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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Christopher Hall, Knebworth, GB;
Diane S. Spencer, Flitwick, GB;
Michael J. Street, Bedford, GB;
Assignee:
Alfa Laval Agri AB, Tumba, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 3/00 ; A01J 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 3/00 ; A01J 5/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for monitoring an animal and having a controller. According to a first aspect of the apparatus and method, the controller has a sensor adapted to sense a movement rate of the animal and to establish a value of the movement rate regarding the animal. According to a second aspect of the apparatus and method, the controller includes a sensor provided to allow establishment of the existence of the breath of the animal, and a heart rate calculation device for establishing a value of the breathing rate regarding the animal.