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Animal management system

  • US 20050161007A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2005
  • Published: 07/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A highly automated system for managing individual animals in a production environment comprising:

  • a transmitter attached, implanted or ingested on or by a particular animal which identifies the particular animal by a unique signal, a measurement unit positioned in front of a consumption location comprising;

    an antenna mounted to the unit that receives the unique signal from the transmitter;

    a weighing device that measures partial body weight of animals while they consume substances, an electronic signal transmitting and receiving device that acquires signals from the antenna and weighing device to send acquired signals to a computer and receive instructions from a computer;

    an animal marking device that visually colors a particular animal while they consume substances, a computer that acquires, assembles and analyzes data received from the measurement device and other sources and sends marking instructions to the measurement unit.

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