KR20130082589A - System and method for managing growth and breeding of an animal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for managing the growth and reproduction of animals, the method according to an embodiment of the present invention can calculate the exact estrous timing, efficiently collect information about the estrous timing, and effectively I can deliver it.

Description

System and method for managing growth and breeding of an animal}

The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing the growth and reproduction of animals.

In general, the most important problem in the management of cattle is breeding management, among which estrous discovery is an important problem.

To this end, conventional methods for detecting the estrus time by making a estrus cycle calendar to check the estrus by visually checking the days before and after the estrous probability of estrus, or by comparing the degree of estrus by applying the eraser by painting the area between the back and hips If the sensor is attached to the cow's ankle and the sensor detects more than a certain number of times when the sensor is detected by the cloud shock during riding, it is judged to be a estrus, or the sensor is attached to the cow's left ear to check the ruminant activity. Judging by the method was used.

However, these methods have not been able to predict the exact estrous time, and has limitations that cannot be used for other purposes than simple estrus check. In addition, when a special device or sensor was attached to the cow, it was impossible to predict the exact time of estrus and thus the timing of the estrous estrus. There is a problem that cannot be solved that an error may occur.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and system for managing the growth and breeding of animals capable of calculating accurate estrous timing, efficiently collecting information on estrous timing, and transmitting it to a user.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a method of managing the growth and reproduction of an animal according to an embodiment of the present invention is the amount of exercise of the animal through the ENS (Estrous Notification System, called ESD) attached to each animal Collecting biometric information, including changes and synergies; Transmitting biometric information collected by each ENS terminal to a wireless gateway; Transmitting biometric information of each ENS terminal received at the wireless gateway to an ENS server; Calculating, by the ENS server, the estrous time of the animal based on the biometric information received from the wireless gateway and previously stored individual information of the animal; And transmitting, by the ENS server, notification information including the calculated estrous time to a pre-registered user terminal.

The ENS terminal, the geomagnetic sensor for detecting the change in the amount of exercise of the animal, the act of riding; A temperature sensor detecting a change in ambient temperature of the animal; A controller configured to generate biometric information for transmitting the identification information of the animal, the sensed exercise amount change, the sanction behavior, and the ambient temperature change to the wireless gateway; And a wireless transmitter for transmitting the generated biometric information to the wireless gateway.

In the calculating step, the estrous time of the animal is calculated based on the management information of the house where the pre-stored animal is located and the information of the ENS terminal together with the biometric information and the individual information.

The method for managing growth and reproduction of the animal may further include displaying a monitoring result of monitoring the animal and the livestock of the animal and the notification information.

The wireless gateway is characterized by transmitting a plurality of biometric information received from a plurality of ENS terminals attached to a plurality of animals to the ENS server.

In order to achieve the above another technical problem, the system for managing the growth and reproduction of animals according to another embodiment of the present invention is attached to each animal, ENS for collecting biometric information including the change in the movement and the act of the animal (Estrous Notification System) terminal; A wireless gateway for receiving biometric information collected from each of the ENS terminals; And receiving biometric information of each of the ENS terminals from the wireless gateway, calculating a estrous time of the animal based on the physiological information received from the wireless gateway and previously stored individual information of the animal, and calculating the calculated estrous time. It includes an ENS server for transmitting the notification information including the pre-registered user terminal.

The ENS terminal, the geomagnetic sensor for detecting the change in the amount of exercise of the animal, the act of riding; A temperature sensor detecting a change in ambient temperature of the animal; A controller configured to generate biometric information for transmitting the identification information of the animal, the sensed exercise amount change, the sanction behavior, and the ambient temperature change to the wireless gateway; And a wireless transmitter for transmitting the generated biometric information to the wireless gateway.

The ENS server may further include a display unit configured to display a monitoring result of monitoring the animal and the notification information.

Method for managing the growth and reproduction of animals according to an embodiment of the present invention can calculate the exact estrous time, can efficiently collect information about the estrous time, and deliver it to the user.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system 100 for managing the growth and breeding of animals in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the ENS server 110 shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the ENS terminal 140 illustrated in FIG. 1.
4 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the wireless gateway 130 shown in FIG. 1.
5 is a view for explaining a method for managing the growth and breeding of animals according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts may be omitted so as not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

In addition, terms and words used in the following description and claims should not be construed to be limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, but are to be construed in a manner consistent with the technical idea of the present invention As well as the concept.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system 100 for managing the growth and breeding of animals in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The system 100 that manages the growth and reproduction of the animal accurately calculates the estrous timing for the growth and reproduction of the animal, performs the estrus check and ovulation management automatically, and provides the farmhouse with the necessary information. The system 100 attaches to the animal a sensor capable of detecting heat estrus, for example, a change in exercise volume, a synergistic behavior, a change in body temperature, and the like, and uses this biometric information to calculate the estrus time. . In addition, not only the biometric information of the animal, but also the individual information of the animal, for example, a state of health, a pedigree, a medical history, etc., are managed and used for calculating the estrous time. In addition, in order to reduce the measurement error of the sensor, in order to reduce the factors that can vary depending on the livestock environment, to manage the individual operation information about the livestock livestock environment is used to calculate the heat estrus.

Referring to FIG. 1, an ENS terminal 140 attached to a body of each animal, for example, a cow and a pig, detects a change in exercise amount, a synergistic behavior, and a temperature change of an animal, and a plurality of ENS terminals 140. And a wireless gateway 130 for collecting biometric information from the ENS management server 110 connected through the wireless gateway and the communication network 120. The ENS management server 110 transmits notification information including estrus timing information to the user terminal 150 through the communication network 120. Here, as an example of an animal, although a cow and a pig are shown, it is not limited to this.

The configuration of the ENS management server 110 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 2, the ENS management server 110 includes an ENS terminal information receiver 111, an entity information management unit 112, an entity operation information management unit 113, a terminal information management unit 114, and a estrus timing calculator 115. , An information notification unit 116 and a display unit 117.

The ENS terminal information receiver 111 receives the biometric information of the animal collected by the ENS terminal 140 through the wireless gateway 130.

The individual information management unit 112 manages individual animal lineage, history, and history of the animal. For example, management of cow's age, medical history, lineage, etc. is reflected in the calculation of estrous or fertility. In addition to the calculation of the estrous period, such individual information can be used for disaster prevention, history management, production management, and the like.

The individual operation information management unit 113 manages information on the animal barn environment, information on the amount of food of the animal, and reflects the calculation of the estrous or fertility time. For example, in the conventional techniques for calculating the estrus timing, the estrus timing was predicted by checking the number of walks and observing that the number of walks increased by 2.4 to 5 times compared to the non-estrus during estrus, but the reference value may vary depending on the livestock environment. Could not reflect the problem. Therefore, the operational information of the animal is managed and reflected in the calculation of the estrous time. In addition, checking the frequency of the appropriation act during estrus varies depending on the livestock environment, and thus calculates the correct estrous timing. In addition, the temperature change of the surroundings of the animal can be sensed, and the temperature of the surroundings of the animal, for example, the animal stall, can be measured and used for calculating the estrous time.

The terminal information manager 114 manages normal operation of the ENS terminal 140 and the wireless gateway 130 attached to each animal. For example, since the estrus sensing devices attached to the cattle are easily broken, it is difficult to determine the normal operation thereof, and reflects this to manage whether the ENS terminal 140 or the wireless gateway 130 operates normally. For example, the terminal information may be periodically managed by receiving a test signal from the ENS terminal 140 or the wireless gateway 130.

The estrus timing calculator 115 calculates the estrus timing of the animal based on the biometric information received from the gateway 130 and the individual information of the pre-stored animal. In addition, the individual operation information and the terminal information may be reflected in the estrus timing calculation.

For example, a cow's estrus cycle is usually 18 to 24 days, an average of 21 days, and an estrus duration is an average of 18, and a cow produces 1-2 calves after 270 to 290 days after conception. In addition, cows usually become adult cows after about 10 months of age, and cows can breed for 10 years. To do this, we use the cow's momentum change, riding behavior, and temperature change to calculate the estrus cycle. For example, the number of walks increased by 2.4 to 5 times compared to non-estrus during estrus, the use of the ascendant during the estrus, ie riding on the back, and the temperature rises during the estrus. Other factors can also be checked, such as increased solidity, reduced feed intake, increased standing time, increased vulva swelling and increased mucus, which may be further reflected. Through the calculation of the estrous period, it is possible to find the correct estrous criteria, find the fertilization time, increase the probability of pregnancy, minimize idle days and delivery intervals, and improve the breeding productivity of cattle.

The information notification unit 116 transmits notification information including the estrus timing calculated by the estrus timing calculator 115 to the user terminal 150. Here, the notification information includes artificial correction instruction information and the like in addition to the estrus time.

The display unit 117 may display the notification result of monitoring the animal. In addition, the user terminal 150 is connected to check the monitoring results and notification information in real time.

3 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the ENS terminal 140 illustrated in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, the ENS terminal 140 includes a sensor unit 141, a controller 142, a timer 143, a storage unit 144, a power supply unit 145, a wireless transmitter 146, and a wireless antenna 147. It includes.

The sensor unit 141 detects signs that appear during estrus, for example, a change in exercise amount and a temperature of the riding performance. The sensor unit 141 detects an increase in the number of walking, detects a change in altitude due to the act of riding, and senses a temperature increase around the animal. The sensor unit 141 may include a geomagnetic sensor and a temperature sensor.

The control unit 142 generates identification information of the animal, for example, identification information of the ENS terminal 140 attached to the animal, and biometric information for wirelessly transmitting the detected exercise amount change and the riding performance.

The timer 143 provides time information for determining a sensing period of the sensor unit 141 and a transmission period to the wireless gateway 130, and the storage unit 144 stores biometric information collected by the ENS terminal 140. do.

The power supply unit 145 includes a battery and a power control circuit.

The controller 142 transmits the biometric information to the wireless gateway 130 through the wireless communication network 120 through the wireless transmitter 146 and the wireless antenna 147. Here, the wireless communication network includes a WiFi, a short-range communication module including Bluetooth, Zigbee, infrared communication, RFID.

4 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the wireless gateway 130 shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, the wireless gateway 130 includes a wireless antenna 131, a wireless receiving module 132, a controller 133, an LED 134, a storage 135, and a wired module 136. The control unit 133 of the wireless gateway 130 receives the biometric information from the ENS terminal 140 through the wireless antenna 131 and the wireless receiving module 132, the ENS management server (connected through the wired module 136) ( 110). One-to-many communication is implemented through the wireless gateway 130, and biometric information collected from the plurality of ENS terminals 140 is collected and transmitted to the ENS management server 140.

5 is a view for explaining a method for managing the growth and breeding of animals according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in step 500, biometric information including an animal's motility change and a synergistic behavior is collected through an ENS terminal attached to each animal. Here, although the change in the amount of exercise according to the number of walks, the change in altitude according to the ascension behavior has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, but other tolerances that may occur during estrus, for example, increase in altitude, decrease in feed intake, increase in standing time, The vulva may swell and the mucus may collect additional gains.

In step 502, the biometric information collected by each ENS terminal is transmitted to the wireless gateway. The bio gateway collects biometric information collected from a plurality of ENS terminals through one-to-many communication in a wireless communication network. Here, the wireless communication network may be a local area network including WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, infrared communication, RFID. In step 504, biometric information of each ENS terminal received at the wireless gateway is transmitted to the ENS server.

In step 506, the estrous time of the animal is calculated based on the biometric information received from the ENS server and the individual information of the animal. The estrus timing is calculated by reflecting the biometric information and the individual information, but the estrous timing may also be calculated by considering the operation management information of the animal and the terminal information.

In step 508, the ENS server transmits the notification information including the estrus time to the pre-registered user terminal. For example, the user terminal 150 may transmit a text message to a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a PC. In addition, it is equipped with a smartphone's ENS management application, through which it is possible to provide the overall animal individual management information including the estrus time.

The method for managing the growth and reproduction of animals according to an embodiment of the present invention can calculate the exact estrous time, efficiently collect information on the estrous time, and transmit it to the user, as well as through the ENS server Various other additional services can be provided. For example, ranch surveillance and anti-theft functions can be linked with CCTV and can support CCTV viewing through mobile. In addition, it is possible to establish a DB that can manage the history and history of cattle, promote and link with the country's quarantine, control and prevention projects, and efficient management promotion through linkage with the production history system. It can also be used for estrus connection services, anti-theft services, and cattle management support through ARS.

An apparatus according to the present invention may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface such as a touch panel, a key, Devices, and the like. Methods implemented with software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer readable recording medium as computer readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a floppy disk, a hard disk, ), And a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over networked computer systems so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium is readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executable on a processor.

All documents including publications, patent applications, patents, etc. cited in the present invention can be incorporated into the present invention in the same manner as each cited document individually and concretely, .

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference will be made to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, and specific terminology is used to describe the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific terminology, Lt; / RTI > may include all elements commonly conceivable by those skilled in the art.

The invention can be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. Such functional blocks may be implemented in various numbers of hardware or / and software configurations that perform particular functions. For example, the present invention relates to integrated circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up table, etc., which may execute various functions by the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. It can be adopted. Similar to the components of the present invention that may be implemented with software programming or software components, the present invention may be implemented as a combination of C, C ++, and C ++, including various algorithms implemented with data structures, processes, routines, , Java (Java), assembler, and the like. The functional aspects may be implemented with an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the present invention may employ the prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms such as "mechanism", "element", "means", "configuration" may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of routines of software in conjunction with a processor or the like.

The specific acts described in the present invention are, by way of example, not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. For brevity of description, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of such systems may be omitted. Also, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the figures are illustrative of functional connections and / or physical or circuit connections, which may be replaced or additionally provided by a variety of functional connections, physical Connection, or circuit connections. Also, unless explicitly mentioned, such as " essential ", " importantly ", etc., it may not be a necessary component for application of the present invention.

The use of the terms " above " and similar indication words in the specification of the present invention (particularly in the claims) may refer to both singular and plural. In addition, in the present invention, when a range is described, it includes the invention to which the individual values belonging to the above range are applied (unless there is contradiction thereto), and each individual value constituting the above range is described in the detailed description of the invention The same. Finally, the steps may be performed in any suitable order, unless explicitly stated or contrary to the description of the steps constituting the method according to the invention. The present invention is not necessarily limited to the order of description of the above steps. The use of all examples or exemplary language (e.g., etc.) in this invention is for the purpose of describing the invention in detail and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention, It is not. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, and alterations may be made depending on design criteria and factors within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof.

110: ENS Management Server
120: network
130: wireless gateway
140: ENS terminal
150: User terminal

Claims (8)

In the method of managing the growth and reproduction of an animal,
Collecting biometric information including an exercise amount change and a synergistic behavior of the animal through an ENS (Estrous Notification System) terminal attached to each animal;
Transmitting biometric information collected by each ENS terminal to a wireless gateway;
Transmitting biometric information of each ENS terminal received at the wireless gateway to an ENS server;
Calculating an estrous time of the animal based on biometric information received from the wireless gateway and previously stored individual information of the animal in an ENS server; And
And transmitting, by the ENS server, notification information including the calculated estrous time to a pre-registered user terminal. The method of claim 1,
The ENS terminal,
A geomagnetic sensor that detects a change in the amount of exercise of the animal and the synergistic behavior;
A temperature sensor detecting a change in ambient temperature of the animal;
A controller configured to generate biometric information for transmitting the identification information of the animal, the sensed exercise amount change, the sanction behavior, and the temperature change to the wireless gateway; And
And a wireless transmission unit for transmitting the generated biometric information to the wireless gateway. 3. The method of claim 2,
The calculating step
Together with the biometric information and the individual information, the animal's growth time is calculated based on the management information of the house where the pre-stored animal is located, the information of the ENS terminal, the change in the ambient temperature And how to manage breeding. The method of claim 1,
And displaying the monitoring result of monitoring the animal and the livestock of the animal and the notification information. The method of claim 1,
The wireless gateway,
And transmitting the plurality of biometric information received from a plurality of ENS terminals attached to a plurality of animals to the ENS server. An ENS (Estrous Notification System) terminal attached to each animal and collecting biometric information including changes in the amount of exercise of the animal and a synergistic behavior;
A wireless gateway for receiving biometric information collected from each of the ENS terminals; And
Receiving biometric information of each ENS terminal from the wireless gateway, calculating the estrus timing of the animal based on the biometric information received from the wireless gateway and previously stored individual information of the animal, and calculates the calculated estrus timing A system for managing the growth and reproduction of animals, including an ENS server for transmitting the notification information to the registered user terminal. The method according to claim 6,
The ENS terminal,
A geomagnetic sensor that detects a change in the amount of exercise of the animal and the synergistic behavior;
A temperature sensor detecting a change in ambient temperature of the animal;
A controller configured to generate biometric information for transmitting the identification information of the animal, the sensed exercise amount change, the sanction behavior, and the ambient temperature change to the wireless gateway; And
And a wireless transmitter to transmit the generated biometric information to the wireless gateway. The method according to claim 6,
The ENS server,
And a display configured to display a monitoring result of monitoring the animal and the notification information.

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