Apparatus and method for using infrared thermography and behaviour information for identification of biologically important states in animals

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PATENT NO 9565837
APP PUB NO 20140015945A1
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14008445

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The present apparatus and method provides for real-time automated, non-invasive infrared thermography information of an animal to be used for both thermal and behavioral measurement, thereby providing an earlier and more accurate predictor of onset of disease, growth states, or reproductive states in that animal. More specifically, the present system and method provide for the use of thermal images (taken, for example, at a water station) to obtain both temperature and behavioral information about one or more animals at a time, and to utilize that information to determine the health, growth, or reproductive state of the animal. The combination of thermal biometric data, such as radio frequency identification infrared thermography, and behavioral biometric information, such as behavioral fidgets can be used to detect early-onset of these biological steady and non-steady states in animals.

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BENCH CLOVEREDMONTON ALBERTA T6X 1K7

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Bench, Clover Edmonton, CA 3 12
Schaefer, Al Lacombe, CA 1 3

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