Patent ID: 8379935
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A22B,A22C,G06K,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for administering a drug program related to an animal, comprising: receiving a digital image of an organ from an animal depicting the quality or grading of said organ; determining an animal from which the organ was derived, wherein the animal is a bovine, porcine or ovine animal; associating the digital image and the determined animal with the presence or absence of a drug or combination of drugs that was previously administered to an animal, said drug selected from the group consisting of tylosin, an antibiotic and a beta receptor agonist; and using a processor, evaluating, by reference to the digital image depicting the organ, whether the determined animal has been treated with the drug or combination of drugs, wherein said evaluating step comprises determining the presence of abnormalities of said organ and wherein the organ is selected from the group consisting of brain, liver, tongue, pancreas gland, thymus gland, stomach, feet, kidney, lungs, heart, small intestine, testicles, placenta, crop and caul.