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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Viking Genetics Fmba, Randers SO, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Viking Genetics FMBA, Randers SØ, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A01K 19/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01K 5/02 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A01K 5/02 (2013.01); A01K 11/004 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01); A01K 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention regards an animal monitoring system for determining feed consumption of one or more animals feeding at a feeding area, comprising an imaging unit for range imaging the feeding area, identification means configured to uniquely identify each feeding animal, and processing means configured for assessing the amount of feed consumed by each identified animal by determining the reduction of feed in subsequent images of the feeding area in front of each identified animal.