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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Inventor:
Patrick Philip Jacob Van Der Tol, Amersfoort, NL;
Assignee:
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/497 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/497 (2013.01); A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A61B 5/097 (2013.01); G01N 2033/4975 (2013.01); G01N 2033/4977 (2013.01); Y02C 20/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a device for determining the emission of greenhouse gas, in particular methane, by ruminants, in particular dairy animals includes counting eructations ('belches') of the animal. This is done by measuring a signal linked to the eructations, for example sound with a microphone. Given that the methane content of an eructation of this type is more or less constant, the total methane emission can be derived therefrom by counting.