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WO2025183306A1 - Method and system for estimating health status of entity - Google Patents

Method and system for estimating health status of entity

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WO2025183306A1
WO2025183306A1 PCT/KR2024/018809 KR2024018809W WO2025183306A1 WO 2025183306 A1 WO2025183306 A1 WO 2025183306A1 KR 2024018809 W KR2024018809 W KR 2024018809W WO 2025183306 A1 WO2025183306 A1 WO 2025183306A1
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신민용
유흥종
최윤철
김성진
김나연
허태준
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K29/00—Other apparatus for animal husbandry
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P3/00—Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q50/00—Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H10/00—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data
    • G16H10/60—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
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    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H50/00—ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics
    • G16H50/70—ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

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  • the present invention relates to a method and system for estimating the health status of an individual.
  • the cow's nursing time may fall far short of the standard nursing time. Furthermore, even if the cow has sufficient nursing time, if the mother's milk production is insufficient, the cow may not be receiving adequate milk.
  • the mother is unable to nurse sufficiently due to health issues of the calf (if the calf does not have enough nursing time), or there may be cases where the calf is willing and energetic to nurse but the mother does not have enough milk (if the calf is willing and energetic to nurse but the mother does not produce much milk).
  • the inventor(s) of the present invention propose a technique for estimating the amount of milk produced by a mother by analyzing the maternal behavior pattern, and estimating the health status of the mother and/or offspring and the milk intake level of the offspring.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to solve all of the problems of the above-mentioned prior art.
  • the present invention is a method for estimating the health status of an individual, the method comprising: obtaining information on at least one of a mother and a baby; and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby by referring to the information on the baby.
  • the present invention has another purpose of estimating the amount of milk produced by a mother by analyzing the lactation behavior pattern of the individual, and estimating the health status of the mother and/or offspring and the milk intake level of the offspring.
  • another purpose of the present invention is to efficiently manage an individual by quickly and accurately determining the health status of the individual and providing information necessary for raising the individual appropriately and in a timely manner based on the health status of the individual.
  • a representative configuration of the present invention to achieve the above purpose is as follows.
  • a method for estimating the health status of an individual comprising the steps of: obtaining information about at least one of a mother and a baby; and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby by referring to the information about the baby.
  • a system for estimating the health status of an individual comprising: an information acquisition unit for acquiring information on at least one of a mother and a baby; and a health status estimation unit for estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby with reference to the information on the baby.
  • non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer program for executing the method are further provided.
  • the present invention as a method for estimating the health status of an individual, information on at least one of a mother and a baby is obtained, and the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby can be estimated by referring to the information on the baby.
  • the present invention by analyzing the lactation behavior pattern of an individual, it is possible to estimate the amount of milk produced by the mother, and to estimate the health status of the mother and/or offspring and the milk intake level of the offspring.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an entire system for estimating the health status of an object according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a drawing showing in detail the internal configuration of a health status estimation system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram exemplarily showing a process for obtaining information about a mammal according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are diagrams exemplarily showing a process for estimating the health status of an object according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a health status estimation system is described primarily focusing on the case of estimating the health status of cattle, but it should be understood that the health status estimation system of the present invention can also be applied to estimating the health status of other individuals such as horses and pigs.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an entire system for estimating the health status of an object according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the entire system may include a communication network (100), a health status estimation system (200), a sensor (300), and a device (400).
  • the communication network (100) can be configured regardless of the communication mode such as wired communication or wireless communication, and can be configured with various communication networks such as a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a wide area network (WAN).
  • the communication network (100) referred to herein may be the well-known Internet or the World Wide Web (WWW).
  • WWW World Wide Web
  • the communication network (100) is not necessarily limited thereto, and may include at least a portion of a well-known wired or wireless data communication network, a well-known telephone network, or a well-known wired or wireless television communication network.
  • the communication network (100) may be a wireless data communication network that implements conventional communication methods such as WiFi communication, WiFi-Direct communication, Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication, 5G communication, Bluetooth communication (including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication), infrared communication, ultrasonic communication, etc., at least in part.
  • the communication network (100) may be an optical communication network that implements conventional communication methods such as LiFi (Light Fidelity), etc., at least in part.
  • the communication network (100) may be composed of two or more types of communication networks.
  • the communication network between the health status estimation system (200) and the device (400) may be a high-speed wireless communication network such as LTE communication or 5G communication, or a wired communication network
  • the communication network between the health status estimation system (200) and the sensor (300) may be an LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) such as LoRaWAN, SIGFOX, LTE-MTC, or Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT).
  • LPWAN Low Power Wide Area Network
  • the configuration of the communication network (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to that described above, and may be variously changed within the scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.
  • the health status estimation system (200) can perform a function of obtaining information about at least one of the mother and the offspring, and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the offspring based on the information about the maternal status.
  • the sensor (300) is a digital device that includes a function to communicate after being connected to the health status estimation system (200), and may include a known 6-axis angular velocity/acceleration sensor. Accordingly, the acceleration and angular velocity (i.e., the rate of inclination in a certain direction) of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis can be measured by the sensor (300). Furthermore, the angular acceleration may be measured together with or instead of the angular velocity.
  • a sensor (300) may be worn or inserted into a part of the body of an individual (e.g., a mother cow or calf) (e.g., the neck of the mother cow or calf).
  • a sensor (300) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a type of sensor other than an angular velocity and acceleration sensor, and may be inserted into the body of an object (e.g., a mother cow or calf).
  • the sensor (300) may include an application (not shown) that supports the user to receive services such as health status estimation from the health status estimation system (200).
  • an application may be downloaded from the health status estimation system (200) or an external application distribution server (not shown).
  • the nature of such an application may be generally similar to the information acquisition unit (210), milk production estimation unit (220), health status estimation unit (230), communication unit (240), and control unit (250) of the health status estimation system (200) as described below.
  • at least a part of the application may be replaced with a hardware device or firmware device that can perform functions substantially the same as or equivalent to it, as necessary.
  • a device (400) is a digital device that includes a function for communicating after connecting to a health status estimation system (200), and any digital device that has a memory means, a microprocessor, and a computing capability, such as a smart phone, a tablet, a smart watch, a smart band, smart glasses, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, etc., can be adopted as the device (400) according to the present invention.
  • the device (400) may include an application (not shown) that supports the user to receive services such as health status estimation from the health status estimation system (200).
  • an application may be downloaded from the health status estimation system (200) or an external application distribution server (not shown).
  • the characteristics of such an application may be generally similar to the information acquisition unit (210), milk production estimation unit (220), health status estimation unit (230), communication unit (240), and control unit (250) of the health status estimation system (200), which will be described later.
  • at least a part of the application may be replaced with a hardware device or firmware device that can perform functions substantially identical to or equivalent thereto, as necessary.
  • FIG. 2 is a drawing showing in detail the internal configuration of a health status estimation system (200) according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a health status estimation system (200) may be configured to include an information acquisition unit (210), a milk production estimation unit (220), a health status estimation unit (230), a communication unit (240), and a control unit (250).
  • at least some of the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production estimation unit (220), the health status estimation unit (230), the communication unit (240), and the control unit (250) may be program modules that communicate with an external system (not shown). These program modules may be included in the health status estimation system (200) in the form of an operating system, an application program module, or other program modules, and may be physically stored in various known memory devices.
  • program modules may also be stored in a remote memory device that can communicate with the health status estimation system (200).
  • program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or execute specific abstract data types, as described later in accordance with the present invention.
  • the health status estimation system (200) has been described as above, this description is exemplary, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that at least some of the components or functions of the health status estimation system (200) may be realized within a device (300) or a server (not shown) or included within an external system (not shown) as needed.
  • the information acquisition unit (210) can perform a function of acquiring information about at least one of the mother and the offspring.
  • the information acquisition unit (210) can acquire information on the breastfeeding-related behavior of an individual by estimating the behavior of the individual using sensor data measured by a sensor (300) for the individual.
  • the obtainable breastfeeding-related behavior may include total breastfeeding time, number of breastfeeding stimuli, intensity (strength) of breastfeeding stimuli, breastfeeding frequency, breastfeeding duration, breastfeeding interval time, number of sucking behaviors, etc.
  • the health status of an individual can be predicted by utilizing such information on breastfeeding-related behavior.
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram exemplarily showing a process of acquiring information on breastfeeding using sensor data according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the information acquisition unit (210) can acquire information on the total breastfeeding time (311), the number of breastfeeding stimuli (312), the intensity of the breastfeeding stimuli (313), the breastfeeding frequency and duration (314), the breastfeeding interval time (315), and the number of sucking behaviors (316) using sensor data (310).
  • the milk production estimation unit (220) can estimate the milk production of the mother by referring to information about lactation.
  • the milk production estimation unit (220) can estimate that the calf wants to drink its mother's milk but the mother's milk production is insufficient when the milk stimulation ratio per milking time (number of milking stimulations/milk time) of a calf that maintains an average (typical) milking duration per time exceeds a predetermined standard (e.g., 25 times/minute or more) and is maintained for a certain period of time or longer.
  • a predetermined standard e.g. 25 times/minute or more
  • the milk production estimation unit (220) can estimate the vitality of the offspring and/or the milk production status of the mother based on information about the intensity (strength) of the maternal stimulation.
  • the milk production estimation unit (220) can estimate that the calf's vitality is good and/or the mother's milk production is insufficient when the average (typical) milk production intensity per feeding of the calf exceeds a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can perform a function of estimating the health status of the mother and the offspring by referring to information on the mother's milk production and the offspring's lactation.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can estimate that the calf lacks the will and vitality to nurse if the calf cannot maintain the average (typical) nursing duration per session and the nursing stimulation ratio per nursing time (number of nursing stimulations/nursing time) falls below a predetermined standard (e.g., 15 times/minute or less) and is maintained for a certain period of time or longer.
  • a predetermined standard e.g. 15 times/minute or less
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can estimate the vitality status of the offspring based on information about the intensity (strength) of the maternal stimulus.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can estimate that the vitality status of the calf is poor when the average (typical) breastfeeding intensity per feeding of the calf remains below a predetermined standard for a certain period of time.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can determine the will and vitality of the offspring to breastfeed based on information about the breastfeeding frequency and the duration of breastfeeding, and can determine the basic health status of the individual based on this.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can estimate that the calf has a strong will to breastfeed and/or has strong vitality in response to the fact that the breastfeeding frequency and breastfeeding duration of the calf exceed a predetermined standard value.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can infer the sucking speed by determining the number of times the mother sucks her milk and estimate the will and vitality of the offspring to suckle.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can estimate that the calf has a strong will to breastfeed and/or has strong vitality when the number of times the calf breastfeeds exceeds a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) may estimate that the calf's will to nurse and/or vitality is weak when the number of times the calf is nursed falls below a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time.
  • a system for determining the milk intake level of a calf can be implemented, and further, by synthesizing other behavioral data of the individual (rumination, feed intake, activity level, sitting/standing, etc.), a system for more precisely determining the health status of the individual can be implemented.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram exemplarily showing a process for estimating the health status of an individual according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Sensor data (310) according to one embodiment of the present invention may be acquired through a sensor (300) for an individual and then wirelessly transmitted to a cloud server through a Farmer's Hands gateway (320).
  • the gateway through which the sensor data (310) according to one embodiment of the present invention is transmitted may be a Farmer's Hands gateway, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and it should be noted that changes may be made in any way within a scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.
  • sensor data (310) for an object may be transmitted to a cloud server (201) that collects raw signals through a gateway (320) via the Internet and/or a wired connection, and then transmitted to an AI analysis server (202) via the Internet and/or a wired connection, where the object's behavior may be analyzed by AI, and then transmitted to a behavior data cloud server (203) via the Internet and/or a wired connection and stored. Thereafter, in response to a user requesting data inquiry through a device (400), the sensor data (310) may be transmitted to the device (400) via the Internet and/or wirelessly.
  • elements such as a server that transmits, analyzes, and stores sensor data (310) included in the health status estimation system according to the present invention are not necessarily limited to the elements described above, and may be changed in any way within a scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can classify the mother as a breeding cow and continuously manage the mother as a breeding cow in response to the fact that the average milk production by parity of the mother satisfies the will of the calf to be fed by referring to the suckling behavior of the calf and that the calf remains in good health for a certain period of time or longer.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can classify the mother as an individual to be culled from the breeding herd in response to the fact that the average milk production of the mother per parity does not satisfy the will of the offspring to suckle and the average health of the offspring is not good for a certain period of time or longer by referring to the suckling behavior of the offspring.
  • the parity according to one embodiment of the present invention can be expressed as N parity when a mother cow has given birth to N calves, and by classifying breeding cows and/or individuals to be culled with reference to the average milk production amount by parity of the mother cow, it is possible to accurately identify health problems due to lactation among various factors affecting the health of calves, thereby preventing errors.
  • the health status estimation unit (230) can classify a mother as a breeding cow and/or an individual to be culled while preventing an error of misjudging the mother as a breeding cow (for example, an error of classifying a mother as an individual to be culled because the offspring is born in a congenitally unhealthy state even though the mother's lactation status is not a problem) by taking into account the average parity of the mother and the average health status of the offspring as a whole.
  • the communication unit (240) can perform a function that enables data transmission and reception from/to the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production amount estimation unit (220), and the health status estimation unit (230).
  • control unit (250) can perform a function of controlling the flow of data between the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production estimation unit (220), the health status estimation unit (230), and the communication unit (240). That is, the control unit (250) according to one embodiment of the present invention can control the flow of data from/to the outside of the health status estimation system (200) or the flow of data between each component of the health status estimation system (200), thereby controlling the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production estimation unit (220), the health status estimation unit (230), and the communication unit (240) to perform their own functions.
  • the embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program commands that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.
  • the computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, etc., either singly or in combination.
  • the program commands recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.
  • Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program commands, such as ROMs, RAMs, and flash memories.
  • Examples of program commands include not only machine language codes generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. Hardware devices may be changed into one or more software modules to perform processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

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Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a method for estimating the health state of an entity, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring information about the breastfeeding of at least one of a mother and an offspring; and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the offspring with reference to the information about the breastfeeding.

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개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 방법 및 시스템Method and system for estimating the health status of an object

본 발명은 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 방법 및 시스템에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a method and system for estimating the health status of an individual.

소와 같은 가축을 건강하게 키우기 위해서는 새끼의 포유 상태를 잘 모니터링하는 것이 매우 중요하다.In order to raise livestock such as cows healthily, it is very important to closely monitor the lactation status of the calves.

새끼가 몇 마리 없으면 CCTV 등을 돌려보며 개체의 포유 시간을 측정할 수 있으나 시간과 노력이 많이 들고, 새끼가 많아지면 현실적으로 포유시간 관찰은 거의 불가능하다. 따라서, 새끼가 어미 젖을 포유하는 경우 새끼가 어미 젖을 잘 먹는지 상세하게 파악하기는 어렵다.If there are only a few pups, monitoring CCTV footage and other means of measuring individual pups' nursing time can be time-consuming and labor-intensive. However, this is practically impossible to observe as the number of pups increases. Therefore, if a pup is nursing, it's difficult to determine in detail whether it's receiving adequate milk.

예를 들면, 농장주 또는 관리자가 육안으로 새끼별로 포유하는 장면을 봤다고 해도, 그 개체의 포유 시간이 기준 포유 시간보다 한참 미달일 수 있다. 또한, 개체가 포유 시간이 충분하더라도 어미의 산유량이 부족하다면 그로 인해 개체는 충분한 우유 섭취를 하지 못하고 있을 수 있다.For example, even if a farm owner or manager visually observes a cow nursing its young, the cow's nursing time may fall far short of the standard nursing time. Furthermore, even if the cow has sufficient nursing time, if the mother's milk production is insufficient, the cow may not be receiving adequate milk.

구체적으로, 새끼의 건강 문제로 인하여 어미 젖을 충분히 포유하지 못하는 경우가 있을 수 있고(새끼의 포유 시간이 부족한 경우), 새끼의 포유 의사와 활력은 있으나 어미의 젖이 없는 경우가 있을 수도 있다(새끼의 포유 의사와 활력은 있으나, 어미 젖이 많이 나오지 않는 경우).Specifically, there may be cases where the mother is unable to nurse sufficiently due to health issues of the calf (if the calf does not have enough nursing time), or there may be cases where the calf is willing and energetic to nurse but the mother does not have enough milk (if the calf is willing and energetic to nurse but the mother does not produce much milk).

특히, 한우 같은 경우에는 육용우 중에서도 젖이 부족한 품종이기 때문에, 새끼의 포유 패턴을 분석하는 방법으로 어미의 산유량을 추정함으로써 번식우로서 도태시킬 개체를 선별할 수 있다.In particular, in the case of Korean cattle, since it is a breed that lacks milk among meat cattle, it is possible to select individuals to be culled as breeding cattle by estimating the amount of milk produced by the mother by analyzing the lactation pattern of the calves.

이에 본 발명자(들)는, 포유 행동 패턴을 분석하여 어미의 산유량을 추정하고, 어미 및/또는 새끼의 건강 상태와 새끼의 우유 섭취 수준 등을 추정하는 기술을 제안하는 바이다.Accordingly, the inventor(s) of the present invention propose a technique for estimating the amount of milk produced by a mother by analyzing the maternal behavior pattern, and estimating the health status of the mother and/or offspring and the milk intake level of the offspring.

본 발명은 전술한 종래 기술의 문제점을 모두 해결하는 것을 그 목적으로 한다.The purpose of the present invention is to solve all of the problems of the above-mentioned prior art.

또한, 본 발명은, 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 방법으로서, 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하고, 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 건강 상태를 추정하는 것을 다른 목적으로 한다.In addition, the present invention is a method for estimating the health status of an individual, the method comprising: obtaining information on at least one of a mother and a baby; and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby by referring to the information on the baby.

또한, 본 발명은, 개체의 포유 행동 패턴을 분석하여 어미의 산유량을 추정하고, 어미 및/또는 새끼의 건강 상태와 새끼의 우유 섭취 수준 등을 추정하는 것을 다른 목적으로 한다.In addition, the present invention has another purpose of estimating the amount of milk produced by a mother by analyzing the lactation behavior pattern of the individual, and estimating the health status of the mother and/or offspring and the milk intake level of the offspring.

또한, 본 발명은, 개체의 건강 상태를 빠르면서도 정확하게 파악하고 이에 기초하여 해당 개체의 사육에 필요한 정보를 상황에 맞게 적절히 제공함으로써, 해당 개체를 효율적으로 관리하는 것을 다른 목적으로 한다.In addition, another purpose of the present invention is to efficiently manage an individual by quickly and accurately determining the health status of the individual and providing information necessary for raising the individual appropriately and in a timely manner based on the health status of the individual.

상기 목적을 달성하기 위한 본 발명의 대표적인 구성은 다음과 같다.A representative configuration of the present invention to achieve the above purpose is as follows.

본 발명의 일 태양에 따르면, 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 방법으로서, 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 단계, 및 상기 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 상기 어미 및 상기 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계를 포함하는 방법이 제공된다.According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for estimating the health status of an individual is provided, comprising the steps of: obtaining information about at least one of a mother and a baby; and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby by referring to the information about the baby.

본 발명의 다른 태양에 따르면, 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 시스템으로서, 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 정보 획득부, 및 상기 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 상기 어미 및 상기 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 건강 상태를 추정하는 건강 상태 추정부를 포함하는 시스템이 제공된다.According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for estimating the health status of an individual is provided, comprising: an information acquisition unit for acquiring information on at least one of a mother and a baby; and a health status estimation unit for estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby with reference to the information on the baby.

이 외에도, 본 발명을 구현하기 위한 다른 방법, 다른 시스템 및 상기 방법을 실행하기 위한 컴퓨터 프로그램을 기록하는 비일시성의 컴퓨터 판독 가능한 기록 매체가 더 제공된다.In addition, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer program for executing the method are further provided.

본 발명에 의하면, 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 방법으로서, 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하고, 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 건강 상태를 추정할 수 있게 된다.According to the present invention, as a method for estimating the health status of an individual, information on at least one of a mother and a baby is obtained, and the health status of at least one of the mother and the baby can be estimated by referring to the information on the baby.

또한, 본 발명에 의하면, 개체의 포유 행동 패턴을 분석하여 어미의 산유량을 추정하고, 어미 및/또는 새끼의 건강 상태와 새끼의 우유 섭취 수준 등을 추정할 수 있게 된다.In addition, according to the present invention, by analyzing the lactation behavior pattern of an individual, it is possible to estimate the amount of milk produced by the mother, and to estimate the health status of the mother and/or offspring and the milk intake level of the offspring.

또한, 본 발명에 의하면, 개체의 건강 상태를 빠르면서도 정확하게 파악하고 이에 기초하여 해당 개체의 사육에 필요한 정보를 상황에 맞게 적절히 제공함으로써, 해당 개체를 효율적으로 관리할 수 있도록 지원할 수 있게 된다.In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to quickly and accurately determine the health status of an individual and, based on this, provide information necessary for raising the individual appropriately and in a timely manner, thereby supporting efficient management of the individual.

도 1은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 전체 시스템의 개략적인 구성을 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an entire system for estimating the health status of an object according to one embodiment of the present invention.

도 2는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정 시스템의 내부 구성을 상세하게 도시하는 도면이다.FIG. 2 is a drawing showing in detail the internal configuration of a health status estimation system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 과정을 예시적으로 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 3 is a diagram exemplarily showing a process for obtaining information about a mammal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

도 4 및 도 5는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하는 과정을 예시적으로 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are diagrams exemplarily showing a process for estimating the health status of an object according to one embodiment of the present invention.

후술하는 본 발명에 대한 상세한 설명은, 본 발명이 실시될 수 있는 특정 실시예를 예시로서 도시하는 첨부 도면을 참조한다. 이러한 실시예는 당업자가 본 발명을 실시할 수 있기에 충분하도록 상세히 설명된다. 본 발명의 다양한 실시예는 서로 다르지만 상호 배타적일 필요는 없음이 이해되어야 한다. 예를 들어, 본 명세서에 기재되어 있는 특정 형상, 구조 및 특성은 본 발명의 정신과 범위를 벗어나지 않으면서 일 실시예로부터 다른 실시예로 변경되어 구현될 수 있다. 또한, 각각의 실시예 내의 개별 구성요소의 위치 또는 배치도 본 발명의 정신과 범위를 벗어나지 않으면서 변경될 수 있음이 이해되어야 한다. 따라서, 후술하는 상세한 설명은 한정적인 의미로서 행하여지는 것이 아니며, 본 발명의 범위는 특허청구범위의 청구항들이 청구하는 범위 및 그와 균등한 모든 범위를 포괄하는 것으로 받아들여져야 한다. 도면에서 유사한 참조부호는 여러 측면에 걸쳐서 동일하거나 유사한 구성요소를 나타낸다.The following detailed description of the present invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention, while different from each other, are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be modified and implemented from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Furthermore, it should be understood that the positions or arrangements of individual components within each embodiment may also be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be construed to encompass the scope of the claims and all equivalents thereof. Like reference numerals in the drawings represent the same or similar elements throughout the several aspects.

이하에서는, 본 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자가 본 발명을 용이하게 실시할 수 있도록 하기 위하여, 본 발명의 여러 바람직한 실시예에 관하여 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 상세히 설명하기로 한다.Hereinafter, various preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily practice the present invention.

본 명세서에서는, 건강 상태 추정 시스템에 관한 실시예가 소의 건강 상태를 추정하는 경우에 주로 초점을 맞추어 설명되지만, 본 발명에서의 건강 상태 추정 시스템은 말, 돼지 등 다른 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하는 경우에도 적용될 수 있는 것으로 이해되어야 한다.In this specification, an embodiment of a health status estimation system is described primarily focusing on the case of estimating the health status of cattle, but it should be understood that the health status estimation system of the present invention can also be applied to estimating the health status of other individuals such as horses and pigs.

전체 시스템의 구성Composition of the entire system

도 1은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 전체 시스템의 개략적인 구성을 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an entire system for estimating the health status of an object according to one embodiment of the present invention.

도 1에 도시된 바와 같이, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 전체 시스템은 통신망(100), 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200), 센서(300) 및 디바이스(400)를 포함할 수 있다.As illustrated in FIG. 1, the entire system according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network (100), a health status estimation system (200), a sensor (300), and a device (400).

먼저, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 통신망(100)은 유선 통신이나 무선 통신과 같은 통신 양태를 가리지 않고 구성될 수 있으며, 근거리 통신망(LAN; Local Area Network), 도시권 통신망(MAN; Metropolitan Area Network), 광역 통신망(WAN; Wide Area Network) 등 다양한 통신망으로 구성될 수 있다. 바람직하게는, 본 명세서에서 말하는 통신망(100)은 공지의 인터넷 또는 월드 와이드 웹(WWW; World Wide Web)일 수 있다. 그러나, 통신망(100)은, 굳이 이에 국한될 필요 없이, 공지의 유무선 데이터 통신망, 공지의 전화망 또는 공지의 유무선 텔레비전 통신망을 그 적어도 일부에 있어서 포함할 수도 있다.First, the communication network (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention can be configured regardless of the communication mode such as wired communication or wireless communication, and can be configured with various communication networks such as a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a wide area network (WAN). Preferably, the communication network (100) referred to herein may be the well-known Internet or the World Wide Web (WWW). However, the communication network (100) is not necessarily limited thereto, and may include at least a portion of a well-known wired or wireless data communication network, a well-known telephone network, or a well-known wired or wireless television communication network.

예를 들면, 통신망(100)은 무선 데이터 통신망으로서, 와이파이(WiFi) 통신, 와이파이 다이렉트(WiFi-Direct) 통신, 롱텀 에볼루션(LTE; Long Term Evolution) 통신, 5G 통신, 블루투스 통신(저전력 블루투스(BLE; Bluetooth Low Energy) 통신 포함), 적외선 통신, 초음파 통신 등과 같은 종래의 통신 방법을 적어도 그 일부분에 있어서 구현하는 것일 수 있다. 다른 예를 들면, 통신망(100)은 광 통신망으로서, 라이파이(LiFi; Light Fidelity) 등과 같은 종래의 통신 방법을 적어도 그 일부분에 있어서 구현하는 것일 수 있다.For example, the communication network (100) may be a wireless data communication network that implements conventional communication methods such as WiFi communication, WiFi-Direct communication, Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication, 5G communication, Bluetooth communication (including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication), infrared communication, ultrasonic communication, etc., at least in part. As another example, the communication network (100) may be an optical communication network that implements conventional communication methods such as LiFi (Light Fidelity), etc., at least in part.

한편, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 통신망(100)은 둘 이상의 종류의 통신망으로 구성될 수 있다. 예를 들면, 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)과 디바이스(400) 사이의 통신망은 LTE 통신, 5G 통신 등의 고속 무선 통신망 또는 유선 통신망일 수 있고, 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)과 센서(300) 사이의 통신망은 로라완(LoRaWAN) 시그폭스(SIGFOX), 엘티이-엠티시(LTE-MTC), 협대역 사물 인터넷(NB-IoT) 등의 LPWAN(Low Power Wide Area Network)일 수 있다.Meanwhile, the communication network (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention may be composed of two or more types of communication networks. For example, the communication network between the health status estimation system (200) and the device (400) may be a high-speed wireless communication network such as LTE communication or 5G communication, or a wired communication network, and the communication network between the health status estimation system (200) and the sensor (300) may be an LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) such as LoRaWAN, SIGFOX, LTE-MTC, or Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT).

다만, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 통신망(100)의 구성은 위에서 설명된 것에 한정되지 않으며, 본 발명의 목적을 달성할 수 있는 범위 내에서 다양하게 변경될 수 있다.However, the configuration of the communication network (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to that described above, and may be variously changed within the scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.

다음으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)은 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하고, 그 포유에 관한 정보에 기초하여 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 건강 상태를 추정하는 기능을 수행할 수 있다.Next, the health status estimation system (200) according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of obtaining information about at least one of the mother and the offspring, and estimating the health status of at least one of the mother and the offspring based on the information about the maternal status.

본 발명에 따른 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 구성과 기능에 관하여는 이하의 상세한 설명을 통하여 자세하게 알아보기로 한다.The configuration and function of the health status estimation system (200) according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

다음으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서(300)는 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)에 접속한 후 통신할 수 있는 기능을 포함하는 디지털 기기로서, 공지의 6축 각속도/가속도 센서를 포함할 수 있다. 따라서, 센서(300)에 의하여 X축, Y축 및 Z축의 가속도와 각속도(즉, 어떤 방향으로 기울어지는 속도)를 측정할 수 있다. 나아가, 각가속도가 각속도와 함께 또는 각속도를 대신하여 측정될 수도 있다. 이러한 센서(300)는 개체(예를 들면, 어미 소나 송아지)의 신체의 일부(예를 들면, 어미 소나 송아지의 목)에 착용되거나 삽입될 수 있다. 다만, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서(300)의 종류 및 센서(300)가 착용되거나 삽입되는 위치에 특별한 제한이 있는 것은 아니며, 본 발명의 목적을 달성할 수 있는 범위 내에서 다양하게 변경될 수 있다. 예를 들면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서(300)에는 각속도 및 가속도 센서가 아닌 다른 종류의 센서가 포함될 수 있고, 개체(예를 들면, 어미 소나 송아지)의 신체 내부에 삽입될 수도 있다.Next, the sensor (300) according to one embodiment of the present invention is a digital device that includes a function to communicate after being connected to the health status estimation system (200), and may include a known 6-axis angular velocity/acceleration sensor. Accordingly, the acceleration and angular velocity (i.e., the rate of inclination in a certain direction) of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis can be measured by the sensor (300). Furthermore, the angular acceleration may be measured together with or instead of the angular velocity. Such a sensor (300) may be worn or inserted into a part of the body of an individual (e.g., a mother cow or calf) (e.g., the neck of the mother cow or calf). However, there is no particular limitation on the type of the sensor (300) according to one embodiment of the present invention and the position at which the sensor (300) is worn or inserted, and may be variously changed within the scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention. For example, a sensor (300) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a type of sensor other than an angular velocity and acceleration sensor, and may be inserted into the body of an object (e.g., a mother cow or calf).

특히, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서(300)는, 사용자가 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)으로부터 건강 상태 추정 등의 서비스를 제공받을 수 있도록 지원하는 애플리케이션(미도시됨)을 포함할 수 있다. 이와 같은 애플리케이션은 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200) 또는 외부의 애플리케이션 배포 서버(미도시됨)로부터 다운로드된 것일 수 있다. 한편, 이러한 애플리케이션의 성격은 후술할 바와 같은 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220), 건강 상태 추정부(230), 통신부(240) 및 제어부(250)와 전반적으로 유사할 수 있다. 여기서, 애플리케이션은 그 적어도 일부가 필요에 따라 그것과 실질적으로 동일하거나 균등한 기능을 수행할 수 있는 하드웨어 장치나 펌웨어 장치로 치환될 수도 있다.In particular, the sensor (300) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include an application (not shown) that supports the user to receive services such as health status estimation from the health status estimation system (200). Such an application may be downloaded from the health status estimation system (200) or an external application distribution server (not shown). Meanwhile, the nature of such an application may be generally similar to the information acquisition unit (210), milk production estimation unit (220), health status estimation unit (230), communication unit (240), and control unit (250) of the health status estimation system (200) as described below. Here, at least a part of the application may be replaced with a hardware device or firmware device that can perform functions substantially the same as or equivalent to it, as necessary.

다음으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 디바이스(400)는 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)에 접속한 후 통신할 수 있는 기능을 포함하는 디지털 기기로서, 스마트폰, 태블릿, 스마트 워치, 스마트 밴드, 스마트 글래스, 데스크탑 컴퓨터, 노트북 컴퓨터, 워크스테이션, PDA, 웹 패드, 이동 전화기 등과 같이 메모리 수단을 구비하고 마이크로 프로세서를 탑재하여 연산 능력을 갖춘 디지털 기기라면 얼마든지 본 발명에 따른 디바이스(400)로서 채택될 수 있다.Next, a device (400) according to one embodiment of the present invention is a digital device that includes a function for communicating after connecting to a health status estimation system (200), and any digital device that has a memory means, a microprocessor, and a computing capability, such as a smart phone, a tablet, a smart watch, a smart band, smart glasses, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, etc., can be adopted as the device (400) according to the present invention.

특히, 디바이스(400)는, 사용자가 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)으로부터 건강 상태 추정 등의 서비스를 제공받을 수 있도록 지원하는 애플리케이션(미도시됨)을 포함할 수 있다. 이와 같은 애플리케이션은 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200) 또는 외부의 애플리케이션 배포 서버(미도시됨)로부터 다운로드된 것일 수 있다. 한편, 이러한 애플리케이션의 성격은 후술할 바와 같은 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220), 건강 상태 추정부(230), 통신부(240) 및 제어부(250)와 전반적으로 유사할 수 있다. 여기서, 애플리케이션은 그 적어도 일부가 필요에 따라 그것과 실질적으로 동일하거나 균등한 기능을 수행할 수 있는 하드웨어 장치나 펌웨어 장치로 치환될 수도 있다.In particular, the device (400) may include an application (not shown) that supports the user to receive services such as health status estimation from the health status estimation system (200). Such an application may be downloaded from the health status estimation system (200) or an external application distribution server (not shown). Meanwhile, the characteristics of such an application may be generally similar to the information acquisition unit (210), milk production estimation unit (220), health status estimation unit (230), communication unit (240), and control unit (250) of the health status estimation system (200), which will be described later. Here, at least a part of the application may be replaced with a hardware device or firmware device that can perform functions substantially identical to or equivalent thereto, as necessary.

건강 상태 추정 시스템의 구성Composition of a health status estimation system

이하에서는, 본 발명의 구현을 위하여 중요한 기능을 수행하는 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 내부 구성과 각 구성요소의 기능에 대하여 살펴보기로 한다.Below, the internal configuration and functions of each component of the health status estimation system (200) that performs important functions for implementing the present invention will be examined.

도 2는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 내부 구성을 상세하게 도시하는 도면이다.FIG. 2 is a drawing showing in detail the internal configuration of a health status estimation system (200) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

도 2에 도시된 바와 같이, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)은, 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220), 건강 상태 추정부(230), 통신부(240) 및 제어부(250)를 포함하여 구성될 수 있다. 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따르면, 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220), 건강 상태 추정부(230), 통신부(240) 및 제어부(250)는 그 중 적어도 일부가 외부의 시스템(미도시됨)과 통신하는 프로그램 모듈일 수 있다. 이러한 프로그램 모듈은 운영 시스템, 응용 프로그램 모듈 또는 기타 프로그램 모듈의 형태로 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)에 포함될 수 있고, 물리적으로는 여러 가지 공지의 기억 장치에 저장될 수 있다. 또한, 이러한 프로그램 모듈은 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)과 통신 가능한 원격 기억 장치에 저장될 수도 있다. 한편, 이러한 프로그램 모듈은 본 발명에 따라 후술할 특정 업무를 수행하거나 특정 추상 데이터 유형을 실행하는 루틴, 서브루틴, 프로그램, 오브젝트, 컴포넌트, 데이터 구조 등을 포괄하지만, 이에 제한되지는 않는다.As illustrated in FIG. 2, a health status estimation system (200) according to one embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include an information acquisition unit (210), a milk production estimation unit (220), a health status estimation unit (230), a communication unit (240), and a control unit (250). According to one embodiment of the present invention, at least some of the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production estimation unit (220), the health status estimation unit (230), the communication unit (240), and the control unit (250) may be program modules that communicate with an external system (not shown). These program modules may be included in the health status estimation system (200) in the form of an operating system, an application program module, or other program modules, and may be physically stored in various known memory devices. In addition, these program modules may also be stored in a remote memory device that can communicate with the health status estimation system (200). Meanwhile, these program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or execute specific abstract data types, as described later in accordance with the present invention.

한편, 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)에 관하여 위와 같이 설명되었으나, 이러한 설명은 예시적인 것이고, 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 구성요소 또는 기능 중 적어도 일부가 필요에 따라 디바이스(300) 또는 서버(미도시됨) 내에서 실현되거나 외부 시스템(미도시됨) 내에 포함될 수도 있음은 당업자에게 자명하다.Meanwhile, although the health status estimation system (200) has been described as above, this description is exemplary, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that at least some of the components or functions of the health status estimation system (200) may be realized within a device (300) or a server (not shown) or included within an external system (not shown) as needed.

먼저, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 정보 획득부(210)는, 어미 및 새끼 중 적어도 하나의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 기능을 수행할 수 있다.First, the information acquisition unit (210) according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of acquiring information about at least one of the mother and the offspring.

구체적으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 정보 획득부(210)는, 개체에 대한 센서(300)에 의하여 측정되는 센서 데이터를 이용하여 개체의 행동을 추정함으로써 개체의 포유 관련 행동에 관한 정보를 획득할 수 있다. 여기서, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따르면, 획득 가능한 포유 관련 행동에는 총 포유 시간, 포유 자극 횟수, 포유 자극의 강도(세기), 포유 빈도, 포유 지속 시간, 포유 인터벌 시간, 빨기 행동 횟수 등이 포함될 수 있다. 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따르면, 이러한 포유 관련 행동에 관한 정보를 활용하면 개체의 건강 상태를 예측할 수 있다. 도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서 데이터를 이용하여 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 과정을 예시적으로 나타내는 도면이다.Specifically, the information acquisition unit (210) according to one embodiment of the present invention can acquire information on the breastfeeding-related behavior of an individual by estimating the behavior of the individual using sensor data measured by a sensor (300) for the individual. Here, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the obtainable breastfeeding-related behavior may include total breastfeeding time, number of breastfeeding stimuli, intensity (strength) of breastfeeding stimuli, breastfeeding frequency, breastfeeding duration, breastfeeding interval time, number of sucking behaviors, etc. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the health status of an individual can be predicted by utilizing such information on breastfeeding-related behavior. Fig. 3 is a diagram exemplarily showing a process of acquiring information on breastfeeding using sensor data according to one embodiment of the present invention.

도 3에 도시된 바와 같이 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 정보 획득부(210)는, 센서 데이터(310)를 이용하여 총 포유 시간(311), 포유 자극 횟수(312), 포유 자극의 강도(313), 포유 빈도 및 포유 지속 시간(314), 포유 인터벌 시간(315), 빨기 행동 횟수(316)에 대한 정보를 획득할 수 있다.As illustrated in FIG. 3, the information acquisition unit (210) according to one embodiment of the present invention can acquire information on the total breastfeeding time (311), the number of breastfeeding stimuli (312), the intensity of the breastfeeding stimuli (313), the breastfeeding frequency and duration (314), the breastfeeding interval time (315), and the number of sucking behaviors (316) using sensor data (310).

다음으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 산유량 추정부(220)는, 포유에 대한 정보를 참조하여 어미의 산유량을 추정할 수 있다.Next, the milk production estimation unit (220) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate the milk production of the mother by referring to information about lactation.

예를 들면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 산유량 추정부(220)는, 1회당 평균적인(일반적인) 포유 지속 시간을 유지하는 송아지의 포유 시간당 포유 자극 비율(포유 자극 횟수/포유 시간)이 소정의 기준치(예를 들어 25회/분 이상인 경우)를 초과하여 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여 새끼는 어미 젖을 먹고자 하나 어미의 산유량이 부족한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For example, the milk production estimation unit (220) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate that the calf wants to drink its mother's milk but the mother's milk production is insufficient when the milk stimulation ratio per milking time (number of milking stimulations/milk time) of a calf that maintains an average (typical) milking duration per time exceeds a predetermined standard (e.g., 25 times/minute or more) and is maintained for a certain period of time or longer.

또한, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 산유량 추정부(220)는, 포유 자극의 강도(세기)에 관한 정보에 기초하여 새끼의 활력 상태 및/또는 어미의 유량 상태를 추정할 수도 있다.In addition, the milk production estimation unit (220) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate the vitality of the offspring and/or the milk production status of the mother based on information about the intensity (strength) of the maternal stimulation.

예를 들어, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 산유량 추정부(220)는, 송아지의 1회당 평균적인(일반적인) 포유 강도가 소정의 기준치를 초과하여 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여 송아지의 활력 상태가 좋은 상황 및/또는 어미의 산유량이 부족한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For example, the milk production estimation unit (220) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate that the calf's vitality is good and/or the mother's milk production is insufficient when the average (typical) milk production intensity per feeding of the calf exceeds a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time.

다음으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 어미의 산유량 및 새끼의 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 어미 및 새끼의 건강 상태를 추정하는 기능을 수행할 수 있다.Next, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of estimating the health status of the mother and the offspring by referring to information on the mother's milk production and the offspring's lactation.

예를 들면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 만약 송아지가 1회당 평균적인(일반적인) 포유 지속 시간을 유지하지 못하고, 포유 시간당 포유자극 비율(포유 자극 횟수/포유 시간)이 소정의 기준치(예를 들어 15회/분 이하인 경우)이하로 내려간 상태로 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여 새끼의 포유 의지와 활력이 부족한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For example, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate that the calf lacks the will and vitality to nurse if the calf cannot maintain the average (typical) nursing duration per session and the nursing stimulation ratio per nursing time (number of nursing stimulations/nursing time) falls below a predetermined standard (e.g., 15 times/minute or less) and is maintained for a certain period of time or longer.

또한, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 포유 자극의 강도(세기)에 관한 정보에 기초하여 새끼의 활력 상태를 추정할 수 있다.In addition, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate the vitality status of the offspring based on information about the intensity (strength) of the maternal stimulus.

예를 들면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 송아지의 1회당 평균적인(일반적인) 포유 강도가 소정의 기준치 이하로 내려간 상태로 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여 새끼의 활력 상태가 나쁜 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For example, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate that the vitality status of the calf is poor when the average (typical) breastfeeding intensity per feeding of the calf remains below a predetermined standard for a certain period of time.

또한, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 포유 빈도 및 포유 지속 시간에 관한 정보에 기초하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 알 수 있고 이를 바탕으로 개체의 기본적인 건강 상태를 판단할 수 있다.In addition, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can determine the will and vitality of the offspring to breastfeed based on information about the breastfeeding frequency and the duration of breastfeeding, and can determine the basic health status of the individual based on this.

예를 들어, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 송아지의 포유 빈도 및 포유 지속 시간이 소정의 기준치를 초과하는 것에 대응하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및/또는 활력이 강한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For example, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate that the calf has a strong will to breastfeed and/or has strong vitality in response to the fact that the breastfeeding frequency and breastfeeding duration of the calf exceed a predetermined standard value.

다른 예를 들어, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 송아지의 포유 빈도 및 포유 지속 시간이 소정의 기준치 이하로 내려가는 것에 대응하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및/또는 활력이 약한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For another example, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention may estimate that the calf's will to breastfeed and/or vitality is weak in response to the calf's breastfeeding frequency and breastfeeding duration falling below a predetermined standard value.

또한, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 어미 젖을 빠는 행동 횟수를 파악하여 빨기 속도를 유추하고 새끼의 포유 의지와 활력을 추정할 수 있다.In addition, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can infer the sucking speed by determining the number of times the mother sucks her milk and estimate the will and vitality of the offspring to suckle.

예를 들어, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 송아지의 포유 횟수가 소정의 기준치를 초과하여 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및/또는 활력이 강한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For example, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can estimate that the calf has a strong will to breastfeed and/or has strong vitality when the number of times the calf breastfeeds exceeds a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time.

다른 예를 들어, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 송아지의 포유 횟수가 소정의 기준치 이하로 내려간 생태로 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및/또는 활력이 약한 상황이라고 추정할 수 있다.For another example, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention may estimate that the calf's will to nurse and/or vitality is weak when the number of times the calf is nursed falls below a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time.

상술한 실시예들에 따르면, 송아지의 우유 섭취 수준을 파악하는 시스템이 구현될 수 있고, 또한, 개체의 다른 행동 데이터(반추, 사료섭취, 활동량, 앉기/서기 등)를 종합하게 되면 개체의 건강 상태를 보다 정밀하게 판단하는 시스템이 구현될 수 있다.According to the above-described embodiments, a system for determining the milk intake level of a calf can be implemented, and further, by synthesizing other behavioral data of the individual (rumination, feed intake, activity level, sitting/standing, etc.), a system for more precisely determining the health status of the individual can be implemented.

한편, 도 4는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하는 과정을 예시적으로 나타내는 도면이다. 구체적으로, 도 4를 참조하여 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 전반적인 작동 과정에 대해서 설명하면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서 데이터(310)는, 개체에 대한 센서(300)를 통해 획득된 후 파머스 핸즈 게이트웨이(320)를 통하여 클라우드 서버로 무선 전송될 수 있다. 여기서, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 센서 데이터(310)가 전송되는 게이트웨이는 파머즈 핸즈 게이트웨이가 될 수 있으나 반드시 이에 한정되는 것은 아니며, 본 발명의 목적을 달성할 수 있는 범위 내에서 얼마든지 변경이 가능할 수 있음을 밝혀 둔다.Meanwhile, Fig. 4 is a diagram exemplarily showing a process for estimating the health status of an individual according to one embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, referring to Fig. 4, the overall operation process of the health status estimation system (200) will be described. Sensor data (310) according to one embodiment of the present invention may be acquired through a sensor (300) for an individual and then wirelessly transmitted to a cloud server through a Farmer's Hands gateway (320). Here, the gateway through which the sensor data (310) according to one embodiment of the present invention is transmitted may be a Farmer's Hands gateway, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and it should be noted that changes may be made in any way within a scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.

계속해서 도 4를 참조하여 설명하면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 개체에 대한 센서 데이터(310)는 인터넷 및/또는 유선을 통하여 게이트웨이(320)를 통해 Raw 신호를 수집하는 클라우드 서버(201)로 전송될 수 있으며, 이후, 인터넷 및/또는 유선을 통하여 AI 분석 서버(202)로 전송되어 개체의 행동이 AI에 의해 분석된 후, 인터넷 및/또는 유선을 통하여 행동 데이터 클라우드 서버(203)로 전송되어 저장될 수 있다. 이후, 사용자가 디바이스(400)를 통해 데이터 조회를 요청하는 것에 대응하여 센서 데이터(310)는 인터넷 및/또는 무선을 통하여 디바이스(400)에 전송될 수 있다. 다만, 본 발명에 따른 건강 상태 추정 시스템에 포함된 센서 데이터(310)를 전송, 분석 및 저장하는 서버 등의 요소들이 반드시 상기 작성된 요소에 한정되는 것은 아니며, 본 발명의 목적을 달성할 수 있는 범위 내에서 얼마든지 변경이 가능할 수 있음을 밝혀 둔다.Continuing with reference to FIG. 4, sensor data (310) for an object according to one embodiment of the present invention may be transmitted to a cloud server (201) that collects raw signals through a gateway (320) via the Internet and/or a wired connection, and then transmitted to an AI analysis server (202) via the Internet and/or a wired connection, where the object's behavior may be analyzed by AI, and then transmitted to a behavior data cloud server (203) via the Internet and/or a wired connection and stored. Thereafter, in response to a user requesting data inquiry through a device (400), the sensor data (310) may be transmitted to the device (400) via the Internet and/or wirelessly. However, it should be noted that elements such as a server that transmits, analyzes, and stores sensor data (310) included in the health status estimation system according to the present invention are not necessarily limited to the elements described above, and may be changed in any way within a scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.

한편, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 새끼의 포유 행동을 참조하여 어미의 산차별 평균 산유량이 새끼의 포유 의지를 충족시키고, 새끼의 건강이 양호한 상태로 일정 시간 이상 지속되는 것에 대응하여 어미를 번식우로서 분류하고, 어미를 지속적으로 번식우로 관리할 수 있다.Meanwhile, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can classify the mother as a breeding cow and continuously manage the mother as a breeding cow in response to the fact that the average milk production by parity of the mother satisfies the will of the calf to be fed by referring to the suckling behavior of the calf and that the calf remains in good health for a certain period of time or longer.

또한, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 새끼의 포유 행동을 참조하여 어미의 산차별 평균 산유량이 새끼의 포유 의지를 충족시키지 못하고 새끼의 평균 건강이 양호하지 못한 상태로 일정 시간 이상 지속되는 것에 대응하여 어미를 번식우에서 도태할 개체로 분류할 수 있다.In addition, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can classify the mother as an individual to be culled from the breeding herd in response to the fact that the average milk production of the mother per parity does not satisfy the will of the offspring to suckle and the average health of the offspring is not good for a certain period of time or longer by referring to the suckling behavior of the offspring.

여기서, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 산차는 어미소가 새끼를 N번 낳았을 경우 N산차라고 표현할 수 있으며, 어미의 산차별 평균적인 산유량을 참조하여 번식우 및/또는 도태할 개체를 분류함으로써 새끼의 건강에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요소 중 포유로 인한 건강 문제를 정확히 파악하여 오류를 방지할 수 있다.Here, the parity according to one embodiment of the present invention can be expressed as N parity when a mother cow has given birth to N calves, and by classifying breeding cows and/or individuals to be culled with reference to the average milk production amount by parity of the mother cow, it is possible to accurately identify health problems due to lactation among various factors affecting the health of calves, thereby preventing errors.

구체적으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 건강 상태 추정부(230)는, 어미의 평균 산차 및 새끼의 평균적인 건강 상태를 전반적으로 고려함으로써 번식우로서의 어미를 잘못 판단하는 오류(예를 들면, 어미의 포유 상태는 문제가 없지만 새끼가 선천적으로 건강하지 않은 상태로 태어나서 어미를 도태할 개체로 분류하는 오류 등)를 방지하면서 어미를 번식우 및/또는 도태할 개체로 분류할 수 있다. Specifically, the health status estimation unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention can classify a mother as a breeding cow and/or an individual to be culled while preventing an error of misjudging the mother as a breeding cow (for example, an error of classifying a mother as an individual to be culled because the offspring is born in a congenitally unhealthy state even though the mother's lactation status is not a problem) by taking into account the average parity of the mother and the average health status of the offspring as a whole.

다음으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 통신부(240)는 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220) 및 건강 상태 추정부(230)로부터의/로의 데이터 송수신이 가능하도록 하는 기능을 수행할 수 있다.Next, the communication unit (240) according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform a function that enables data transmission and reception from/to the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production amount estimation unit (220), and the health status estimation unit (230).

마지막으로, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 제어부(250)는 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220), 건강 상태 추정부(230) 및 통신부(240) 간의 데이터의 흐름을 제어하는 기능을 수행할 수 있다. 즉, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 제어부(250)는 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 외부로부터의/로의 데이터 흐름 또는 건강 상태 추정 시스템(200)의 각 구성요소 간의 데이터 흐름을 제어함으로써, 정보 획득부(210), 산유량 추정부(220), 건강 상태 추정부(230) 및 통신부(240)에서 각각 고유 기능을 수행하도록 제어할 수 있다.Finally, the control unit (250) according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of controlling the flow of data between the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production estimation unit (220), the health status estimation unit (230), and the communication unit (240). That is, the control unit (250) according to one embodiment of the present invention can control the flow of data from/to the outside of the health status estimation system (200) or the flow of data between each component of the health status estimation system (200), thereby controlling the information acquisition unit (210), the milk production estimation unit (220), the health status estimation unit (230), and the communication unit (240) to perform their own functions.

이상 설명된 본 발명에 따른 실시예는 다양한 컴퓨터 구성요소를 통하여 실행될 수 있는 프로그램 명령어의 형태로 구현되어 컴퓨터 판독 가능한 기록 매체에 기록될 수 있다. 상기 컴퓨터 판독 가능한 기록 매체는 프로그램 명령어, 데이터 파일, 데이터 구조 등을 단독으로 또는 조합하여 포함할 수 있다. 상기 컴퓨터 판독 가능한 기록 매체에 기록되는 프로그램 명령어는 본 발명을 위하여 특별히 설계되고 구성된 것이거나 컴퓨터 소프트웨어 분야의 당업자에게 공지되어 사용 가능한 것일 수 있다. 컴퓨터 판독 가능한 기록 매체의 예에는, 하드 디스크, 플로피 디스크 및 자기 테이프와 같은 자기 매체, CD-ROM 및 DVD와 같은 광기록 매체, 플롭티컬 디스크(floptical disk)와 같은 자기-광 매체(magneto-optical medium), 및 ROM, RAM, 플래시 메모리 등과 같은, 프로그램 명령어를 저장하고 실행하도록 특별히 구성된 하드웨어 장치가 포함된다. 프로그램 명령어의 예에는, 컴파일러에 의하여 만들어지는 것과 같은 기계어 코드뿐만 아니라 인터프리터 등을 사용하여 컴퓨터에 의해서 실행될 수 있는 고급 언어 코드도 포함된다. 하드웨어 장치는 본 발명에 따른 처리를 수행하기 위하여 하나 이상의 소프트웨어 모듈로 변경될 수 있으며, 그 역도 마찬가지이다.The embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program commands that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, etc., either singly or in combination. The program commands recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program commands, such as ROMs, RAMs, and flash memories. Examples of program commands include not only machine language codes generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. Hardware devices may be changed into one or more software modules to perform processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

이상에서 본 발명이 구체적인 구성요소 등과 같은 특정 사항과 한정된 실시예 및 도면에 의하여 설명되었으나, 이는 본 발명의 보다 전반적인 이해를 돕기 위하여 제공된 것일 뿐, 본 발명이 상기 실시예에 한정되는 것은 아니며, 본 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상적인 지식을 가진 자라면 이러한 기재로부터 다양한 수정과 변경을 꾀할 수 있다.Although the present invention has been described above with specific details such as specific components and limited examples and drawings, these are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications and changes based on this description.

따라서, 본 발명의 사상은 상기 설명된 실시예에 국한되어 정해져서는 아니 되며, 후술하는 특허청구범위뿐만 아니라 이 특허청구범위와 균등한 또는 이로부터 등가적으로 변경된 모든 범위는 본 발명의 사상의 범주에 속한다고 할 것이다.Therefore, the idea of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described above, and not only the scope of the patent claims described below but also all scopes equivalent to or equivalently modified from the scope of the patent claims are considered to fall within the scope of the idea of the present invention.

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개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 방법으로서,As a method for estimating the health status of an individual, 새끼의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 단계,Steps to obtain information about the mother's milk, 상기 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 어미의 산유량을 추정하는 단계, 및A step of estimating the amount of milk produced by the mother by referring to the information on the above-mentioned milk production, and 상기 어미의 산유량 및 상기 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 상기 어미 및 상기 새끼의 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계를 포함하는A step of estimating the health status of the mother and the offspring by referring to the milk production amount of the mother and the information on the lactation. 방법.method. 제1항에 있어서,In the first paragraph, 상기 정보를 획득하는 단계에서, 상기 새끼에 대한 센서에 의하여 측정되는 센서 데이터를 이용하여 상기 새끼의 행동을 추정함으로써 총 포유 시간, 포유 자극 횟수, 포유 자극의 강도, 포유 빈도, 포유 지속 시간, 포유 인터벌 시간 및 빨기 행동 횟수 중 적어도 하나를 획득하는In the step of acquiring the above information, the behavior of the offspring is estimated using sensor data measured by a sensor for the offspring, thereby acquiring at least one of the total feeding time, the number of feeding stimuli, the intensity of the feeding stimuli, the feeding frequency, the feeding duration, the feeding interval time, and the number of sucking behaviors. 방법.method. 제2항에 있어서,In the second paragraph, 상기 산유량을 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 포유 자극의 강도에 관한 정보를 참조하여 상기 새끼의 활력 상태 및 상기 어미의 유량 상태를 추정할 수 있는In the step of estimating the amount of milk produced, the vitality of the offspring and the milk production status of the mother can be estimated by referring to information on the intensity of the maternal stimulation. 방법.method. 제2항에 있어서,In the second paragraph, 상기 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 포유 빈도 및 상기 포유 지속 시간 중 적어도 하나에 관한 정보를 참조하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 추정하고, 상기 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 참조하여 상기 새끼의 건강 상태를 판단하는In the step of estimating the health status, the willingness and vitality of the offspring are estimated by referring to information about at least one of the feeding frequency and the feeding duration, and the health status of the offspring is determined by referring to the willingness and vitality of the offspring. 방법.method. 제2항에 있어서,In the second paragraph, 상기 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 새끼가 상기 어미의 젖을 빠는 행동 횟수를 참조하여 상기 새끼의 빨기 속도를 추정하고, 상기 새끼의 빨기 속도를 참조하여 상기 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 추정할 수 있는In the step of estimating the health status, the sucking speed of the offspring is estimated by referring to the number of times the offspring sucks the mother's milk, and the sucking will and vitality of the offspring can be estimated by referring to the sucking speed of the offspring. 방법.method. 제1항에 있어서,In the first paragraph, 상기 산유량을 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 새끼의 포유 시간당 포유 자극 횟수에 대한 비율이 소정의 기준치를 초과하여 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여, 상기 어미의 산유량이 부족한 상황이라고 추정하는In the step of estimating the amount of milk produced, if the ratio of the number of feeding stimulations per feeding time of the offspring exceeds a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time, it is estimated that the amount of milk produced by the mother is insufficient. 방법.method. 제1항에 있어서,In the first paragraph, 상기 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 새끼의 포유 시간당 포유자극 횟수에 대한 비율이 소정의 기준치 이하로 내려간 상태로 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여, 상기 새끼의 포유 의지와 활력이 부족한 상황이라고 추정하는In the step of estimating the above health status, if the ratio of the number of feeding stimuli per feeding time of the offspring is maintained below a predetermined standard for a certain period of time, it is estimated that the offspring's will to feed and vitality are insufficient. 방법.method. 제1항에 있어서,In the first paragraph, 상기 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 새끼의 포유 행동을 참조하여 상기 어미의 산유량이 상기 새끼의 포유 의지를 충족시키고, 상기 새끼의 건강이 양호한 상태로 일정 시간 이상 지속되는 것에 대응하여 상기 어미를 번식우로서 분류하는In the step of estimating the health status, the mother cow is classified as a breeding cow in response to the fact that the milk production of the mother cow satisfies the will of the calf to be nursed by referring to the nursing behavior of the calf and that the health of the calf continues for a certain period of time. 방법.method. 제1항에 있어서,In the first paragraph, 상기 건강 상태를 추정하는 단계에서, 상기 새끼의 포유 행동을 참조하여 상기 어미의 산유량이 상기 새끼의 포유 의지를 충족시키지 못하여 상기 새끼의 건강이 양호하지 못한 상태로 일정 시간 이상 지속되는 것에 대응하여 상기 어미를 도태할 개체로 분류하는In the step of estimating the health status, the mother is classified as an individual to be culled in response to the fact that the mother's milk production does not satisfy the offspring's will to suckle, and the offspring's health continues for a certain period of time or longer with reference to the offspring's breastfeeding behavior. 방법.method. 제1항에 따른 방법을 실행하기 위한 컴퓨터 프로그램을 기록하는 비일시성의 컴퓨터 판독 가능 기록 매체.A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to paragraph 1. 개체의 건강 상태를 추정하기 위한 시스템으로서,As a system for estimating the health status of an object, 새끼의 포유에 관한 정보를 획득하는 정보 획득부,Information acquisition unit that obtains information about the feeding of young; 상기 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 어미의 산유량을 추정하는 산유량 추정부, 및A milk production estimation unit that estimates the milk production of the mother by referring to the information on the above-mentioned milk production, and 상기 어미의 산유량 및 상기 포유에 관한 정보를 참조하여 상기 어미 및 상기 새끼의 건강 상태를 추정하는 건강 상태 추정부를 포함하는A health status estimation unit that estimates the health status of the mother and the offspring by referring to the milk production amount of the mother and the information on the lactation. 시스템.System. 제11항에 있어서,In Article 11, 상기 정보 획득부는, 상기 새끼에 대한 센서에 의하여 측정되는 센서 데이터를 이용하여 상기 새끼의 행동을 추정함으로써 총 포유 시간, 포유 자극 횟수, 포유 자극의 강도, 포유 빈도, 포유 지속 시간, 포유 인터벌 시간 및 빨기 행동 횟수 중 적어도 하나를 획득하는The above information acquisition unit obtains at least one of the total feeding time, the number of feeding stimuli, the intensity of the feeding stimuli, the feeding frequency, the feeding duration, the feeding interval time, and the number of sucking behaviors by estimating the behavior of the offspring using sensor data measured by the sensor for the offspring. 시스템.System. 제12항에 있어서,In paragraph 12, 상기 산유량 추정부는, 상기 포유 자극의 강도에 관한 정보를 참조하여 상기 새끼의 활력 상태 및 상기 어미의 유량 상태를 추정할 수 있는The above milk production estimation unit can estimate the vitality of the offspring and the milk production status of the mother by referring to information about the intensity of the maternal stimulation. 시스템.System. 제12항에 있어서,In paragraph 12, 상기 건강 상태 추정부는, 상기 포유 빈도 및 상기 포유 지속 시간 중 적어도 하나에 관한 정보를 참조하여 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 추정하고, 상기 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 참조하여 상기 새끼의 건강 상태를 판단하는The health status estimation unit estimates the willingness and vitality of the offspring by referring to information about at least one of the feeding frequency and the feeding duration, and determines the health status of the offspring by referring to the willingness and vitality of the offspring. 시스템.System. 제12항에 있어서,In paragraph 12, 상기 건강 상태 추정부는, 상기 새끼가 상기 어미의 젖을 빠는 행동 횟수를 참조하여 상기 새끼의 빨기 속도를 추정하고, 상기 새끼의 빨기 속도를 참조하여 상기 새끼의 포유 의지 및 활력을 추정할 수 있는The above health status estimation unit can estimate the sucking speed of the offspring by referring to the number of times the offspring sucks the mother's milk, and can estimate the will and vitality of the offspring by referring to the sucking speed of the offspring. 시스템.System. 제11항에 있어서,In Article 11, 상기 산유량 추정부는, 상기 새끼의 포유 시간당 포유 자극 횟수에 대한 비율이 소정의 기준치를 초과하여 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여, 상기 어미의 산유량이 부족한 상황이라고 추정하는The above milk production estimation unit estimates that the milk production of the mother is insufficient when the ratio of the number of feeding stimulations per feeding time of the offspring exceeds a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time. 시스템.System. 제11항에 있어서,In Article 11, 상기 건강 상태 추정부는, 상기 새끼의 포유 시간당 포유자극 횟수에 대한 비율이 소정의 기준치 이하로 내려간 상태로 일정 시간 이상 유지되는 것에 대응하여, 상기 새끼의 포유 의지와 활력이 부족한 상황이라고 추정하는The above health status estimation unit estimates that the will and vitality of the offspring are insufficient when the ratio of the number of feeding stimuli per feeding time of the offspring falls below a predetermined standard and is maintained for a certain period of time. 시스템.System. 제11항에 있어서,In Article 11, 상기 건강 상태 추정부는, 상기 새끼의 포유 행동을 참조하여 상기 어미의 산유량이 상기 새끼의 포유 의지를 충족시키고, 상기 새끼의 건강이 양호한 상태로 일정 시간 이상 지속되는 것에 대응하여 상기 어미를 번식우로서 분류하는The above health status estimation unit classifies the mother as a breeding cow in response to the fact that the mother's milk production satisfies the mother's will to breastfeed the offspring by referring to the offspring's breastfeeding behavior and that the offspring's health continues for a certain period of time or longer. 시스템.System. 제11항에 있어서,In Article 11, 상기 건강 상태 추정부는, 상기 새끼의 포유 행동을 참조하여 상기 어미의 산유량이 상기 새끼의 포유 의지를 충족시키지 못하여 상기 새끼의 건강이 양호하지 못한 상태로 일정 시간 이상 지속되는 것에 대응하여 상기 어미를 도태할 개체로 분류하는The above health status estimation unit classifies the mother as an individual to be culled in response to the fact that the mother's milk production does not satisfy the offspring's will to suckle, and the offspring's health remains poor for a certain period of time, referring to the offspring's breastfeeding behavior. 시스템.System.
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