Patent ID: 7083575

Claim:
An electronic estrus detection device for determining optimum breeding time in an animal, said electronic estrus detection device comprising: a housing for releasable placement on an animal; and a self-contained electronic means operatively associated with said housing for indicating optimum breeding time in the animal, wherein said self-contained electronic means detects and processes information related to number, duration, and frequency of mounts on said animal, and wherein said electronic means electronically compares detected and processed information on the animal to a predetermined pre-set threshold for number, duration, and frequency of mounts that indicates optimum breeding time, wherein only when the detected and processed information for said animal exceeds the pre-set threshold will an indication of optimum breeding time be expressed by the electronic means, and wherein the self-contained electronic means continuously detects and processes information to calculate and indicate confirmed estrus, suspect estrus and optimum breeding time.