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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01K 5/02 (2006.01); A01K 39/01 (2006.01); A01K 39/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A01K 5/02 (2013.01); A01K 39/01 (2013.01); A01K 39/02 (2013.01); G01N 29/44 (2013.01); G01N 2291/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for monitoring in real time the nutriment intake (feed and/or water) of farm animals, including but not limited to poultry, turkeys, pigs and cows, based on the measurement and identification of the nutriment uptake sounds and/or the working of the nutriment supply system, while the presence and eating position of the animals is monitored by using real-time image analysis.