Patent ID: 8979757
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A01K,A61B,A61D

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring the condition of livestock, the method comprising the steps of: sensing, with a plurality of sensors, a plurality of orientation and movement parameters of an animal's head; using a processor configured with computer executable instructions to derive a plurality of different behavioural parameters of said animal from said sensed plurality of orientation and movement parameters, said plurality of different behavioural parameters including at least one of walking activities of said animal, standing activities of said animal and lying activities of said animal, using said processor to determine a plurality of status conditions of said animal from said derived behavioural parameters, said status conditions including at least one of fertility, oestrus and prediction of onset of parturition; and transmitting, with a transmitter, said plurality of orientation and movement parameters, said plurality of different behavioural parameters, or said determined plurality of status conditions, wirelessly, to a central computer.