Patent ID: 7269516
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A01K,G16B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of predicting whether a test treatment belongs to a class of test treatments having a pattern of animal behavior associated with said class of test treatments, said method comprising: (a) generating an electronic database of stored class signature information of at least one treatment class signature by (i) collecting behavioral data from animals administered at least one known treatment which is a member of a class of treatments; and (ii) using a computer to define said signatures for said treatment class by correlating features of said behavioral data with said known treatment class member; and (iii) storing said signature information in a computer; (b) administering said test treatment to at least one animal; (c) using a computer to capture behavioral data of said at least one animal administered said test treatment; (d) using a computer to compare information derived from an analysis of the captured data from (c) with stored class signature information from (a) to predict a probability that the test treatment is a member of at least one treatment class represented in the stored class signature information; and (e) outputting a result from (d) that is indicative of whether said test treatment is a member of at least one treatment class.