Patent ID: 6850798
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: A01K,A22B,A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for measuring at least one body composition measure of an animal, said apparatus comprising: a mat having four pairs of electrodes on a surface thereof, each said electrode pair configured to contact a different paw of an animal standing on the mat; electronic circuitry electrically coupled to the four pairs of electrodes and configured to utilize the four pairs of electrodes to measure a first impedance of the animal standing on the mat through one front paw of the animal and one rear paw of the animal and a second impedance of the animal standing on the mat though both front paws of the animal in parallel and both rear paws of the animal in parallel; and the electronic circuitry including a processor configured to determine a body composition measure of the animal utilizing the first measured impedance and the second measured impedance.