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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Signify North America Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Zdenko Grajcar, Orono, MN (US);
Juliette Delabbio, Natchitoches, LA (US);
Assignee:
SIGNIFY NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/02 (2006.01); A01K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/02 (2013.01); A01K 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of increasing the probability of breeding swine via a lighting system with a programmable timing device. The lighting system is programmed to present differing photoperiods such that the amount of light observed by a swine every day or week gradually decreases, mimicking a seasonal change, typically from summer to fall. As a result, swine psychologically and physiologically believe that seasons are changing resulting in increased probability of breeding for the swine.