Systems and methods for determining parturition onset in animals
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsClaire Mariani, Sylvie Chastant-Maillard, Hanna Mila, Fanny Aguer, Aurélien Grellet, Achraf Adib-Lesaux
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining timing of parturition onset in non-human animals are provided. Specifically, a software application platform which provides a user with the ability to receive customized information relating to an animal's estimated parturition onset as displayed on a user interface. A user can input data, for example, one or more animal specific biomarkers, and subsequently receive identification of a predicted parturition onset timing and customized recommendations and/or intervention steps for the specific animal.
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A method performed by a server for determining timing of parturition onset in non-human animals, comprising:
- receiving, at the server, one or more first biomarkers relating to a first animal;
- comparing, at the server, the one or more first biomarkers relating to the first animal to at least one predetermined reference biomarker stored in a reference database wherein the at least one predetermined reference biomarker comprises a threshold value of the one or more first biomarkers;
- determining, at the server, an estimated timing of parturition onset for the first animal based on the comparison of the one or more first biomarkers;
- providing a customized recommendation based on the estimated timing of parturition onset;
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- transmitting, from the server, at least one of the customized recommendation or the estimated timing of parturition onset to a user computer, wherein the customized recommendation comprises an intervention step requesting at least one additional biomarker for the first animal.
A method performed by a user computer, comprising:
- transmitting, from the user computer to a server, one or more first biomarkers relating to a first animal;
- receiving, at the user computer, at least one of a customized recommendation or an estimated timing of parturition onset for the first animal based on the one or more first biomarkers relating to the first animal, wherein the received at least one of a customized recommendation or an estimated timing of parturition onset is based on a comparison of the one or more first biomarkers to a predetermined threshold value of the one or more first biomarkers stored in a reference database within server;
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- displaying at least one of the customized recommendation or the estimated timing of parturition onset for the first animal on a graphic user interface of the user computer, wherein the customized recommendation comprises an intervention step requesting at least one additional biomarker for the first animal.
A server for determining timing of parturition onset in non-human animals, comprising:
- a processor;
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- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:
- receive one or more first biomarkers relating to a first animal;
- compare, at the server, the one or more first biomarkers relating to the first animal to at least one predetermined reference biomarker stored in a reference database, wherein the at least one predetermined reference biomarker comprises a threshold value of the one or more first biomarkers;
- determine an estimated timing of parturition onset for the first animal based on the comparison of the one or more first biomarkers;
- provide a customized recommendation based on the estimated timing of parturition onset;
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- transmit, from the server, at least one of the customized recommendation and the estimated timing of parturition onset to a user computer,
- wherein the customized recommendation comprises an intervention step requesting at least one additional biomarker for the first animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.