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Automated monitoring of animal nutriment ingestion

US9807981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

20Claims

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Assignee

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven · BE

Inventors

Daniel Berckmans · Kessel-Lo, BE
Arda Aydin · Heverlee, BE
Claudia Bahr · Heverlee, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2014
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/028
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for monitoring in real time the nutriment intake (feed and/or water) of farm animals, including but not limited to poultry, turkeys, pigs and cows, based on the measurement and identification of the nutriment uptake sounds and/or the working of the nutriment supply system, while the presence and eating position of the animals is monitored by using real-time image analysis.

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