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Method for administering a drug program to determine whether an animal has been given a drug

  • US 8,660,315 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2013
  • Issued: 02/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for determining whether an animal was administered a drug, comprising:

  • capturing an image of a liver of an animal after the animal has been slaughtered by having said liver scanned within a field of view of a means for generating an image;

    associating the image with a lot of origin of the animal;

    using a processor, analyzing the image to determine whether the liver indicates that the animal has experienced infection or disease, said analyzing step comprising a review of visual evidence of liver abnormalities;

    determining whether the animal was previously administered a drug selected from the group comprising an antibiotic drug, tylosin and a beta receptor agonist;

    wherein the step of capturing comprises generating a digital image and said means for generating an image is selected from the group consisting of a digital camera and a digital video camera; and

    wherein said step of determining comprises correlating an identifying number of an individual animal and said liver.

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