Patent ID: 8929971
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,G01G,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing at least one animal, comprising: entering characteristic data including at least weight for an animal in a computer system, wherein the characteristic data is associated with a unique identifier for the animal in the computer system; imaging at least one lung of the animal to produce a first image; determining a degree of respiratory damage in the animal based upon the first image; assigning the animal a respiratory damage designation corresponding to the animal's degree of lung damage that is associated with the unique identifier for the animal; recording the respiratory damage designation in an electronic database; determining in the computer system, from at least in part the characteristic data and the respiratory damage designation, a projected target condition for the animal; determining for the animal an estimated time required to reach the projected target condition, from at least in part the projected target condition and feed ration information; selecting the animal for a group based at least in part on the estimated time required to reach the projected condition; feeding the animal with the group in a feed pen for a feeding period; administering a first feed additive to the group by dispensing the first feed additive into a first feed ration by a computerized feed additive delivery system; comparing the first image to at least one other lung image to determine whether the first image indicates active or past disease; and selecting at least one additional aspect of treatment, care, and/or disposition of the animal based at least in part on whether the first image indicates active or past disease.