ITMI20121234A1 - SENSOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC SURVEY OF THE DOUBLE EMPLOYMENT OF THE NESTS DURING THE STAGE OF OVERVIEW - Google Patents
SENSOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC SURVEY OF THE DOUBLE EMPLOYMENT OF THE NESTS DURING THE STAGE OF OVERVIEW Download PDFInfo
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di invenzione industriale avente per titolo: of industrial invention entitled:
SENSORE PER IL RILIEVO AUTOMATICO DELLA DOPPIA OCCUPAZIONE SENSOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
DEI NIDI DURANTE LA FASE DI OVODEPOSIZIONE. OF THE NESTS DURING THE STAGE OF OVODEPOSITION.
La presente invenzione riguarda un sensore per il rilievo automatico della “doppia occupazione†del nido, durante la fase di ovodeposizione, destinato principalmente a sistemi automatici che associano univocamente la gallina all’uovo deposto in allevamenti intensivi di ovaiole allevate “a terra†. The present invention relates to a sensor for the automatic detection of the â € œdouble occupancyâ € of the nest, during the laying phase, mainly intended for automatic systems that univocally associate the hen with the egg laid in intensive farms of layers raised â € œon the groundâ € €.
Ad oggi, diversi sono i sistemi che sono stati sviluppati, e utilizzati prevalentemente a livello sperimentale, allo scopo di indagare e valutare gli aspetti comportamentali degli animali allevati a terra, nonché, le loro performance di ovodeposizione (frequenza di visita e tempo di permanenza nei recinti esterni, numero di visite e tempo di occupazione del nido, numero di uova deposte, ecc.). Alcuni di questi sistemi sono stati anche brevettati. Si cita ad esempio un brevetto europeo (Method and installation for individualising an egg with the particular laying hen - EP0855137 - 1998) relativo a un metodo per associare la gallina con l’uovo deposto all’interno del nido. L’uovo viene identificato e marchiato in base alle informazioni trasmesse da un’antenna, collocata genericamente all’interno del nido, e da un transponder RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), sistemato altrettanto genericamente tra le piume dell’ala o in un anello posto alla zampa della gallina, che ha lo scopo di rendere riconoscibile l’animale attraverso un ID univoco. To date, several systems have been developed, and used mainly at an experimental level, in order to investigate and evaluate the behavioral aspects of animals reared on the ground, as well as their oviposition performance (visit frequency and residence time in the external enclosures, number of visits and time of occupation of the nest, number of eggs laid, etc.). Some of these systems have even been patented. For example, a European patent is cited (Method and installation for individualising an egg with the particular laying hen - EP0855137 - 1998) relating to a method for associating the hen with the egg laid inside the nest. The egg is identified and marked based on the information transmitted by an antenna, generically placed inside the nest, and by an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) transponder, placed equally generically between the feathers of the wing or in a ring placed on the henâ € ™ s leg, which has the purpose of making the animal recognizable through a unique ID.
Solitamente, questi sistemi prevedono l’uso di “dispositivi di cattura†posti all’ingresso dei nidi. Essi hanno il compito di interdire l’ingresso di altre galline quando il nido à ̈ già occupato, evitando fenomeni di “doppia occupazione†che possono essere fonte di errori e/o incertezze nell’assegnamento uovogallina. Usually, these systems involve the use of â € œcatching devicesâ € placed at the entrance to the nests. They have the task of forbidding the entry of other hens when the nest is already occupied, avoiding phenomena of â € œdouble occupationâ € which can be a source of errors and / or uncertainties in egg hen assignment.
L’utilizzo di tali “dispositivi†, tuttavia, ha degli svantaggi e/o dei limiti. Anzitutto, la struttura del nido che ne deriva risulta essere più complessa rispetto ai nidi convenzionali e perciò più sensibile a rotture, malfunzionamenti, nonché più costosa in termini costruttivi. Le galline, durante i loro primi tentativi di accesso, possono essere spaventare, e quelle con tempi di covata particolarmente lunghi possono finire con il monopolizzare i nidi disponibili. Questi due ultimi aspetti, possono far aumentare la quota di uova deposte fuori dai nidi, quindi non associate ad una particolare gallina, arrivando anche ad alterare stabilmente il normale comportamento degli animali. Infine, i fenomeni di “doppia occupazione†non risultano essere del tutto esclusi. Ciò può accadere in quanto i “dispositivi di cattura†prevedono sempre dei blocchi meccanici che si attivano quanto la gallina entra nel nido ed assume la posizione di cova. Durante ogni ingresso al nido, sussiste quindi un lasso di tempo all’interno del quale i “dispositivi di cattura†non sono ancora bloccati e perciò, una seconda gallina può sempre seguire la prima nonostante il nido risulti essere già occupato. The use of such â € œdevicesâ €, however, has drawbacks and / or limitations. First of all, the resulting nest structure is more complex than conventional nests and therefore more sensitive to breakages, malfunctions, as well as more expensive in terms of construction. Hens, during their first attempts at access, can be frightening, and those with particularly long brood times can end up hogging the available nests. These last two aspects can increase the amount of eggs laid outside the nests, therefore not associated with a particular hen, even going so far as to permanently alter the normal behavior of the animals. Finally, the phenomena of â € œdouble employmentâ € are not completely excluded. This can happen as the â € œcatching devicesâ € always have mechanical blocks that are activated when the hen enters the nest and assumes the hatching position. During each entry to the nest, there is therefore a period of time within which the â € œcatching devicesâ € are not yet blocked and therefore, a second hen can always follow the first even though the nest is already occupied.
Gli svantaggi appena elencati, spiegano perché alcuni dei sistemi sviluppati non prevedano l’adozione di “dispositivi di cattura†ma scoraggino solamente la “doppia occupazione†del nido attraverso delle dimensioni interne particolarmente ridotte ed una parziale ostruzione del suo ingresso. Purtroppo, questi sistemi risolvono gran parte degli svantaggi precedentemente elencati ma incrementano la probabilità che fenomeni di “doppia occupazione†del nido si verifichino. Inoltre, non sono in grado di rilevare e l’avvenuta “doppia occupazione†e pertanto, compensano i benefici ottenuti con una complessiva riduzione dell’accuratezza dei dati raccolti non costituendo perciò un effettivo miglioramento dello stato dell’arte. The disadvantages listed above explain why some of the systems developed do not foresee the adoption of â € œcatching devicesâ € but only discourage the â € œdouble occupationâ € of the nest through particularly small internal dimensions and a partial obstruction of its entrance. Unfortunately, these systems solve most of the disadvantages listed above but increase the probability that phenomena of â € œdouble occupancyâ € of the nest will occur. Furthermore, they are not able to detect the â € œdouble employmentâ € and therefore compensate for the benefits obtained with an overall reduction in the accuracy of the data collected, therefore not constituting an actual improvement of the state of the art.
La presente invenzione affronta e risolve in modo nuovo e non banale il problema della doppia occupazione del nido durante la fase di ovodeposizione. Essa di basa sull’uso di un sensore capace di monitorare l’utilizzo del nido, da parte delle galline, e di rilevare automaticamente i fenomeni di “doppia occupazione†avvenuti durante le fasi di ovodeposizione. Connessa ad un sistema automatico sprovvisto di “dispositivi di cattura†, essa consente di sfruttare tutti i benefici introdotti da questa tipologia di sistemi, garantendo al tempo stesso l’accuratezza dei dati raccolti. Ovviamente, non si esclude che anche sistemi automatici dotati di “dispositivi dispositivi di cattura†possano utilizzare l’invenzione al fine di massimizzare l’accuratezza dei dati registrati. Infine, non si esclude nemmeno la possibilità che l’invenzione possa essere utilizzata da sistemi convenzionali e commerciali al solo scopo di operare un monitoraggio del comportamento degli animali, e dell’uso dei nidi, che possa portare ad un miglioramento delle performance produttive degli allevamenti. The present invention faces and solves the problem of the double occupation of the nest during the oviposition phase in a new and non-trivial way. It is based on the use of a sensor capable of monitoring the use of the nest by the hens and automatically detecting the phenomena of â € œdouble occupationâ € occurring during the laying phases. Connected to an automatic system without â € œcatching devicesâ €, it allows you to take advantage of all the benefits introduced by this type of system, while at the same time guaranteeing the accuracy of the data collected. Obviously, it is not excluded that even automatic systems equipped with â € œcatching devicesâ € may use the invention in order to maximize the accuracy of the recorded data. Finally, the possibility is not excluded that the invention can be used by conventional and commercial systems for the sole purpose of monitoring the behavior of animals, and the use of nests, which can lead to an improvement in production performance. of farms.
Da un punto di vista esclusivamente tecnico, la Figura 1 descrive e riassume l’invenzione nelle sue parti fondamentali. Essa consta di una telecamera (1), un controllore hardware/software (2) ed una interfaccia di comunicazione (3). La telecamera à ̈ montata all’interno del nido (4), di norma sul tetto in posizione centrale. Quando una gallina (5) entra, il controllore la identifica attraverso un’analisi dell’immagine acquisita dalla telecamera. Quando una seconda gallina entra, mentre la prima à ̈ ancora all’interno del nido, il controllore identifica il secondo animale e inizializza a “doppia occupazione nido rilevata†un opportuno record digitale (6), che rende disponibile attraverso l’interfaccia di comunicazione (3) al sistema automatico per l’associazione univoca tra gallina e uovo deposto nel nido (7), a cui di norma l’invenzione à ̈ collegata. Dopo aver comunicato l’informazione, il record digitale viene resettato. Non si esclude comunque la possibilità di utilizzare contemporaneamente degli opportuni “time-out†, pari ad esempio al tempo medio di ovodeposizione delle galline. From a purely technical point of view, Figure 1 describes and summarizes the invention in its fundamental parts. It consists of a camera (1), a hardware / software controller (2) and a communication interface (3). The camera is mounted inside the nest (4), usually on the roof in a central position. When a hen (5) enters, the controller identifies it through an analysis of the image acquired by the camera. When a second hen enters, while the first is still inside the nest, the controller identifies the second animal and initialises a suitable digital record (6) to â € œdouble nest occupation detectedâ €, which makes it available through the communication interface (3) to the automatic system for the univocal association between hen and egg laid in the nest (7), to which the invention is usually connected. After communicating the information, the digital record is reset. However, the possibility of using appropriate â € œtime-outâ €, for example equal to the average laying time of the hens, is not excluded.
Per quanto concerne l’industrializzazione dell’invenzione, si asserisce che non si prevedono particolari difficoltà tecniche per la messa in produzione e che si attende un buon riscontro di mercato in quanto essa potrà essere utilizzata da tutti i sistemi che non prevedono l’utilizzo di “dispositivi di cattura†. Non si esclude, comunque, che anche sistemi dotati di “dispositivi di cattura†possano utilizzare l’invenzione al fine di massimizzare l’accuratezza dei dati raccolti nonché sistemi convenzionali e commerciali, al fine di operare un monitoraggio del comportamento degli animali e dell’uso dei nidi. As far as the industrialization of the invention is concerned, it is asserted that no particular technical difficulties are expected for putting it into production and that a good market response is expected as it can be used by all systems that do not include the ™ use of â € œcatching devicesâ €. However, it is not excluded that even systems equipped with â € œcatching devicesâ € may use the invention in order to maximize the accuracy of the data collected as well as conventional and commercial systems, in order to monitor the behavior of animals and the use of nests.
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| DE540108C (en) * | 1929-12-17 | 1931-12-11 | Rudolf Kirchner | Trap nest with photo-automatic laying control |
| EP0855137A2 (en) * | 1997-01-23 | 1998-07-29 | Jansen Machinefabriek & Konstruktiebedrijf B.V. | Method and installation for individualising an egg with the particular laying hen |
| GB2420242A (en) * | 2004-11-10 | 2006-05-17 | Enjoy Birds More Ltd | Surveillance system |
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| DE540108C (en) * | 1929-12-17 | 1931-12-11 | Rudolf Kirchner | Trap nest with photo-automatic laying control |
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