Detection method
OwnerAllan Walter Wilson, Vicki Clare Farr +1inventors
InventorsAllan Walter Wilson, Vicki Clare Farr, Richard John Doohan
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Abstract
A method is provided for operating an apparatus for detecting if oestrus is imminent or present in a milking animal, the apparatus configured to be operated by the steps of: a) defining a processing area which encompasses two or more independent heat outputs including a portion of the rear of the milking animal; b) measuring an indicator of heat output from that area with at least one sensor; and c) using measurement obtained in b) to determine if an oestrus condition is imminent or present.
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A method of operating an apparatus for detecting if oestrus is imminent or present in a milking animal,
- the apparatus configured to be operated by the steps of:
- a) defining a processing area which encompasses two or more independent temperature outputs including a portion of the rear of the milking animal,
- b) measuring the temperature outputs from that area with at least one sensor remote from the animal, and
- c) using a measurement obtained in b) to determine if an oestrus condition is imminent or present.
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