JP2020146040A - Automatic animal husbandry management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an automatic animal husbandry management system enabling highly efficient animal husbandry by optimizing the animal husbandry environment by automatically managing and controlling the animal husbandry environment based on various types of numerical values obtained from respective types of measuring instruments and using the past breeding records and actual values.SOLUTION: The automatic animal husbandry management system comprises a management server 100, operation means 200, a measuring instrument group 300, and a machine group 400 in a livestock barn. The management server includes an animal husbandry management database, an analysis part extracting external information and breeding environment information from the animal husbandry management database, performing arithmetic processing, and generating breeding environment parameters, and a control processing part for generating control parameters based on the breeding environment parameters and sequentially-acquired breeding environment information. The automatic animal husbandry system is so configured that the control processing part sequentially and automatically determines the control parameters based on the breeding environment parameters and the breeding environment information, and generates and transmits a control signal to control the machine group.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a system for managing livestock, and in particular, optimizes the livestock environment by automatically managing and controlling the livestock environment based on various numerical values obtained from various measuring instruments, and efficiently raises livestock. Regarding the livestock automatic management system that enables.

Conventionally, in order to prepare a livestock farming environment in the livestock industry that handles livestock such as cattle, pigs, and chickens, computers have been introduced, systematized, and managed in many cases. At the slaughterhouse site, it is possible to centrally manage the slaughterhouse by collecting all the information of the slaughterhouse such as temperature and humidity and using it for slaughterhouse, and solve the problems of efficiency of slaughterhouse and labor shortage. It is realized to do.

In recent years, a system for managing livestock after collecting all data related to livestock for each livestock or for each group of a certain number has been used, and more detailed management has become possible.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-247941 exists as a technique related to such a livestock management system. Here, as a livestock management system to support the pig farming industry, a server computer manages livestock information in real time, and the server computer is individually managed in response to a request from the administrator terminal. Livestock information for breeding, group management A technique for associating livestock information for non-breeding and livestock barn information to be stored in a database and making it readable is disclosed. According to this technology, it is disclosed that the data input work of livestock raised and managed in the pig farming industry is reduced, and it is possible to secure the livestock breeding environment and traceability from birth to shipment from the accumulated data. ..

With this technology, it is possible to centrally manage the breeding environment of livestock and the process from birth to shipment of livestock, but control and automatic processing of the livestock environment, and automatic environment by the system There was a problem that it was impossible to make specific changes and optimizations. Furthermore, there is also a problem that it is difficult to optimize the livestock breeding environment based on past breeding records and actual values.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-167529 is a system for managing individual livestock animals, which is an information terminal device composed of a portable information terminal device and a personal computer, a web server, an application server, and a database. It consists of a central management device consisting of a server and a network for connecting them. On the website owned by the web server, the activities and comments carried out regarding livestock animals are entered in chronological order. And, the technology related to the livestock animal management site that can output and can output the transition of the number of livestock animals, its breakdown, and the data that can be used as a reference for the management policy is disclosed.

With this configuration, it is possible to centrally manage livestock animals on the livestock animal management site, and by effectively utilizing individual information on livestock animals, it is possible to grasp the situation of the entire breeding area, and also as a reference material for management policy. It is disclosed that it will be possible to obtain.

According to this technology, it is thought that it will be easier to manage livestock animals by operating a livestock animal management site, but only by operating the site, the environment such as the livestock barn will be automatically managed. It was difficult to apply it to a configuration that adjusts and controls the optimum condition for livestock, and it must be said that it is insufficient. In addition, it was a technology that included the problem that it was not suitable for optimizing the livestock environment based on past breeding records and actual values.

Therefore, it is possible to optimize the livestock environment by managing and controlling the livestock environment in real time, and by using past breeding records and actual values, a more desirable livestock environment is formed. It has been desired to develop an automatic livestock management system for this purpose.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-247941 JP-A-2015-167529

The present invention is a system for managing livestock, and in particular, by automatically managing and controlling the livestock environment based on various numerical values obtained from various measuring instruments, and by using past breeding records and actual values. The purpose is to provide an automatic livestock management system that optimizes the livestock environment and enables efficient livestock raising.

In order to achieve the above object, the livestock automatic management system for automatically managing the livestock according to the present invention and optimizing the livestock environment is provided for the management server that manages the system and the management server. An operating means consisting of a portable terminal or a personal computer for inputting external information and giving processing instructions, a group of measuring devices for sequentially acquiring various breeding environment information of the livestock barn, and a livestock barn for adjusting the breeding environment of the livestock barn. The management server is composed of a livestock management database for storing and storing external information input by the operating means and breeding environment information acquired by the measuring device group, and the livestock management database. A control parameter is generated based on the analysis unit that extracts the external information stored in the storage and the breeding environment information and performs arithmetic processing to generate the breeding environment parameter, and the breeding environment parameter and the breeding environment information that are sequentially acquired. The livestock automatic management system is composed of a control processing unit for the purpose, and the livestock automatic management system generates the breeding environment parameter from the external information and the breeding environment information by the analysis unit periodically and / or according to a user's instruction. While transmitting to the control processing unit, the control processing unit sequentially and automatically determines the control parameter based on the breeding environment parameter and the changing breeding environment information that is sequentially acquired, and the device is based on the control parameter. By generating and transmitting a control signal for the group, the equipment group of the livestock barn to be controlled is controlled.

In addition, the livestock automatic management system is configured to input or modify breeding environment parameters and / or control parameters by operating means.
In addition, the external information has a structure including at least a quantified feeding record, treatment record, and shipping result.

Further, the breeding environment information includes at least temperature information, humidity information, atmospheric pressure information, air volume information, odor information, light amount information, sound information, feeding amount information, drinking water amount information, body temperature information, weight information, and activity amount information. It is a configuration including any one or more pieces of information.
In addition, the measuring device group includes at least a temperature measuring device, a humidity measuring device, a pressure measuring device, an air volume measuring device, an odor measuring device, a light amount measuring device, a sound measuring device, a feeding amount measuring device, a drinking water amount measuring device, and a body temperature measuring device. , A weight measuring device, an activity measuring device, or a plurality of devices.

In addition, the device group includes at least one or more of feeding equipment, drinking water equipment, heating equipment, cooling equipment, ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, and window opening / closing equipment.
Further, the livestock automatic management system is configured to include an output means for visually displaying and outputting the external information and the breeding environment information, the breeding environment parameter and the control parameter.

Further, the management server is provided with a notification unit capable of transmitting an alert, and the analysis unit extracts the external information and the breeding environment information stored in the livestock management database and performs arithmetic processing to perform the breeding environment. The parameters are generated, and the precursor parameters of the disease occurrence are generated by analyzing the relationship between the occurrence of the disease and the breeding environment parameters from the breeding record and the treatment record, and the control processing unit generates the precursor factors of the disease occurrence. The monitoring parameter is determined based on the parameter, and an alert is sent through the notification unit when a numerical value exceeding the setting threshold of the monitoring parameter is detected based on the breeding environment information acquired sequentially.
Further, the livestock farming is composed of pig farming, and the livestock barn is composed of a pig farm.

Since the present invention has the configuration as described in detail above, it has the following effects.
1. 1. Since the configuration is equipped with a group of measuring devices for acquiring breeding environment information and a group of devices for adjusting the breeding environment, it is possible to quickly obtain environmental information on the barn and control the device group based on the obtained information. Can be done. In addition, since the analysis unit generates the breeding environment parameters and the control processing unit generates the control parameters based on them, the equipment group is based on stable optimum values that are updated sequentially and automatically. It becomes possible to perform control management.
2. 2. Since it is possible to input or modify breeding environment parameters and control parameters by operating means, it is possible to finely control a group of devices and optimize the livestock environment based on experience.

3. 3. Since the breeding record, treatment record, and shipping results are quantified and input as external information, it is possible to reflect them in the breeding environment parameters as quantified information, and management and control that are more suitable for the actual situation are performed. It becomes possible.
4. Since the breeding environment information includes temperature information and the like, it is possible to perform detailed management and control of the livestock barn and the like.
5. Since the measuring device group includes a temperature measuring device and the like, it is possible to acquire all information related to the livestock barn and the like in a timely manner.

6. Since the device group includes feeding devices and the like, it is possible to adjust the livestock barn environment by the control processing unit by controlling all the devices.
7. Since the breeding environment parameters and control parameters can be visually recognized by the output means, it is possible to check each parameter value that is automatically set, and it is possible to perform fine control such as adjusting the numerical value.

8. By analyzing the relationship between the occurrence of the disease and the above-mentioned breeding environment parameters from the feeding record and the treatment record, the precursor factor parameter of the disease occurrence was generated, and the alert was sent by the notification unit, so that the precursor factor of the disease occurrence was confirmed. In that case, it is possible to quickly detect the outbreak of the disease or prevent the outbreak of the disease.
9. Since pig farming is managed by the livestock automatic management system, it is possible to easily and accurately raise pigs that are difficult to manage.

Hereinafter, the livestock automatic management system according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the examples shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an automatic livestock management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram when a breeding environment parameter is acquired. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a steady state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the livestock automatic management system 1 according to the present invention comprises a management server 100, an operating means 200, a measuring device group 300, and an equipment group 400, and is used for raising livestock such as a livestock barn in the livestock industry. It is an automatic management system for livestock that optimizes the livestock farming environment by automatically managing and controlling the environment.

The management server 100 is a core device of the livestock automatic management system 1 according to the present invention, and is for managing a system that performs various arithmetic processes for registering, storing, managing, and operating all information related to the livestock environment. Is the main server of. The management server 100 can be configured independently, but the livestock automatic management system 1 is used in a large-scale breeding environment where the management server 100 is required to have a high level of processing power and high performance. In such a case, it is conceivable to configure the system so that distributed processing or the like can be performed by a plurality of server computers.

It is also possible to place a server or a group of servers in the vicinity of the management room of the barn (not shown), but it is possible to secure data management, simplify system operation and maintenance, and collect accumulated data. From the viewpoint of analysis and application to other livestock farms, a data management method using cloud computing technology for cloud-based servers may be used.

The operating means 200 is a means for issuing a processing instruction to the management server 100, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, it is mainly used for managing and controlling the livestock barn and the like with respect to the management server 100. External information 10 to be input is input, and a command for processing these is issued. The external information 10 is obtained by collecting, organizing, and quantifying data related to the breeding performance of livestock barns, livestock, etc., which are the targets managed and controlled by the livestock automatic management system 1. These numerical information are input to the management server 100 as parameters and used for management and control of the environment such as a barn.

The external information 10 is, for example, collected and aggregated livestock data in a farm, analyzed and organized as numerical information, or big data related to livestock farming is analyzed by utilizing artificial intelligence or statistical analysis. However, it is conceivable to use what is organized as numerical information, but it is not limited to these.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation means 200 is configured to include a portable terminal or a personal computer composed of one or more tablet PCs, smartphones, etc. connected to the management server 100 via a LAN or the Internet. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the management server 100 and the operating means 200 may be integrated to directly operate the management server 100. Further, a computer for directly operating the management server 100 may be installed, and the management server 100 may be indirectly operated by accessing the computer by an operating means 200 including one or a plurality of personal computers. Further, it is of course possible that the management server 100 and the operating means 200 are respectively arranged at remote locations using a line such as the Internet so that they can be used from remote locations.

The measuring device group 300 is a group of devices including a plurality of devices for sequentially acquiring various breeding environment information 20 of the livestock barn. The measuring device group 300 is a plurality of types of measuring devices installed in or around a livestock barn or directly installed on livestock, and is configured to mainly use various sensors. A plurality of measuring devices composed of these various sensors sequentially acquire all information such as temperature and humidity related to the breeding environment of the livestock barn, etc., digitize the information, and then input the breeding environment information 20 as parameters to the management server 100. Therefore, it is a configuration used for management and control of the environment such as a barn.

The device group 400 is a group of devices including a plurality of types for adjusting the breeding environment of the barn. As shown in FIG. 1, the device group 400 is composed of various devices including a plurality of types such as air conditioners and lighting devices installed in the livestock barn and its surroundings, and these can be obtained from various parameters. The management server 100 controls the environment such as a livestock barn based on the control information.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the management server 100 has a livestock management database 110, an analysis unit 120, and a control processing unit 130. The livestock management database 110 is a database for storing and storing the external information 10 input by the operating means 200 and the breeding environment information 20 acquired by the measuring device group 300, and is a storage device of the management server 100 (not shown). Stored in. The livestock management database 110 is configured by using a relational database in this embodiment, but is not limited to this, and of course, it can be constructed by various other databases.

The analysis unit 120 extracts the external information 10 and the breeding environment information 20 stored in the livestock management database 110 and performs arithmetic processing to generate the breeding environment parameter 30. In this embodiment, the analysis unit 120 is composed of software, and an arithmetic unit (not shown) incorporated in the management server 100 reads and executes an execution file of the software stored in the storage device, and stores the software in the livestock management database 110. The breeding environment parameter 30 is generated by extracting and performing arithmetic processing on the stored data.

The control processing unit 130 is configured to sequentially and automatically determine the control parameter 40 based on the breeding environment parameter 30 generated by the analysis unit 120 and the breeding environment information 20 sequentially acquired. After that, a control signal of the device group 400 installed in the barn is generated based on the determined control parameter 40, and is transmitted to give an instruction. In this embodiment, the control processing unit 130 is composed of software, and the arithmetic unit incorporated in the management server 100 reads and executes the software execution file stored in the storage device, generates the control parameter 40, and performs the device. The control signal of the group 400 is generated.

As another embodiment of the analysis unit 120 and the control processing unit 130, a computer having a calculation device, a storage device, or the like is separately provided outside the management server 100, and the analysis unit 120 and the control processing unit 130 are installed. It is possible to select any configuration according to the scale of the livestock automatic management system 1.

The details of the processing contents of the livestock automatic management system 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, in the livestock automatic management system 1, the analysis unit 120 periodically generates a breeding environment parameter 30 from the external information 10 and the breeding environment information 20 and transmits the breeding environment parameter 30 to the control processing unit 130.

For example, past livestock breeding records, treatment records, shipping records, etc. are input to the livestock management database 110 by the operating means 200 as external information 10 at arbitrary timings. In addition, the temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, air volume, odor, light volume, volume, feed amount to livestock, drinking water amount, body temperature / weight / activity amount of livestock, etc. of the livestock barn are regularly measured as breeding environment information 20. And similarly input to the livestock management database 110.

After extracting each of these information from the livestock management database 110, the analysis unit 120 extracts the breeding environment parameters, which are various basic parameters that are the control target values of the device group 400 optimized for use in the control of the device group 400. 30 is derived and generated. In the derivation of this parameter, for example, various information such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure at which the values of the breeding efficiency index such as conception rate, parturition survival rate, and carcass weight are optimal values can be derived, and the correlation between the values can be obtained. The breeding environment parameter 30 is optimized by predicting the maximum value and the optimum value by deriving it.

For example, in livestock, especially pig farming, it is important to keep the body temperature of piglets for stable breeding. In this case, in deriving the breeding environment parameter 30, the calculation process of the optimum value of the breeding environment parameter 30 to obtain the optimum environment from various information such as the temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, air volume, drinking water amount, and body temperature of the livestock. Will be done.

In this embodiment, AI is used for deriving the breeding environment parameter 30, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the external information 10 and the breeding environment information 20 may be configured to be acquired periodically, or either or both may be acquired at an arbitrary timing according to a user's instruction.

Next, the generated breeding environment parameter 30 is transmitted to the control processing unit 130 as shown in FIG. The control processing unit 130 that has received the breeding environment parameter 30 determines the control parameter 40 based on this. The control parameter 40 is various parameters for controlling the device group 400, for example, for controlling the operation of the feeding device, the drinking device, the heating device, the cooling device, the ventilation device, the lighting device, the window opening / closing device, and the like. Used for.

Specifically, the control processing unit 130 sets the current temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, air volume, odor, light amount, volume, feed amount to livestock, drinking water amount, body temperature / weight of livestock, which changes from the measuring device group 300. The breeding environment information 20 such as the amount of activity is sequentially acquired and / or at an arbitrary timing determined by the user. Then, the control parameter 40 is sequentially and automatically determined based on the received breeding environment parameter 30 and the breeding environment information 20 acquired from the measuring device group 300. Then, by performing a process of generating and transmitting a control signal for the device group 400 based on the determined control parameter 40, the feeding device, the drinking device, the heating device, the cooling device, the ventilation device, and the lighting of the livestock barn to be controlled are performed. It is configured to instruct and control the operation of the device group 400 such as a device and a window opening / closing device.

For example, when the analysis unit 120 determines that the optimum temperature (target value) of the barn is 25 ° C as the breeding environment parameter 30, the current temperature (measured value) of the barn acquired as the breeding environment information 20 is 30 ° C. If this is the case, the control processing unit 130 determines a 50% opening (control value) as the control parameter 40 as the target opening degree of the window for lowering by 5 ° C. At this time, the control parameter 40 of each device group 400 is comprehensively determined in consideration of other breeding environment information 20 and control of the other device group 400.

With the above configuration, in this embodiment, the analysis unit 120 determines the breeding environment parameter 30, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the control processing unit does not go through the analysis processing by the analysis unit 120. The 130 can derive the control parameter 40 based on the breeding environment parameter 30 and the changing breeding environment information 20 from the measuring device group 300, and can continuously control the device group 400 using this control parameter 40. It becomes. That is, it is not necessary to individually control the device group 400 while calculating the optimum parameters by the analysis unit 120 each time, and it is possible to rationalize the environmental management and control of the barn, improve the efficiency of the device, reduce the load, and the like. Is now possible.

The external information 10 input to the livestock management database 110 is configured to be updated periodically. When this update is performed, as shown in FIG. 2, the analysis unit 120 recalculates the breeding environment parameter 30. After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the control processing unit 130 derives a new control parameter 40 from the recalculated breeding environment parameter 30 and the breeding environment information 20, and the device group based on the updated control parameter 40. The operation of the 400 is instructed and controlled. By repeating this, the livestock environment is automatically and continuously managed by the livestock automatic management system 1 according to the present invention.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the breeding environment parameter 30 and / or the control parameter 40 may be directly input to the analysis unit 120 or the control processing unit 130 or directly modified by the operating means 200. It is possible to have a possible configuration. With this configuration, it has become possible to finely control each device group 400 and optimize the livestock environment based on experience.

In this embodiment, the external information 10 has a configuration including at least a quantified feeding record, treatment record, and shipping result. With this configuration, each of these records can be reflected in the breeding environment parameter 30 as quantified information, and management and control more suitable for the actual situation can be performed.

In this embodiment, the breeding environment information 20 is at least temperature information, humidity information, atmospheric pressure information, air volume information, odor information, light intensity information, sound information, feeding amount information, drinking water amount information, body temperature information, weight information, activity amount information. It is a configuration including any one or more of the information. With this configuration, it is possible to perform fine-tuned management and control of the environment such as a barn by controlling the device group 400 in detail.

In this embodiment, the measuring device group 300 includes at least a temperature measuring device, a humidity measuring device, a pressure measuring device, an air volume measuring device, an odor measuring device, a light amount measuring device, a sound measuring device, a feeding amount measuring device, and a drinking water amount measuring device. It is configured to include one or more of a body temperature measuring device, a weight measuring device, and an activity measuring device, and is composed of various sensors. With this configuration, it has become possible to obtain all information related to the barn, etc. in a timely manner. In this embodiment, these various measuring devices include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, an air volume sensor, an odor sensor, an optical sensor, a sound sensor, a feeding amount sensor, a water intake sensor, and a temperature sensor attached to an individual livestock. The configuration is composed of a weight sensor, an acceleration sensor, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is of course possible to use a measuring device having another configuration.

In this embodiment, the device group 400 includes at least one or more devices of feeding device, drinking water device, heating device, cooling device, ventilation device, lighting device, and window opening / closing device. With this configuration, the adjustment of the livestock barn environment by the control processing unit 130 can be finely adjusted by controlling all the devices.

In the present embodiment, the livestock automatic management system 1 according to the present invention is equipped with the output means 500 as shown in FIG. The output means 500 is a device for visually displaying and outputting the external information 10, the breeding environment information 20, the breeding environment parameter 30 and the control parameter 40, and in this embodiment, a monitor or the like connected to a personal computer or a server. Although it is composed of various devices, the above-mentioned various information can be output to a mobile terminal or the like connected to the outside by wire or wirelessly.

The management server 100 can be configured to be equipped with the notification unit 140. The notification unit 140 is a member capable of transmitting an alert to the outside when a problem such as an abnormal value occurs on the server. In this embodiment, the notification unit 140 is an external stored in the storage device of the management server 100. It consists of software that sends alerts to, and the arithmetic unit reads the software from the storage device, sends alert information to the output means 500, an external mobile terminal, etc., and the receiving side displays the alert. It is not limited to this.

As described above, the analysis unit 120 extracts the external information 10 and the breeding environment information 20 stored in the livestock management database 110 and then performs arithmetic processing to generate the breeding environment parameter 30, but further, the breeding record and the breeding environment parameter 30 are generated. By analyzing the relationship between the occurrence of the disease and the breeding environment parameter 30 from the treatment record, it is possible to generate the precursor factor parameter 50 of the disease occurrence. The precursor factor parameter 50 for the occurrence of a disease is various basic parameters that are predictive values for the occurrence of a disease such as an infectious disease in livestock or the like, such as temperature, humidity, air volume, odor, and body temperature. In deriving this parameter, for example, information on livestock diseases such as disease occurrence date, disease occurrence number, disease content, and treatment record input as external information 10 and temperature, humidity, and pressure pressure input as breeding environment information 20. The relationship with various information such as, etc. is analyzed, the occurrence of an environment in which a disease is likely to occur is predicted, and the precursor factor parameter 50 of the disease occurrence is derived.

The control processing unit 130 determines the monitoring parameter 60 based on the derived precursor parameter 50 of the disease outbreak. The monitoring parameter 60 is a threshold value for various information such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. The control processing unit 130 examines the breeding environment information 20 sequentially acquired and transmitted by the measuring device group 300, and checks whether or not the value exceeds the set threshold value of the monitoring parameter 60. In the inspection, when any of various information such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure exceeds the threshold value, and when all of various information such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure exceed the threshold value, various information such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure It is possible to detect whether or not the value exceeds the threshold value by any calculation method, such as when the weighted addition value exceeds the threshold value calculated in advance.

When a numerical value exceeding the set threshold value of the monitoring parameter 60 is detected, that is, when it is determined that the monitoring parameter 60 indicates a precursor of a disease, the output means 500, the farm staff, or the veterinarian in charge is used through the notification unit 140. It is configured to send an alert to an external mobile terminal, etc. owned by the company. With this configuration, it is possible to quickly predict and detect the possibility of disease outbreak when a precursory factor of disease outbreak is confirmed.

Pig farming is particularly mentioned as a livestock industry handled by the livestock automatic management system 1 according to the present invention. The barn is composed of a piggery. For example, when treating cattle as livestock, the cattle have a low breeding density and it is easy to manage each cattle carefully, so that it is easy to collect individual data. In poultry farming, the breeding density is high but the size is small, so it is possible to collect statistical data as a flock.

However, it is difficult to collect data because pigs have a high breeding density and each pig is large, and the current situation is that a large amount of manual recording work is required. Especially in the pig farming industry, there is a problem of shortage of bearers, and automatic processing is desired. However, for the above reasons, there is a problem that it is difficult to improve the technology for collecting and optimizing the pig farming environment. Furthermore, since the disease is raised in a closed and dense environment, there is an inherent problem that the risk of spreading the disease is high. In the present invention, since the above configuration is used, it is possible to easily and accurately breed pigs that are difficult to manage, and it is possible to automatically and easily optimize the breeding environment, especially in the pig farming industry. It was.

Next, an outline of an embodiment of the livestock automatic management system 1 according to the present invention in pig farming will be described. As one of the examples, breeding environment information 20 regarding temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure is periodically acquired from the measuring device group 300 of the piggery and stored in the livestock management database 110. In addition, the number of deceased animals during calving is stored in the livestock management database 110 as external information 10.

From these large amounts of data, the analysis unit 120 derives the conditions of temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure that minimize the number of calves dying during calving by analysis using AI, and generates the breeding environment parameter 30. For example, if the atmospheric pressure is different, the optimum points of temperature and humidity may change. A control parameter 40 is generated from the breeding environment parameter 30 obtained in this manner, transmitted to the control processing unit 130, and further receives an input from the measuring device group 300 to control air conditioning, ventilation device, opening / closing of windows, and the like.

Further, as another embodiment, temperature data is periodically collected from the measuring device group 300 of the piggery from a sensor (or a feeding amount measuring device or a drinking water amount measuring device) attached to each individual pig, and the amount of food intake and the amount of drinking water for each feed. Is acquired and registered in the livestock management database 110. Further, as the external information 10, the shipment carcass weight, meat quality, and feed information (type, component content ratio, etc.) are registered in the livestock management database 110.

From these large amounts of data, the analysis unit 120 derives the conditions of temperature, feeding amount, feed component, and drinking water amount that maximize the weight of carcass shipped and meat quality by analysis using AI, and generates breeding environment parameter 30. To do. A control parameter 40 is generated from the breeding environment parameter 30 obtained in this manner, transmitted to the control processing unit 130, and further receives input from the measuring device group 300 to control air conditioning, ventilation device, window opening / closing, etc., and feed. Control the supply amount by equipment and drinking equipment.

Conceptual diagram of livestock automatic management system according to the present invention Configuration diagram when breeding environment parameters are acquired Configuration diagram showing steady state

1 Livestock automatic management system 10 External information 20 Breeding environment information 30 Breeding environment parameter 40 Control parameter 50 Precursor factor parameter 60 Monitoring parameter 100 Management server 110 Livestock management database 120 Analysis unit 130 Control processing unit 140 Notification unit 200 Operating means 300 Measuring device group 400 Equipment group 500 Output means

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The livestock automatic management system (1) for automatically managing livestock and optimizing the livestock environment is
An operating means (200) consisting of a management server (100) that manages the system, a portable terminal or a personal computer for inputting external information (10) to the management server and giving processing instructions, and various breeding of livestock barns. It consists of a measuring device group (300) for sequentially acquiring environmental information (20) and a barn equipment group (400) for adjusting the breeding environment of the barn.
The management server (100) is a livestock management database for storing and storing external information (10) input by the operating means (200) and breeding environment information (20) acquired by the measuring device group (300). (110) and the analysis unit (120) that extracts the external information (10) and the breeding environment information (20) stored in the livestock management database and performs arithmetic processing to generate the breeding environment parameter (30). , A control processing unit (130) for generating a control parameter (40) based on the breeding environment parameter (30) and the breeding environment information (20) acquired sequentially.
In the livestock automatic management system (1), the analysis unit (120) periodically and / or instructed by the user, from the external information (10) and the breeding environment information (20) to the breeding environment parameter (30). Is sequentially generated and transmitted to the control processing unit (130), and the control processing unit (130) sequentially based on the breeding environment parameter (30) and the changing breeding environment information (20) that is sequentially acquired. In addition, the control parameter (40) is automatically determined, and a control signal for the device group (400) is generated and transmitted based on the control parameter (40), so that the device group (400) of the livestock barn to be controlled can be controlled. An automatic livestock management system characterized by controlling. The livestock automatic management system according to claim 1, wherein the livestock automatic management system inputs or modifies a breeding environment parameter (30) and / or a control parameter (40) by an operating means (200). The livestock automatic management system according to claim 1, wherein the external information (10) includes at least a quantified feeding record, treatment record, and shipping result. The breeding environment information (20) includes at least temperature information, humidity information, atmospheric pressure information, air volume information, odor information, light amount information, sound information, feeding amount information, drinking water amount information, body temperature information, weight information, and activity amount information. The livestock automatic management system according to claim 1, wherein one or more of the above information is included. The measuring device group (300) includes at least a temperature measuring device, a humidity measuring device, a pressure measuring device, an air volume measuring device, an odor measuring device, a light amount measuring device, a sound measuring device, a feeding amount measuring device, a drinking water amount measuring device, and a body temperature measuring device. The automatic livestock management system according to claim 1, further comprising any one or a plurality of devices, a weight measuring device, and an activity measuring device. The device group (400) includes at least one or more of a feeding device, a drinking device, a heating device, a cooling device, a ventilation device, a lighting device, and a window opening / closing device. The described livestock automatic management system. The livestock automatic management system (1) is an output means (500) that visually displays and outputs the external information (10), the breeding environment information (20), the breeding environment parameter (30), and the control parameter (40). The livestock automatic management system according to claim 1, wherein the livestock production automatic management system is provided. The management server (100) includes a notification unit (140) capable of sending an alert.
The analysis unit (120) extracts the external information (10) and the breeding environment information (20) stored in the livestock management database (110) and performs arithmetic processing to obtain the breeding environment parameter (30). Along with the generation, the precursor parameter (50) of the disease occurrence is generated by analyzing the relationship between the disease occurrence and the breeding environment parameter (30) from the feeding record and the treatment record.
The control processing unit (130) determines the monitoring parameter (60) based on the precursor parameter (50) of the disease outbreak, and determines the monitoring parameter (60) based on the breeding environment information (20) acquired sequentially. The livestock automatic management system according to claim 3, wherein an alert is transmitted through the notification unit (140) when a numerical value exceeding a set threshold value is detected. The livestock automatic management system according to claim 1, wherein the livestock is composed of pig farming, and the barn is composed of a pig barn.

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