Hog health monitor
AssigneeKrobel Corp
InventorsKenny Strobel, Ryan Kruse
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Abstract
A monitoring system is used with one or more hogs in order to monitor the hogs. The system can monitor the health of the hogs to determine, predictively, if a change is occurring such that the change could be a health risk. The system can also determine farrowing, including the number of piglets and weight of the piglets. The system is capable of monitoring movement and eating patters to determine if a change has occurred that may signify a change in the health of the one or more hogs. The data of the system can be compiled and processed to allow the system to become self-learning in order to better predict and analyze the hog or hogs.
Claims20
A system for monitoring a measurable characteristic of one or more hogs, the system comprising:
- a device associated with a hog, wherein the devices comprises:
- at least one sensor for sensing the measurable characteristic of the hog;
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- a communication device for communicating the measurable characteristic of the hog;
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- wherein the measurable characteristic of the hog is compared to known data of the same or a similar hog.
A method of monitoring one or more hogs, comprising:
- obtaining a measurable characteristic of the one or more hogs over a period of time by use of a monitoring device on or around the hog;
- storing the obtained measurable characteristic until a threshold time period has been met;
- reviewing the obtained measurable characteristic from a start point to the threshold time period to determine if the measurable characteristic is outside an acceptable data set;
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- alerting, via the monitoring device, if the measurable characteristic is outside the acceptable data set.
A system for monitoring one or more hogs, comprising:
- an enclosed area holding the one or more hogs;
- a device associated with the enclosed area, the device used for acquiring a measurable characteristic of the one or more hogs;
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- a processor used to receive the measurable characteristic of the one or more hogs, the processor configured to compare the measurable characteristic with stored data to determine an event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.