JP2018042485A - Livestock cattle management server, livestock cattle management program, livestock cattle management method and livestock cattle management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a livestock cattle management server, a livestock cattle management program, a livestock cattle management method and a livestock cattle management system in which the livestock cattle having high possibility of abnormality can be detected early and easily based on water intake data of the livestock cattle.SOLUTION: A livestock cattle management server 2 is provided for management of livestock cattle with a non-contact type wireless tag 10 recording an identification number of each livestock cattle attached thereto. The livestock cattle management server has: a water intake data acquisition unit 51 for acquiring water intake data containing the identification number of the livestock cattle and stay information for identifying the time zone of the livestock cattle staying in drinking fountains, from a tag reader 20 provided in the drinking fountains of the livestock cattle and capable of reading the non-contact type wireless tag 10; a water intake data memory unit 42 for accumulating the water intake data concerning each of the livestock cattle; and an abnormal individual detection unit 55 for detecting the livestock cattle to be careful as an abnormal individual based on the accumulated water intake data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a livestock cattle management server, a livestock cattle management program, a livestock cattle management method, and a livestock cattle management system for individually managing livestock cattle.

  In recent years, due to the introduction of cattle traceability system, producers raising livestock cattle are required to attach ear tags with individual numbers to livestock cattle and manage the history of the farm individually. . As a technique for performing such individual management, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-333924 discloses a method for managing an animal by embedding an ID tag in which a management number is recorded in an ear tag (Patent Document). 1).

JP 2005-333924 A

  The conventional livestock cattle management system including the invention described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is merely for monitoring whether livestock cattle have passed a predetermined gate or the like. Is not something to manage.

  However, livestock cattle have a higher shipping price than other livestock, and there is a problem that the economic loss of producers is very large if they die without noticing a change in their physical condition due to disease or the like. In addition, even if it does not lead to death, compared to livestock cattle that grew steadily in weight, livestock cattle that had not eaten enough due to illness, pain, etc. There is also a problem that the commercial value is greatly reduced.

  Therefore, conventionally, producers of livestock cattle have made an effort to find out the abnormalities as early as possible by observing the state of each livestock cattle in order to appropriately treat the abnormal cattle. However, the task of discovering abnormalities from livestock cattle is difficult overnight and can be missed even with years of intuition and experience. In particular, for a producer who manages a large number of livestock cattle, the work of checking the physical condition of each livestock cattle that changes daily is very troublesome and unrealistic.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and based on the water intake data of livestock cattle, it is possible to quickly and easily detect livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal. It aims at providing a livestock cattle management server, a livestock cattle management program, a livestock cattle management method, and a livestock cattle management system.

  The livestock cattle management server according to the present invention is based on the water intake data of livestock cattle, in order to solve the problem of early and simple detection of livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal. A livestock cattle management server for managing the livestock cattle to which the non-contact type wireless tag recording the non-contact type wireless tag is recorded, wherein the livestock cattle are provided from a tag reader capable of reading the non-contact type radio tag, For each of the livestock cows, the water supply data acquisition unit for acquiring water supply data including the identification number of the cow and the stay information specifying the time zone in which the livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain, A water intake data storage unit that stores the water intake data; and an abnormal individual detection unit that detects the livestock cow to be noted as an abnormal individual based on the stored water intake data.

  Further, as one aspect of the present invention, based on the water intake data, in order to solve the problem of detecting livestock cows that are likely to be in a poor physical condition based on the timing at which each livestock cow drinks water And an individual standard time zone specifying unit for specifying an individual standard time zone which is a standard time zone staying at the drinking fountain for each of the livestock cattle, and the abnormal individual detection unit is configured as the individual standard time zone. A livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a different time zone may be detected as the abnormal individual.

  Furthermore, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of detecting a domestic cattle having a low order when eating food based on the timing when all domestic cattle drink water, an inspection is performed based on the water intake data. All livestock cattle except the target livestock cattle have an overall standard time zone identifying unit that identifies an overall standard time zone that is a standard time zone staying at the drinking fountain, and the abnormal individual detection unit is Livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the overall standard time zone may be detected as the abnormal individual.

  Further, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of detecting livestock cattle that are likely to be in a poor physical condition based on the time that each livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain, Based on each of the livestock cattle, there is an individual stay time calculation unit that calculates an individual stay time that is the sum of the time spent in the drinking fountain in one day, and the abnormal individual detection unit is the individual Livestock cattle whose staying time tends to decrease or increase may be detected as the abnormal individuals.

  Furthermore, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of calculating the feeding rate representing the feeding state of livestock cattle, the total time spent in the drinking fountain during the breeding period of the livestock cattle You may have a feeding rate calculation part which calculates the feeding rate showing the feeding state of the said domestic cow by dividing by the weight of a domestic cow.

  The livestock cattle management program according to the present invention is based on the water intake data of livestock cattle in order to solve the problem of early and simple detection of livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal. A livestock cattle management program for managing the livestock cattle to which a non-contact type wireless tag having recorded therein is attached, wherein the livestock cattle are provided from a tag reader provided at a drinking fountain for the livestock cattle and capable of reading the non-contact type radio tag. For each of the livestock cows, the water supply data acquisition unit for acquiring water supply data including the identification number of the cow and the stay information specifying the time zone in which the livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain, The computer functions as a water intake data storage unit that accumulates the water intake data, and an abnormal individual detection unit that detects the cattle to be noted as abnormal individuals based on the accumulated water intake data. .

  The livestock cattle management method according to the present invention is based on the water intake data of livestock cattle, in order to solve the problem of early and simple detection of livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal. A livestock cattle management method for managing the livestock cattle to which a non-contact type wireless tag having recorded therein is attached, wherein the livestock cattle are provided at a drinking fountain for the livestock cow and from the tag reader capable of reading the non-contact type radio tag, About the water intake data acquisition step of acquiring water supply data including the identification number of the cow and the stay information specifying the time zone in which the livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain, and each of the livestock cows, A water intake data storing step for accumulating the water intake data, and an abnormal individual detecting step for detecting the animal cow to be noted as an abnormal individual based on the accumulated water intake data.

  The livestock cattle management system according to the present invention is based on the water intake data of livestock cattle, in order to solve the problem of quickly and easily detecting livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal, the identification number of each livestock cattle A livestock cattle management server for managing the livestock cattle to which the non-contact type wireless tag recording the non-contact type radio tag is attached, and a tag reader provided at a drinking water area for the livestock cattle and capable of reading the non-contact type radio tag In the management system, the tag reader transmits water intake data including the identification number of the livestock cattle and stay information specifying a time zone during which the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain to the livestock cattle management server. The livestock cattle management server detects the livestock cattle to be noted based on the water intake data acquired and accumulated from the tag reader.

  Further, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of simply attaching a non-contact type wireless tag to a domestic cattle, the non-contact type radio tag is attached to a shaft portion of an ear tag attached to the domestic cattle. You may have the notch part to latch and the chip | tip part which recorded the said identification number.

  According to the present invention, based on the water intake data of livestock cattle, livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal can be detected early and easily.

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the livestock cattle management system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the non-contact type | mold radio tag in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the water intake data in this embodiment. In this embodiment, it is an example of the graph for 3 days which shows the time slot | zone when the predetermined livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain. In this embodiment, it is an example of the graph for 1 day which shows the time slot | zone when livestock cow A, B, C stayed at the drinking fountain. In this embodiment, it is an example of the graph for 17 days which shows the individual residence time of livestock cattle A and B. In this embodiment, it is an example of the graph which shows the feeding rate of livestock cow A, B, C. It is a flowchart which shows the livestock cattle management method of this embodiment. In this embodiment, it is a flowchart which shows the detail of an abnormal individual detection process.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has taken the empirical fact that livestock cattle always drink water after eating food, and that the amount of water consumed by livestock cattle is proportional to the amount of food eaten. The idea was to use it to manage the physical condition of livestock cattle. And as a result of earnest research, we accumulate data collected for each livestock cattle and based on this data, we identify livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal by grasping trends such as timing of drinking water We have found what we can do and have completed the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a livestock cattle management server, a livestock cattle management program, a livestock cattle management method, and a livestock cattle management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a livestock cattle management system 1 according to the present invention mainly reads a non-contact type wireless tag 10 attached to each livestock cow and a non-contact type wireless tag 10 provided in a drinking area for livestock cattle. The tag reader 20 includes a possible tag reader 20 and a livestock cattle management server 2 that acquires water intake data to be described later from the tag reader 20 and manages livestock cattle. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  In this embodiment, the domestic cattle are provided with ear tags with 10-digit individual identification numbers attached to both ears according to the cow traceability method. Further, in the barn, the breeding space is divided into a plurality of frames, and livestock cattle near the growth stage are raised in different frames for every 10 to 20 heads. And in the predetermined position in each frame, the food tank for putting food and the drinking place for livestock cattle to drink water are installed.

  The non-contact type wireless tag 10 is for identifying livestock cattle staying at a drinking fountain. In the present embodiment, the non-contact type wireless tag 10 is configured by an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag, and as shown in FIG. 2, a notch that is hooked on a shaft portion of an ear tag attached to a livestock cow. It is comprised by the part 11 and the chip | tip part 12 which recorded the identification number of the livestock cow.

  In the present embodiment, the notch portion 11 is formed in a bowl shape as shown in FIG. 2, and is locked by moving it diagonally upward after passing the shaft portion of the ear tag in the horizontal direction. It is like that. In addition, the chip unit 12 includes a memory that records an identification number of a livestock cow, an antenna that performs wireless communication with the tag reader 20, and the like. In this embodiment, the individual identification number described in the ear tag is recorded in the chip unit 12 as the identification number of the livestock cow. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and is different from the individual identification number. A number may be used.

  In the present invention, the non-contact type wireless tag 10 is not limited to the RFID tag, and can be used not only for radio communication using radio waves and electromagnetic waves, but also for infrared rays as long as it can wirelessly communicate with the tag reader 20 without contact. A wireless tag using communication or the like may be used. Furthermore, as the RFID tag, either a passive type that operates using radio waves from a reader as an energy source without incorporating a battery, or an active type that incorporates a battery and emits radio waves with its own power is applicable.

  The tag reader 20 is arranged in a drinking fountain and reads the non-contact type wireless tag 10 of each livestock cattle. In this embodiment, the tag reader 20 is configured to be capable of short-range wireless communication with the non-contact wireless tag 10 of a livestock cattle drinking water at a drinking fountain. Specifically, the tag reader 20 is installed so that the position of the ear tag when the livestock cow actually drinks water falls within the readable range. As a result, while the tag reader 20 is reading the non-contact type wireless tag 10, it can be estimated that the livestock cow stays at the drinking fountain and drinks water.

  In the present embodiment, when the livestock cow starts drinking water, the tag reader 20 reads the identification number from the non-contact wireless tag 10 at a predetermined reading cycle (for example, 1 second), and the livestock cow leaves the drinking fountain. Continue reading until. Then, when the livestock cow leaves the drinking fountain, the reading of the non-contact wireless tag 10 is terminated, and as shown in FIG. 3, the livestock cattle identification number, the time spent at the drinking fountain (reading time), and the reading are read. Water intake data including the time when the tag reader 20 is installed and the barn number and frame number where the tag reader 20 is installed is transmitted to the livestock cattle management server 2 connected by wire or wirelessly.

  In this embodiment, as the stay information for specifying the time zone when the livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain, the time when the livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain and the time when the livestock cow left the drinking fountain were used. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Specifically, if it is possible to specify the time zone when livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain, the time when the livestock cattle visited the drinking fountain instead of the time when the cattle cattle left the drinking fountain (non-contact wireless The time at which reading of the tag 10 is started) may be used, or it may be a time away from the time when the livestock cattle visited the drinking fountain.

  In the present embodiment, since each of the plurality of barns is partitioned by a plurality of frames, the water intake data includes a barn number and a frame number as information for specifying the location of the livestock cow. . However, if there is only one barn, the barn number is not necessary, and if the barn is not partitioned by a frame, the frame number is not necessary.

  In the present embodiment, each tag reader 20 in each frame in each barn separately transmits environmental data including temperature and humidity to the livestock cattle management server 2 at predetermined time intervals (for example, one hour). It is like that. As a result, the environmental data is compared with the water intake data to determine whether or not the patient is really in poor health, or to be a rational judgment material when turning on / off the large fan installed in the barn. In addition, livestock cattle are likely to lose physical condition when environmental changes are significant, so it is possible to provide a guideline to pay close attention to producers.

  Next, the livestock cattle management server 2 is configured by a computer such as a server computer or a personal computer, and manages livestock cattle based on the water intake data acquired from the tag reader 20. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the livestock cattle management server 2 mainly stores communication data 3 for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the tag reader 20 and the like, and stores various data and arithmetic processing means. 5 has storage means 4 functioning as a working area when performing arithmetic processing, and arithmetic processing means 5 for executing various arithmetic processes by executing the livestock cattle management program 1a installed in the storage means 4. doing. Hereinafter, each constituent means will be described.

  The communication means 3 is for implementing a communication function in the livestock cattle management server 2, and is composed of a communication module or the like. In the present embodiment, the communication means 3 is compatible with USB communication and network communication such as wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network), and receives water intake data from the tag reader 20. .

  The storage means 4 includes a hard disk, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, etc. As shown in FIG. 1, a program storage unit 41, a water supply data storage unit 42, have.

  The program storage unit 41 is installed with a livestock cattle management program 1a for controlling the livestock cattle management server 2 of the present embodiment. And the arithmetic processing means 5 makes the computer function as each component part mentioned later by executing the said livestock cattle management program 1a.

  In addition, the utilization form of the livestock cattle management program 1a is not restricted to the said structure. For example, the livestock cattle management program 1a may be stored in a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM or USB memory, and directly read from the recording medium and executed. Moreover, you may utilize by a cloud computing system, an ASP (Application Service Provider) system, etc. from an external server.

  The water intake data storage unit 42 is for accumulating water intake data acquired from the tag reader 20. In the present embodiment, the water intake data storage unit 42 accumulates water intake data acquired by a water intake data acquisition unit 51 described later for each livestock cattle. Thereby, the history that each livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain will be managed. Moreover, in this embodiment, each livestock cow will be managed together with a barn and a frame number.

  Next, the arithmetic processing means 5 is comprised by CPU (Central Processing Unit) etc., and by running the livestock cattle management program 1a installed in the memory | storage means 4, as shown in FIG. Water intake data acquisition unit 51, individual standard time zone specifying unit 52 for specifying individual standard time zone for each livestock cattle, overall standard time zone specifying unit 53 for specifying the total standard time zone for each livestock cattle, The individual stay time calculation unit 54 that calculates the individual stay time for each domestic cattle, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 that detects the domestic cattle to be noted as abnormal individuals, and the feeding rate representing the feeding state of the domestic cattle It functions as the feeding rate calculation part 56 to do. Hereinafter, each component will be described.

  The water intake data acquisition unit 51 acquires water intake data from the tag reader 20. In the present embodiment, the water supply data acquisition unit 51 acquires water supply data transmitted from the tag reader 20 via the communication means 3 and accumulates it in the water supply data storage unit 42.

  The individual standard time zone specifying unit 52 specifies an individual standard time zone which is a standard time zone staying at the drinking fountain for each of the livestock cattle based on the water intake data. In the present embodiment, the individual standard time zone specifying unit 52 reads the water intake data of the livestock cattle to be inspected from the water intake data storage unit 42 every time the abnormal individual detection process described later is executed, and the individual standard time zone Is identified.

  Specifically, the individual standard time zone specifying unit 52 first specifies the time zone staying at the drinking fountain for each day based on the past water intake data excluding the inspection date. For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a band band obtained by dividing a predetermined time interval (for example, an interval of 15 minutes) as one band is used. Then, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 4, the logical sum (10:00 to 10: 10) of the band bands existing within the inspection target period (January 3 to 4) excluding the inspection target day (January 5). 45, 15:45 to 16:30) is specified as the individual standard time zone. The method for specifying the individual standard time zone is not limited to the above. If the cattle show a tendency of the standard time zone when the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain, the logical product of the band bands and the like are used. It may be used.

  The overall standard time zone specifying unit 53 specifies the overall standard time zone, which is a standard time zone in which all livestock cattle except the livestock cattle to be inspected stay at the drinking fountain based on the water intake data. is there. In the present embodiment, the overall standard time zone specifying unit 53 reads the water intake data of a predetermined number of livestock cattle raised within the same frame from the water intake data storage unit 42 and specifies the overall standard time zone. ing. In addition, when specifying the overall standard time zone, it is preferable to accumulate water intake data for about one week to half a month for all domestic cattle within the same frame in order to grasp the order when eating food. . However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the entire standard time zone may be specified based only on the water intake data on the inspection target day.

  Specifically, the overall standard time zone specifying unit 53 takes the intake for a predetermined inspection target period (for example, one day, one week, one month, etc.) for all livestock cows other than the livestock cow to be inspected. From the water data, specify the time zone when you stayed at the drinking fountain. For example, in the present embodiment, as in the individual standard time zone specifying unit 52, as shown in FIG. 5, a band zone obtained by dividing a predetermined time interval (for example, an interval of 15 minutes) as one band is used. Then, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 5, the logical sum of the band bands (10:00 to 10:10) where all the livestock cattle (livestock cattle A and B) other than the livestock cattle to be inspected (livestock cattle C) stayed at the drinking fountain. 45, 15:45 to 16:30) is specified as the overall standard time zone. The method for specifying the overall standard time zone is not limited to the above, and any method can be used as long as all cattle except for the cattle to be inspected show a tendency in the standard time zone where they stayed at the drinking fountain. The band band logical product may be used.

  The individual stay time calculation unit 54 calculates the individual stay time, which is the sum of the time spent at the drinking fountain within a day, for each livestock cow based on the water intake data. In the present embodiment, the individual stay time calculation unit 54 reads at least water intake data from the previous day for the livestock cattle to be examined, and calculates the individual stay time for each day for each livestock cow. It is supposed to be. Moreover, as above-mentioned, in this embodiment, it can be estimated that the time when the livestock cow stayed in the drinking fountain is drinking water. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, daily changes in the amount of drinking water are grasped for each livestock cattle, assuming that the individual stay time corresponds to the amount of drinking water.

The abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects a domestic cattle to be noted as an abnormal individual based on the accumulated water intake data. In the present embodiment, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects a livestock cow corresponding to any of the following (1) to (4) as an abnormal individual.
(1) Livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain at a time zone different from the individual standard time zone (2) Livestock cattle staying at the fountain at a time zone different from the overall standard time zone (3) Trend of decreasing or increasing individual stay time Livestock cattle in Japan (4) Livestock cattle whose water intake data has not been acquired for a specified time

  Specifically, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 acquires the individual standard time zone of each domestic cattle specified by the individual standard time zone specification unit 52 when detecting the livestock cattle corresponding to the above (1), The time zone in which each livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain on the day to be inspected is obtained from the water intake data storage unit 42 and compared. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when there is a livestock cow staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the individual standard time zone, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects the livestock cow as an abnormal individual.

  As a result, if it is normal, livestock cattle that did not come to drink water during the time zone that should come to drink water, and livestock cattle that came to drink water during the time zone that should not come to drink water Will be detected. Such livestock cattle are likely to have some physical problems such as digestive disorders, common colds, infectious diseases, etc., so that the livestock cattle are detected as abnormal individuals.

  In addition, when detecting the livestock cattle corresponding to the above (2), the abnormal individual detection unit 55 acquires the total standard time zone of each domestic cattle specified by the total standard time zone specification unit 53 and the water intake data The time zone in which each livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain on the inspection target day is acquired from the storage unit 42, and the two are compared. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when there is a livestock cow staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the general standard time zone, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects the livestock cow as an abnormal individual.

  Thereby, in the group of livestock cattle raised within the same frame, livestock cattle whose timing to come to drink water is detected as compared with other livestock cattle. Such livestock cattle are likely not to be eaten enough due to bullying from other livestock cattle, and there is a risk that a steady increase in weight cannot be expected. It is supposed to detect as.

  The abnormal individual detection unit 55 compares the overall standard time zone with the time zone in which the drinking fountain stayed on each day within the examination target period, and detects a livestock cow having a different number of days or more as an abnormal individual. May be. This makes it possible to grasp abnormal signs from daily trends even in a stage where the day has not been clear since feeding in the group and the order of feeding is not clear.

  Furthermore, when detecting the domestic cattle corresponding to the above (3), the abnormal individual detection unit 55 acquires the individual residence time of each domestic cattle calculated by the individual residence time calculation unit 54 in time series. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when there is a livestock cow whose individual stay time tends to decrease or increase, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects the livestock cow as an abnormal individual. Note that the method of determining whether or not there is a decreasing trend or an increasing trend is not particularly limited, and it may be simply a comparison with the previous day, or a comparison between the average value for the last three days and the average value for the previous four days. Good.

  As a result, livestock cattle whose water consumption is decreasing or increasing day by day, and livestock cattle whose water consumption is rapidly decreasing or increasing after a certain day are detected. In addition, the livestock cattle in which the amount of drinking water tends to decrease like the livestock cattle A in FIG. 6 is highly likely to develop gastrointestinal disorders such as digestive organs and urination disorders such as kidney stones and cystitis. Moreover, like the domestic cattle B in FIG. 6, the cattle with increased water intake are highly likely to develop fever due to gastrointestinal disorders such as digestive organs, colds, infections, and the like. Therefore, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects these livestock cows as abnormal individuals.

  However, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 takes into account the relationship between the amount of water consumed by each livestock cow and the outside temperature at the same time, and even if the amount of water consumed by many livestock cattle increases, It may not be detected. This is because in such a case, it is not likely that the domestic cattle are in poor health, but that there is a high possibility of increased hydration due to heat.

  The abnormal individual detection unit 55 refers to the water intake data of each livestock cattle stored in the water intake data storage unit 42 when detecting the livestock cattle corresponding to the above (4). When there is a livestock cow whose water intake data has not been acquired for a predetermined time, the livestock cow is detected as an abnormal individual. Note that the predetermined time is a time that always includes the timing when the livestock cow drinks water, and is preferably set to about half a day or about one day, for example.

  Thereby, the livestock cattle from which the non-contact type wireless tag 10 has dropped together with the ear tags are detected. This is because it is unlikely that livestock cows will never drink water for a predetermined time, and it is highly possible that the non-contact wireless tag 10 is dropped on something with the ear tag.

  Moreover, if the abnormal individual detection part 55 detects the domestic cow corresponding to any of said (1)-(4) as an abnormal individual, as shown in FIG. 1, it will be set as the identification information of the said domestic cow, and an abnormal individual. A notification mail including the reason (any of (1) to (4) above) is transmitted to the user terminal 30 such as a producer's smartphone or mobile phone via the communication means 3 for notification. Note that the content of the notification mail is not limited to the above, and graphs as shown in FIGS.

  The feeding rate calculation unit 56 calculates a feeding rate representing the feeding state of the livestock cow. In the present embodiment, the feeding rate calculation unit 56 reads out the water intake data during the breeding period of the livestock cattle to be inspected from the water intake data storage unit 42 and stayed at the drinking fountain for each livestock cow during the breeding period. Calculate the total time. And the feeding rate calculation part 56 calculates the feeding rate of each domestic cattle by dividing the said sum total by the weight of each domestic cattle as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the empirical fact that the amount of water consumed by domestic cattle is proportional to the amount of food eaten is widely supported. In addition, when feeding livestock cattle, there is always a method of giving enough food to leave the food in a satiety state and increasing the amount of food step by step. For this reason, the feeding rate corresponds to an index indicating whether or not the livestock cows were able to eat enough food, and the higher the value of livestock cattle that gained weight by eating enough food. It can be said that it shows.

  In addition, livestock cattle that were able to drink water well at a good timing are considered to have good meat quality and meat volume as a result. Therefore, the feeding rate is useful as a basic data for studying the effects of drinking water on the quality of livestock cattle. In addition, if the correlation between the feeding rate and the meat quality can be specified, it is possible to easily predict the meat quality from the feeding rate of each domestic cattle by preparing table data indicating the correlation in advance.

  Next, operations of the livestock cattle management server 2, the livestock cattle management system 1 and the livestock cattle management method executed by the livestock cattle management program 1a of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When managing a plurality of livestock cattle using the livestock cattle management server 2, the livestock cattle management program 1a, the livestock cattle management method, and the livestock cattle management system 1 of the present embodiment, first, in both ears or one ear of each livestock cattle The non-contact type wireless tag 10 in which the individual identification number described in the ear tag is recorded is attached. At this time, the non-contact type wireless tag 10 can be easily and quickly attached simply by inserting the notch portion 11 into the shaft portion of the ear tag, so that it does not invade livestock cattle and has no physical burden.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, each time the livestock cattle stay at the drinking fountain and drinks water, the tag reader 20 transmits water intake data to the livestock cattle management server 2. For this reason, in the livestock cattle management server 2, as shown in FIG. 8, the water intake data acquisition unit 51 acquires the water intake data from the tag reader 20 (step S1), and accumulates it in the water intake data storage unit 42 (step S1). S2). As a result, the history of staying at the drinking fountain is automatically accumulated for each livestock cattle, and data necessary for detecting livestock cattle to be noted can be obtained. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, since the barn number and the frame number where the livestock cow is located are included in the water intake data, the current position of each livestock cow can be grasped in real time.

  Next, when a certain amount of water intake data is accumulated, the livestock cattle management server 2 determines whether or not to check the state of the livestock cattle (step S3). Specifically, the livestock cattle management server 2 may automatically determine YES at a predetermined time once a day, or may determine YES according to a manual inspection instruction from the producer. May be. As a result of the determination, when the state of the livestock cow is inspected (step S3: YES), the abnormal individual detection process shown in FIG. 9 is executed (step S4). On the other hand, if the result of the determination is that there is no inspection (step S3: NO), the process returns to step S1 again.

  Here, the abnormal individual detection process executed in step S4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, the individual standard time zone specifying unit 52 specifies the individual standard time zone of each livestock cow (step S11). Thereby, it becomes possible to grasp the tendency of the standard time zone in which the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain.

  Then, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 compares the individual standard time zone and the time zone stayed at the drinking fountain for each livestock cow and determines whether or not they are different (step S12). As a result of the determination, when there is a livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the individual standard time zone (step S12: YES), the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects the livestock cattle as an abnormal individual and notifies it (step) S13). As a result, the producer can quickly and easily grasp livestock cattle who drink water at a different timing. For this reason, the livestock cattle are carefully inspected, and if the physical condition is poor, it is possible to cope with it appropriately.

  Next, the overall standard time zone specifying unit 53 specifies the overall standard time zone for each livestock cow (step S14). Thereby, it becomes possible to grasp the tendency of the standard time zone when all the livestock cattle except the livestock cattle to be inspected stayed at the drinking fountain. In addition, when the number of livestock cattle to be inspected is equal to or less than a predetermined number and there is no feeding order as a group, the processing of step S14 to step S15 may be set to be skipped. .

  And the abnormal individual detection part 55 compares the whole standard time zone | zone with the time zone which stayed at the drinking fountain about each livestock cow, and determines whether both have shifted | deviated (step S15). As a result of the determination, if there is a livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the overall standard time zone (step S15: YES), the abnormal animal detection unit 55 detects the abnormal livestock cow as an abnormal individual and notifies it (step) S16). Thereby, a producer grasps livestock cattle which drink water at a timing different from other livestock cattle early and easily. For this reason, confirm the feeding sequence etc. in the group of livestock cattle, and if the cattle are not eaten enough when they are fed, the livestock cattle are moved to another frame or barn etc. It becomes possible to perform a treatment for restoring the feeding state.

  Subsequently, the individual stay time calculation unit 54 calculates the individual stay time for each livestock cow (step S17). Thereby, it becomes possible to grasp the tendency of the amount of drinking water for each livestock cattle, which is proportional to the total time spent at the drinking fountain during the day.

  Then, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 determines whether or not there is a livestock cow whose individual staying time tends to decrease or increase (step S18). As a result of the determination, if there is a decreasing or increasing tendency of livestock cattle (step S18: YES), the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects the livestock cow as an abnormal individual and notifies it (step S19). As a result, the producer can quickly and easily grasp livestock cows whose water consumption proportional to the individual staying time is decreasing or increasing. For this reason, the livestock cattle are carefully inspected, and if the physical condition is poor, it is possible to cope with it appropriately. Moreover, the abnormal individual detection part 55 prevents the erroneous detection of an abnormal individual, and adjusts the inside of a barn to become a suitable temperature by taking into consideration the outside air temperature etc. simultaneously with the amount of water of each livestock cattle.

  Next, the abnormal individual detection unit 55 determines whether or not there is a livestock cow whose water intake data has not been acquired for a predetermined time (step S20). If there is such a livestock cow as a result of the determination (step S20: YES), the abnormal individual detection unit 55 detects the livestock cow as an abnormal individual and notifies it (step S21). Thereby, the producer grasps livestock cattle from which the ear tags and the non-contact type wireless tags 10 have fallen off quickly and easily. For this reason, the shipment stop based on the cow traceability method which obligates that the ear tag is attached to both ears can be prevented in advance by quickly attaching the ear tag or the non-contact type wireless tag 10 to the livestock cow. At the same time, omission of management by this system is also prevented.

  When the processes from step S11 to step S21 described above are executed, the abnormal individual detection process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. Then, unless the management end is instructed (step S5: NO), the process returns to step S1 again, and the management process by this system is continued. As described above, livestock cattle to be noted are detected based on the water intake data accumulated for each livestock cattle. This makes it possible for producers to keep track of the state of livestock cattle, and to quickly find poor cattle that are not in good health, livestock cattle that are not eating enough food, etc., and respond appropriately. Become.

  In this embodiment, when shipping livestock cattle, the feed rate calculation unit 56 calculates the feed rate of the livestock cattle according to instructions from the producer or the like. This provides the feeding rate as a useful basis for studying the effects of drinking water on the quality of livestock cattle. Moreover, the meat quality of each domestic cattle can be easily predicted by specifying the correlation between the feeding rate and the meat quality.

According to the present embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
1. Based on water intake data of livestock cattle, livestock cattle that are likely to be abnormal can be detected early and easily.
2. Based on the timing at which each livestock cow drinks water, it is possible to detect livestock cattle that are likely to be in poor health.
3. Based on the timing at which all domestic cattle drink water, it is possible to detect cattle cattle with a low rank when eating food.
4). Based on the time each livestock cow stayed at the drinking fountain, it is possible to detect livestock cattle that are likely to be in poor health.
5. The feeding rate representing the feeding state of domestic cattle can be calculated, and can be provided as research data and as an evaluation material for meat quality.
6). The livestock cattle from which the ear tags or the non-contact type wireless tags 10 have been removed can be detected.
7). By applying a quick and appropriate treatment to livestock cattle detected as abnormal individuals, it is possible to suppress a decline in commercial value and reduce the economic loss of producers.
8). Even when raising a large number of livestock cattle in multiple cowsheds, it is possible to grasp and manage the location of each livestock cattle in real time.

  The livestock cattle management server 2, livestock cattle management program 1a, livestock cattle management method, and livestock cattle management system 1 according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the present embodiment described above, the individual standard time zone specifying unit 52 specifies the logical sum of the band bands existing within the examination target period as the individual standard time zone. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Absent. Specifically, all the daily water intake data of the same cattle is synthesized, and the individual standard is the time zone where the staying time is more than the predetermined time and the time zone including the time zone before and after the maximum staying time It may be specified as a time zone. Thereby, the misdetection of the livestock cow which may occur when the timing of feeding fluctuates according to the day can be suppressed.

  Moreover, in this embodiment mentioned above, although the whole standard time zone specific | specification part 53 has specified the logical sum of the band zone where all the livestock cows except the livestock cattle to be examined stayed at the drinking fountain as a whole standard time zone, It is not limited to this configuration, as long as it is a method for specifying a standard time zone obtained from the tendency of the time zone when other livestock cattle except the livestock cattle to be inspected stayed at the drinking fountain It may be changed. For example, the overall standard time zone specifying unit 53 specifies a time zone including before and after the time zone in which other livestock cows except the cattle to be inspected stay at the drinking fountain as the maximum standard time zone. Also good.

  Furthermore, in the above-described step S15, if no livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the general standard time zone is detected, the accumulation period of the water consumption data may be increased until a tendency of feeding order appears. Good. Thereby, the livestock cattle which drink water at the stage which shifted | deviated from the whole standard time slot | zone at the stage where the feeding order in the group was decided. Moreover, when the livestock cattle which drink water at the timing which shifted | deviated from the general standard time slot | zone is not detected, you may alert | report to that effect. As a result, it is understood that within the frame to which the livestock cattle belong, the order of feeding in the group is ambiguous and problems are unlikely to occur during feeding.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Livestock cattle management system 1a Livestock cattle management program 2 Livestock cattle management server 3 Communication means 4 Storage means 5 Arithmetic processing means 10 Non-contact type radio tag 11 Notch part 12 Chip part 20 Tag reader 30 User terminal 41 Program storage part 42 Water supply Data storage unit 51 Water intake data acquisition unit 52 Individual standard time zone identification unit 53 Overall standard time zone identification unit 54 Individual residence time calculation unit 55 Anomalous individual detection unit 56 Feeding rate calculation unit

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A livestock cattle management server for managing the livestock cattle to which a contactless wireless tag recording the identification number of each livestock cattle is attached,
From the tag reader provided at the drinking fountain for the livestock cattle and capable of reading the contactless wireless tag, the identification number of the cattle cattle and the stay information for specifying the time zone when the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain A water intake data acquisition unit for acquiring water intake data including,
For each of the livestock cattle, a water intake data storage unit for storing the water intake data,
Based on the accumulated water intake data, an abnormal individual detection unit that detects the livestock cow to be noted as an abnormal individual,
A livestock cattle management server. Based on the water intake data, each of the livestock cattle has an individual standard time zone identifying unit that identifies an individual standard time zone that is a standard time zone staying at the drinking fountain,
The livestock cattle management server according to claim 1, wherein the abnormal individual detection unit detects livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the individual standard time zone as the abnormal individual. Based on the water intake data, all the livestock cattle except the livestock cattle to be inspected have an overall standard time zone identifying unit that identifies an overall standard time zone that is a standard time zone where the cattle stayed at the drinking fountain. ,
The livestock cattle management server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the abnormal individual detection unit detects a livestock cattle staying at the drinking fountain in a time zone different from the overall standard time zone as the abnormal individual. Based on the water intake data, for each of the livestock cattle, it has an individual residence time calculation unit that calculates an individual residence time that is the sum of the time spent in the drinking fountain in one day,
The livestock cattle management server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the abnormal individual detection unit detects a livestock cow whose individual staying time tends to decrease or increase as the abnormal individual.   A feeding rate calculation unit for calculating a feeding rate representing a feeding state of the domestic cattle by dividing the total time spent at the drinking fountain during the breeding period of the domestic cattle by the weight of the cattle cattle. The livestock cattle management server in any one of Claims 1-4 which has. A cattle cattle management program for managing the cattle cattle to which a contactless wireless tag recording an identification number of each cattle cattle is attached,
From the tag reader provided at the drinking fountain for the livestock cattle and capable of reading the contactless wireless tag, the identification number of the cattle cattle and the stay information for specifying the time zone when the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain A water intake data acquisition unit for acquiring water intake data including,
For each of the livestock cattle, a water intake data storage unit for storing the water intake data,
Based on the accumulated water intake data, an abnormal individual detection unit that detects the livestock cow to be noted as an abnormal individual,
Livestock cattle management program that allows computers to function. A livestock cattle management method for managing the livestock cattle to which a contactless wireless tag recording an identification number of each livestock cattle is attached,
From the tag reader provided at the drinking fountain for the livestock cattle and capable of reading the contactless wireless tag, the identification number of the cattle cattle and the stay information for specifying the time zone when the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain Water intake data acquisition step for acquiring water intake data including,
For each of the livestock cattle, a water intake data storage step for accumulating the water intake data;
An abnormal individual detection step for detecting the livestock cow to be noted as an abnormal individual based on the accumulated water intake data;
A livestock cattle management method. A livestock cattle management server that manages the livestock cattle to which a non-contact type wireless tag that records the identification number of each livestock cattle is attached, and a tag reader that is provided in the drinking area for the livestock cattle and that can read the non-contact type radio tag A livestock cattle management system comprising:
The tag reader transmits water intake data including the identification number of the livestock cattle and staying information specifying a time zone during which the livestock cattle stayed at the drinking fountain to the livestock cattle management server,
The livestock cattle management server detects the livestock cattle to be noted based on the water intake data acquired and accumulated from the tag reader.   The livestock cattle management according to claim 8, wherein the non-contact type wireless tag includes a notch portion that is hooked on a shaft portion of an ear tag attached to the livestock cattle, and a chip portion that records the identification number. system.

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