio, C₁-C₆ alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆ alkylsulfonyl, C₂-C₇ alkylaminocarbonyl, C₃-C₉ dialkylaminocarbonyl, C₂-C₇ haloalkylaminocarbonyl and C₃-C₉ halodialkylaminocarbonyl.

Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

Methods and systems are provided for managing non-beef livestock subjects in order to maximize their individual potential performance and the value of a product from the non-beef livestock subjects, and to maximize profits obtained in marketing the non-beef livestock subjects. The methods and systems draw an inference of a trait of a non-beef livestock subject by determining the nucleotide occurrence of at least one non-beef livestock SNP that is determined to be associated with the trait. The inference is used in methods of the present invention to establish the economic value of a non-beef livestock subject, to improve profits related to selling beef from a non-beef livestock subject; to manage non-beef livestock subjects, to sort non-beef livestock subjects; to improve the genetics of a non-beef livestock population by selecting and breeding of non-beef livestock subjects, to clone a non-beef livestock subject with a specific trait, to track meat or another commercial product of a non-beef livestock subject; and to diagnose a health condition of a non-beef livestock subject. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and kits are directed to inferences of a trait related to milk or a dairy product in a livestock subject.

A chemostat that includes a growth chamber having a plurality of compartments, where each of the compartments may be fluidly isolated from the rest of the growth chamber by one or more actuatable valves. The chemostat may also include a nutrient supply-line to supply growth medium to the growth chamber, and an output port to remove fluids from the growth chamber. Also, a method of preventing biofilm formation in a growth chamber of a chemostat. The method may include the steps of adding a lysis agent to a isolated portion of the growth chamber, and reuniting the isolated portion with the rest of the growth chamber.

The invention belongs to the field of environmental protection, relating to a method for processing food waste by using black soldier fly larvae and comprising the following steps: coarse crushing the food waste and then adding auxiliary materials to obtain culture materials for the black soldier fly larvae; and grafting black soldier fly spawn on the surface of the culture materials for the black soldier fly larvae so that the larvae hatched by the black soldier fly spawn acquires the culture materials for the black soldier fly larvae, thereby processing and cleaning the food waste. Before the black soldier fly larvae ages, a polypide collecting container is externally connected to the area for piling up the culture materials for the black soldier fly larvae and is filled with dry rice bran powder so as to guide to collect the aged black soldier fly larvae; and the rest of the processed culture materials for the black solider fly larvae is dried and then prepared into microbial organic fertilizer. The invention has strong processing capability, rapid processing speed compared with the common compost, the processing period is 4-5 days; after being processed, the volume of the food waste is reduced by 10-30%, the peculiar smell of the waste is lightened; and the invention can obtain excellent microbial organic fertilizer and insect bioprotein at the same time.

The invention discloses a feed for pigs in different growth stages and a feeding method of the feed, which belong to the field of feeds. The feed with a new formula consists of sucking pig milk powder, a sucking pig feed, a piggy feed, a middle pig feed and an adult pig feed. Sucking pigs are fed with 4kg of sucking pig milk powder from the third day after the birthday to the age of 37-40 days of the sucking pigs; then the sucking pigs are fed with 20kg of sucking pig feed from the 37th-40th day after the birthday to the age of 59-65 days; the pigs can get out of a fence after being fed with a bag of piggy feed, two bags of middle pig feed and three bags of adult pig feed, the weight of each pig is more than 120kg when the pigs get out of the fence, and the specification of the piggy feed, the middle pig feed and the adult pig feed is 40kg/bag. The feed is designed and developed according to the growth characteristics of the pigs in different growth stages; the feeding method simplifies a complex pig culturing process through simple and effectively digitalization, so that the transition of different growth stages is stable and effective; therefore, the growth speed of the pigs is obviously improved, and the pig culturing benefit is effectively improved.

A method and a device for automatically detecting and signaling the presence of prey caught in a trap. The trap has inlet ports equipped with a one-way inlet mechanism such that once a rodent has passed a central point the rodent is contained within the trap. After the rodent has passed the central point, the trap is reset to the start position in order to attract additional prey. The trap is provided with a device for signaling the presence of vermin in the trap. The mechanism may be operable via a push button operated by movement of the vermin. Alternatively, means for detecting the rodent may include the use of vertical or horizontally elongated elements that are actuated by the movement of the vermin. A further embodiment includes a photocell, or a sensor, to indicate the presence of rodents. The mechanism for signaling may include lights or sound devices that can be secured to the trap or remotely activated via wired or wireless means. The signaling device can be time delayed such that additional vermin can enter the trap before intervention by the operator and is also capable of monitoring several traps concurrently.

This invention provides monitoring garments for non-invasively monitoring physiological parameters in un-restrained and/or restrained animals, such as monkeys, rabbits, dogs, horses, and the like. The invention also includes methods and systems for collecting and processing monitoring data.

A polypeptide and polynucleotides comprising at least two carboxy-terminal peptides (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to a non-human peptide-of-interest are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the non-human polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention and methods of using both human and non-human polypeptides and polynucleotides are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a method for artificially feeding black soldier flies, which comprises the following steps of: feeding adults, collecting eggs and incubating, feeding larvae, pupating and the like. The provided method for artificially feeding black soldier flies is a mature method for artificially feeding black soldier flies. The method is easy and effective, is easy to operate, is suitable for mass propagation and production of the black soldier flies, and lays a foundation for effectively utilizing the black soldier flies, such as treating refuse, changing waste into treasure or using larvae as feeds or baits.

An automated animal feed consumption monitoring system comprises an enclosure having a quantity of feed therein. A sensor detects an animal's entry into a stall adjacent the enclosure and activates the system to record the entry time and entry weight of the feed. An RFID reader, by means of an RFID antenna located along the path of movement of the animal's RFID tag, identifies the specific animal that has entered the stall to feed. When the animal leaves the stall, the exit time and exit weight of the feed are recorded.

In a system for deterring intruding animals in a surveillance space or surveillance area, one or more detectors monitor the surveillance space or area for the presence of intruding animals. Each detector generates a signal that is analyzed by a processor in order to determine whether any intruding animals are located in the space under surveillance. When an intruding animal is detected, the processor determines an azimuth and elevation of the intruding animal. The processor then aims deterrence devices at the intruding animal and activates the aimed deterrence devices.

The invention relates to a core premix for organic beef cattle, which comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 10-40% of compound galenical preparation, 10-40% of compound enzyme preparation, 10-30% of compound micro-ecological preparation, 20-40% of natural mineral substances, 15-30% of natural vitamins and 5-30% of other preparations. The product can be mixed with organic crop straws, corn, cakes, wheat bran, grass powder, iodized salt, bone powder, calcium powder and the like in certain proportions to be used as a diet for the beef cattle; and by feeding the beef cattle with the diet all year round, not only the immunity of the organic beef cattle can be improved in the feeding process, but also the quality and taste of the beef are improved. Because the product uses the galenical preparation of a plurality of natural traditional Chinese medicines such as cordate houttuynia, honeysuckle flower, radix astragali, forsythia, tuckahoe, fleece-flower root, atractylodes rhizome, white atractylodes rhizome, hawthorn, liquorice and the like as additives to replace the western medicines and antibiotics, uses the compound enzyme preparation to improve the feed utilization ratio and uses the compound micro-ecological preparation to improve the intestinal tract environment of the beef cattle, thus ensuring the food safety of the organic beef.

Animal management systems that utilizes artificial insemination (27) samples of isolated X-chromosome bearing and Y-chromosome bearing populations of spermatozoa to inseminate female animals (17) an embodiment of which can provide an alternative to traditional harvesting or marketing (20) of non-replacement heifers.