ANIMAL TEMPERATURE MONITOR AND MONITORING METHOD
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Abstract
The invention provides apparatus 2, 12 for determining a condition-related temperature of an animal 1 having a tail 3. The apparatus comprises a temperature sensor 5 and means for determining and providing as an output a condition-related temperature of the animal from an output signal of the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor (or a component 16 bearing the temperature sensor) is secured to the animal so that the temperature sensor is positioned between the tail and left and right buttocks 13, 14 of the animal when the tail is in a specified normal position. The apparatus can be adapted for monitoring of condition-related temperature of several animals, and for remote monitoring.
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29. A method for determining a condition-indicating temperature of an animal having a tail, the method including the steps of:
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(a) securing a temperature sensor to an animal having a tail so that when the tail is in a specified normal position close to the animal'"'"'s buttocks the temperature sensor is positioned between the tail and left and right buttocks of the animal; and (b) determining a condition-indicating temperature from an output signal of the temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. Apparatus for determining a condition-related temperature of an animal having a tail, comprising:
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(a) a temperature sensor; (b) securing means for securing to an animal having a tail the temperature sensor or a component bearing the temperature sensor so that the temperature sensor is positioned between the tail and left and right buttocks of the animal when the tail is in a specified normal position; and (c) means for determining and providing as an output a condition-related temperature of the animal from an output signal of the temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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