EP1862144A1 - Phantom zur Samengewinnung bei Tieren - Google Patents

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EP1862144A1
EP1862144A1 EP06370020A EP06370020A EP1862144A1 EP 1862144 A1 EP1862144 A1 EP 1862144A1 EP 06370020 A EP06370020 A EP 06370020A EP 06370020 A EP06370020 A EP 06370020A EP 1862144 A1 EP1862144 A1 EP 1862144A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of animal semen collection. It is about a new manikin used to collect the semen of an animal. It finds mainly, but not exclusively, its application to the collection of boar semen.
  • a dummy collection still commonly called “ghost” which has a frame rigid which is placed on the ground, which simulates the female, and on which the animal comes to take position having the front part of his body resting on the frame, the hind legs of the animal remaining most often in support On the ground.
  • ghost a dummy collection
  • On this framework of the manikin are further set means for collecting animal semen, including an artificial vagina that stimulates the penis of the animal and cause ejaculation.
  • the international patent application WO 02/13723 discloses an artificial vagina using a sealed air chamber and allowing localized stimulation of the penis of the animal by means of pulsations.
  • the collection operator assists the animal to climb onto the dummy's frame, and once the animal is in position, introduces the animal's penis into the artificial vagina and starts the animal. operation of collection of animal semen.
  • the animal tends to descend alone from the manikin, especially once the ejaculation phase is complete.
  • the animal In the absence of any human intervention when the animal descends from the manikin, there is a high risk that the animal deteriorates the collection means, which is detrimental especially when the collection means implement an artificial vagina that does not is not for single use, and especially when the artificial vagina has a sophisticated structure allowing automated stimulation of the penis.
  • the operator is currently forced to monitor the animal throughout the duration of the collection operation.
  • this obligation of permanent presence of the operator with the animal makes this task tedious with animals, of the porcine type, for which the collection operation is long (generally between 5 minutes and 10 minutes).
  • this obligation of permanent presence of the operator with the animal limits the number of animals that can be simultaneously collected by the same operator, and therefore limits the collection rates and productivity of an operator.
  • the present invention aims at proposing a new dummy for the collection of animal semen which makes it possible to reduce the risks of accidental deterioration of the means of collection by the animal, without requiring the presence of the collection operator.
  • This manikin for animals, and in particular for pigs, has a frame to which are subject means for collecting the semen of an animal; the collection means are movable between at least one collection position of the animal semen and a retracted position, and the manikin comprises means for detecting the presence of an animal in position on the framework, and actuating means which are designed to move the collection means between the collection position and the retracted position, and which are controlled by the detection means.
  • the detection means detect the absence of the animal, and automatically control the actuating means so as to bring the collection means in their retracted position.
  • This automatic retraction of the collection means advantageously makes it possible to move the collection means away from the animal semen and, where appropriate, the harvested seed, without human intervention. This avoids the risk of accidental deterioration of these means of collection by the animal and where appropriate loss of the harvested seed.
  • the detection means detect the presence of the animal, and automatically control the actuating means so that to bring the collection means into their collection position.
  • manikin of the invention may also include the additional and optional features mentioned in the appended claims, which depend on the main claim 1.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 show a manikin 1 for collecting animal semen which conforms to a preferred variant embodiment of the invention.
  • This manikin 1 comprises a rigid frame 2 commonly referred to as a "phantom", which is stably supported on the ground by support means 3.
  • This framework 2 comprises a wall 20 which makes it possible in the usual manner to simulate the female by supporting the animal ( male) during the collection operation of the animal semen.
  • this wall 20 has a U-shaped profile.
  • This frame 2 may in particular be made of a single piece or an assembly of several pieces.
  • the support means 3 comprise four vertical feet 3a, 3b.
  • the two front legs 3a are preferably fixed on a base 3c, and the two rear legs 3b are fixed on a base 3d.
  • the support means 3 can be replaced by any equivalent means, of different structure, and to support the floor frame 2.
  • the manikin 1 also comprises means 4 for collecting the animal semen which are subject to the frame 2, and more particularly which are subject to the lower face 21 of the wall 20 of the frame 2.
  • These collection means 4 comprise an artificial collection vagina 40 which makes it possible to simulate the vagina of the female, associated with a receptacle 41 for collecting the animal semen flowing by gravity outside the artificial vagina 40.
  • the artificial vagina 40 allows automatic stimulation of the penis of the animal, and is for example in accordance with the artificial vagina described in the application of the invention.
  • international patent WO 02/13723 .
  • the collection means 4 are movable relative to the frame 2, between two positions: a collection position illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a so-called "retracted" position, illustrated on FIG. Figure 3.
  • the connecting means 5 comprise a rail 50 which forms a support and guiding slide, and which is fixed under the frame 2, and a plate 51, which is supported by the rail 50 by via two connecting pieces 52, and which can be displaced in translation along the rail 50.
  • a movable plate 51 On this movable plate 51, two arms 53 and 54 are attached. At the end of the arm 53 distal of the plate 51 is attached to the artificial vagina 40. At the end of the arm 54 distal of the plate 51 is fixed the collection receptacle 41, preferably in an easily removable manner, for example by means of a clamp 55.
  • the collection means 4 vagina Artificial 40 / receptacle 41 embedded on the movable plate 51 are thus movable and guided in translation along the rail 50.
  • actuating means 6 comprise a linear jack 60 with two positions (for example a pneumatic cylinder) which is fixed under the frame 2.
  • the movable rod 60a of the cylinder 60 is secured to the movable plate 51 by means of a flexible link 61.
  • the displacement of the collecting means 4 in the retracted position is obtained by pulling on the movable plate 51 by means of the movable rod 60a of the jack 60 and the flexible link 61, to a position (FIG. 3) in which the collecting means 4 are positioned integrally under the frame 2.
  • the displacement of the collecting means 4 in the collection position is obtained by pushing the movable plate 51 by means of the rod 60a of the jack 60, to a position (FIGS. 1 and 2) in which the collecting means 4 exceed at least in part of the frame 2.
  • a position in which the collecting means 4 exceed at least in part of the frame 2.
  • the artificial vagina 40 in the collection position the artificial vagina 40 is no longer located under the frame 2, and is therefore easily accessible.
  • the collection means 4 can move freely in translation along the rail 50, and on a short stroke, according to a go / move movement. return.
  • This mobility of the collecting means 4 in the collection position advantageously makes it possible, during the operation of collecting the animal semen, to give the artificial vagina 40 a back and forth movement under the action of the penis of the animal, which facilitates the ejaculation of the animal.
  • the collection means 4 could be fixed rigidly to the actuating means 6.
  • the manikin 1 is equipped with detection means 7 for the presence of an animal in position on the framework 2.
  • these detection means 7 comprise a non-contact sensor 70, of the photoelectric cell type, which is fixed under the frame 2, to the right of a through hole 71 made in the framework 2. With reference to FIG. 7, this sensor 70 delivers an electrical detection signal 70a, which is processed by electronic means 72. These electronic means 72 are designed to control the jack 60 by means of a control signal 72a, depending on of the state of sensor 70.
  • the operator responsible for collecting the animal is mounted on the frame 2 of the manikin, the collection means 4 being housed under the frame 2 (retracted position).
  • the hole 71 When the animal is in position on the frame 2 of the manikin 1, the hole 71 is closed, and the sensor 70, which is no longer illuminated, automatically detects the presence of the animal (modification of the detection signal 70a) .
  • the resulting modification of the signal 70a is detected by the electronic means 72, which electronic means 72 are designed to automatically control the jack 60 so as to automatically move the collection means 4 to their collection position (movement of the rod exit 60a of the cylinder 60).
  • the operator introduces the penis of the animal into the artificial vagina 40, and the operation of collecting the semen of the animal can take place in the usual way.
  • This automatic movement of the collection means 4 in retracted position under the frame 2 advantageously protects the collection means 4 against accidental deterioration by the animal.
  • the harvested seed is also automatically protected. This advantageously results that the operator is no longer obliged to monitor the animal throughout the duration of the collection operation, which improves the productivity of the collection operations.
  • the collection operation also becomes less tedious and safer for the operator.
  • the electronic means 72 may be implemented in various ways. By way of nonlimiting and non-exhaustive examples of the invention, they can be implemented in the form of an electronic card comprising a processor (microprocessor or microcontroller) designed to execute a program (control automation) which is stored in a memory, and which when executed by the processor allows the implementation of the aforementioned operating steps; the electronic means 72 can also be implemented by means of an industrial programmable logic controller (PLC).
  • a processor microprocessor or microcontroller
  • PLC industrial programmable logic controller
  • the detection means 7 can be made with any type of sensor or set of sensors.
  • the invention is not limited to the implementation of sensor (s) without contact, but can also be performed by means of sensor (s) with contact.
  • detection means one or more sensors for detecting the weight supported by the frame 2 of the manikin 1.
  • the detection means 7 and the actuating means 6 for automatically moving the collection means 4 between the collection position and the retracted position could be of the mechanical type only.
  • only the retraction movement of the collection means can be automated, the displacement of the collection means from the retracted position to the collection position being performed manually by the operator.
  • the retraction movement of the collecting means 4 is not necessarily a translation movement as in the variant of the appended figures. It can be any other type of movement or combinations of movements (translation, rotation, nutation ).
  • the collection means are preferably, but not necessarily, fully housed under the frame 2.
  • the collection means 4 can be brought into a retracted position, which is sufficiently far from the collection position so that they are not easily in contact with the animal when the descendant of the frame of the manikin, but however without the collection means 4 are protected by the frame in this retracted position.
  • the artificial vagina 40 and the receptacle 41 constitute the collection means 4 and are movable between the collection position and the retracted position. In another variant, only the artificial vagina 40 could be retractable.
  • the connecting means 8 between the frame 2 and the support means 3 comprise means 80 for pivoting the frame 2 relative to the support means 3, and means 81 for locking or unlocking 2.
  • the pivoting means 80 are constituted by two axes of rotation passing through the wall 20 of the frame 2 and the front legs 3a respectively;
  • the locking / unlocking means 81 are constituted by two locking pins which pass through the wall 20 of the frame 2 and the rear legs 3b, respectively, and which are removable.
  • said frame 2 can advantageously pivot relative to the front legs 3a (see FIG. 5), so that the underside of this frame 2 is easily accessible and all the elements integral with the frame 2, including sensor 70, actuating means 6, connecting means 5, collecting means 4, are more easily accessible, and may for example be more easily cleaned.
  • the frame 2 is adjustable in height relative to the support means 3, in order to adapt the manikin 1 to the size of the animal.
  • this setting in height is obtained by providing in each foot 3a, 3b a series of through-adjusting holes 82, allowing removable positioning of the axes 80 and 81.
  • the manikin of the invention is particularly suitable for harvesting the semen of animals characterized by a duration of the relatively long ejaculation phase, and is particularly suitable for harvesting the semen of boars.

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US11/492,702 US20070282285A1 (en) 2006-06-01 2006-07-24 Phantom for collecting animal semen
PCT/FR2007/000316 WO2007138174A1 (fr) 2006-06-01 2007-02-22 Mannequin pour la collecte de semence animale
CA002654039A CA2654039A1 (fr) 2006-06-01 2007-02-22 Mannequin pour la collecte de semence animale

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