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US 2016/0353710 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorJose Alberto Laporte Uribe
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, wherein a characteristic value of carbon dioxide inside the rumen and/or reticulum is determined.
Claims17
A method for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, the method comprising the step of:
- determining a characteristic value of carbon dioxide inside the rumen and/or reticulum.
Apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a carbon dioxide sensing unit for sensing a characteristic value in the rumen and/or reticulum;
- and
- b) a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a respective second communication unit outside the ruminant, wherein the apparatus is shaped to be orally applied to the ruminant and to remain in the rumen.
A milking parlor, comprising:
- apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, the apparatus comprising:
- a carbon dioxide sensing unit for sensing a characteristic value of carbon dioxide in the rumen and/or reticulum;
- a first wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a respective second communication unit outside the ruminant, wherein the apparatus is shaped to be orally applied to the ruminant and to remain in the rumen;
- and
- the second communication unit is disposed in the milking parlor for wireless communication with the first wireless communication unit.
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