METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING CALVING
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1. A method for predicting a calving date of an animal, the method comprising:
- monitoring a behavioral pattern of an animal based on a pattern of leg postures of the animal with a calving sensing device configured and adapted to be attached to a leg of an animal;
determining a given change in the behavioral pattern while the calving sensing device is positioned on the leg; and
predicting the calving date responsive to the given change in the behavioral pattern.
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Abstract
A method and a system for predicting a calving date of an animal comprises monitoring a behavioral pattern of an animal, determining a given change in the behavioral pattern, and predicting the calving date responsive to the given change in the behavioral pattern.
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1. A method for predicting a calving date of an animal, the method comprising:
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monitoring a behavioral pattern of an animal based on a pattern of leg postures of the animal with a calving sensing device configured and adapted to be attached to a leg of an animal; determining a given change in the behavioral pattern while the calving sensing device is positioned on the leg; and predicting the calving date responsive to the given change in the behavioral pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 49, 50, 51)
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28. A system for predicting a calving date of an animal comprising:
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a calving sensing device configured and adapted to be attached to a leg of an animal and operative to monitor a behavioral pattern of the animal based on a pattern of leg postures of the animal while positioned on the leg of the animal; and a processing unit operative to predict the calving date based on the behavioral pattern of the animal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52)
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