Rapid and automatic determination of metabolic efficiency in livestock
US9961883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K29/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and methodologies for inducing a non-steady state in an animal to determine the metabolic efficiency of the animal. According to at least some embodiments herein, apparatus and methodologies for non-invasive, rapid infrared thermography of animals induced into non-steady biological states can be used to determine the animals' metabolic efficiency.
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