System for measuring body temperature in poultry
AssigneeThe State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO)
InventorsIlan Halachmi, Shelly Druyan, Natan Meir Barchilon, Shlomo Yhahav
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Abstract
An arrangement for measuring the body temperature of a bird comprises: (a) an enclosure having at least one aperture configured for receiving a bird's head thereinto at least in a partial manner; (b) at least one receptacle mounted within the enclosure; at least one receptacle accommodating an attractor; (c) at least one remote sensing instrument configured for acquire thermal reading and calculating bird's temperatures. The remote sensor instrument and the receptacle accommodating the attractor are mutually disposed such that at least the bird's head is within a field of view of the remote sensor instrument.
Claims20
An arrangement (10) for measuring the body temperature of a bird, said system characterized by:
- a. an enclosure (11) having at least one aperture (12) configured for receiving a bird's head thereinto at least in a partial manner
- b. at least one receptacle (13) mounted within said enclosure (11);
- said at least one receptacle (13) accommodating an attractor (16);
- c. at least one remote sensing instrument (14) configured for acquire thermal reading and calculating bird's temperatures;
- wherein said remote sensor instrument (14) and the receptacle (13) accommodating the attractor (16) are mutually disposed such that at least the bird's head (17) is within a field of view of said remote sensor instrument (14).
A method (20) for measuring the body temperature of poultry comprising steps of;
- a. providing a poultry house with a system for measuring temperature of birds (21);
- b. attracting a bird by an attractor such that a bird's head is positioned within a receptacle (22);
- c. generating thermal readings by a remote sensing instrument (23);
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- d. calculating temperature measurements from said thermal readings (24);
- wherein said step of attracting said bird comprises positioning said bird such that such that at least the bird's head (17) is within a field of view of said remote sensor instrument (14).
A system for regulating the environmental control system, said system comprising;
- a. at least arrangement for measuring bird's temperature;
- comprising at least one remote sensing instrument;
- b. at least one programmable memory unit, said memory unit configured to decipher readings acquired by said remote sensing instrument;
- c. at least one processor unit, said processor programed to generate exact temperature measurement from at said reading;
- d. at least one control unit;
- said control unit programmed to read temperature measurement and to generate instructions for climate control system;
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- e. at least one communication module, said communication module configured to communicate instructions for regulating said climate control system;
- wherein said temperature measurement is a weighted average of said data and of said temperature measurement of each data within said image.
A method of regulating temperature of poultry in a poultry house, said method comprising steps of:
- a. placing at least one arrangement for measuring said body temperature of said poultry in said poultry house 201;
- b. placing at least one bird in said poultry house 202;
- c. acquiring temperature measurements from said system 203;
- d. communicating said measurement to climate control unit of said poultry house 204;
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- e. regulating climate of said poultry house by continuously measuring temperature of said birds in said poultry house 205;
- wherein said temperature measurement is a weighted average of said measurements and of said temperature measurement of each pixels within said picture.
A non-invasive system (10) for monitoring bird's temperature in poultry house, comprising a remote thermal sensor (14) configured to acquire a direct thermal reading of a specific predetermined organ of said bird, thereby providing a local, reproducible, at least semi-continuous, noncontact and fast thermal readings;
- said accuracy is less than 2° C. in the range of 40 to 44° C.
A method of providing poultry welfare in poultry house, said method comprising steps of monitoring bird's temperature by acquiring a local direct thermal reading of a specific predetermined organ of said bird by a remote thermal sensor (14);
- the accuracy of said sensor is less than 2° C. in the range of 40 to 44° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.