System and Method for Estrus Detection Using Real-Time Location
First Claim
1. A method for estrus detection, comprising:
- storing location information associated with a dairy livestock, the location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a free stall pen at each of a plurality of times during a time period;
determining, based on at least a portion of the stored location information, one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock; and
determining, based on one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock, whether the dairy livestock is likely to be estrus.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a method for estrus detection includes storing location information associated with a dairy livestock. The stored location information includes a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a free stall pen at each of a plurality of times during a time period. The method further includes determining, based on at least a portion of the stored location information, one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock. The method further includes determining, based on one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock, whether the dairy livestock is likely to be in estrus.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for estrus detection, comprising:
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storing location information associated with a dairy livestock, the location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a free stall pen at each of a plurality of times during a time period; determining, based on at least a portion of the stored location information, one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock; and determining, based on one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock, whether the dairy livestock is likely to be estrus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for estrus detection, comprising:
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one or more memory modules operable to store location information associated with a dairy livestock, the location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a free stall pen at each of a plurality of times during a time period; and one or more processing modules operable to; determine, based on at least a portion of the stored location information, one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock; and determine, based on one or more movement parameters associated with the dairy livestock, whether the dairy livestock is likely to be in estrus. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for estrus detection, comprising:
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storing location information associated with a dairy livestock, the location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a free stall pen at each of a plurality of times during a time period, the location information having been generated by a real-time location system (RTLS) comprising a plurality of identification devices positioned throughout the free stall pen, the plurality of identification devices each operable to, at each of the plurality of times during the time period, generate a signal corresponding to a tag affixed to the dairy livestock; determining a stall standing parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was standing in a stall of the free stall pen; determining a stall lying parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was lying in a stall of the free stall pen; determining an alley walking parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was walking in a walking alley of the free stall pen; determining an alley lying parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was lying in a walking alley of the free stall pen; determining an alley standing parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was standing stationary in a walking alley of the free stall pen; determining a feeding parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was located within a predefined distance of a feed lane of the free stall pen; and determining a watering parameter corresponding to the percentage of the time period that the dairy livestock was located within a predefined distance of a water trough of the free stall pen; and determining whether a heat index for the dairy livestock is in excess of a baseline heat index by more than a predefined amount, the heat index for the dairy livestock corresponding to a function of the stall standing parameter, the stall lying parameter, the alley walking parameter, the alley lying parameter, the alley standing parameter, the feeding parameter, and the watering parameter.
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