System and method for grooming-related farm decision support
US9888669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C1/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and system providing farm decision support relating to individual animals in a herd in a farm environment includes a brush station having a reader configured to remotely register, via identification devices, an identity of each animal visiting the brush station responsive to a detection unit detecting a repositioning of the brush from a neutral position resulting from an animal pushing against the brush. The reader unit has a detection range within which identity data can be read out from the identification device of each animal. In response to a detected repositioning of the brush, the reader unit registers the identity data from a first detected identification device within the detection range, and forwards the identity data to a processing unit via an output interface. The processing unit stores registered data representing animal visits to the brush station as decision support data.
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