Patent ID: 9565837
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A01K,A61B,A61D,G16H,Y02A

Claim:
1. An apparatus for identifying important biological states in an animal in real-time, the apparatus comprising: an enclosure for receiving the animal therein; animal identification means mounted on the enclosure and connected to a reader for identifying when the animal is received into the enclosure; at least one infrared thermography camera mounted on the enclosure for photographing images of the animal, the images simultaneously obtaining both infrared thermography information and fidget information about the animal, the photographing of the images being triggered by the animal's fidgeting behaviour; and a processor for receiving and processing the animal identification information, the infrared thermography information and the fidget information to determine the biological state of the animal, the biological states being selected from the group consisting of a disease state, a non-steady state growth period, the onset of puberty, and the onset of estrus.