JPH0739268A - System for controlling walking animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a system for controlling walking animals capable of reducing labor required for the operation to separate an estrous walking animal while preventing an excess stress from being applied to the walking animals. CONSTITUTION:This system for controlling walking animals is equipped with an estrus detecting sensor 9 for detecting the estrous state of walking animals (C) and a communicating means 6 on the animal side for communicating the detected information from the detecting sensor 9. In the system, a passage 4 for guiding the walking animals (C) from the first storing place 1 to the second storing place 2 is provided with a communicating means 7 on the passage side for communicating with the communicating means 6 on the animal side and receiving the information detected by the estrus detecting sensor 9 and a separating means (S) for separating an estrous one (C) from the walking animals (C) moving in the passage 4 based on the detected information received by the communicating means 7 on the passage side and guiding the separated walking animal (C) to the third storing place 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a walking animal management system equipped with an estrus detection sensor for detecting the estrus state of a walking animal, and animal side communication means for communicating the detection information of the estrus detection sensor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a walking animal management system obtains detection information detected by an estrus detecting sensor attached to a walking animal such as a cow, a horse, or a sheep by communicating with an animal side communication means, and then detects the estrus. Separated from the walking animals of
For example, work such as artificial fertilization is performed. When separating an estrous walking animal from other walking animals, conventionally, an operator obtains the estrus walking animal by communication from the animal-side communication means and identifies it by information, and the grazing ground or feeding ground, etc. The pedestrian was pulled out from the detention area where it was temporarily retained and separated.

[0003]

Therefore, every time an estrus walking animal is detected, it is necessary for the worker to go to the place where the walking animal is detained and separate the estrus walking animal. It takes time to manage,
Moreover, since the walking animal is forcibly separated from the detention site, the walking animal is overly stressed. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent an excessive stress from being exerted on a walking animal, while reducing the time and effort required for separating the estrous walking animal. To provide a management system.

[0004]

The walking animal management system of the present invention is provided with an estrus detection sensor for detecting the estrus state of the walking animal and an animal side communication means for communicating the detection information of the estrus detection sensor. The characteristic configuration is that a passage side that guides a walking animal from the first detention place to the second detention place receives the detection information of the estrus detection sensor by communicating with the animal side communication unit. Communication means,
A separating means is provided for separating the walking animal in estrus from the walking animal moving in the passage and guiding it to the third detention site based on the detection information received by the passage-side communication means. It is in.

[0005]

According to the characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the walking animal moves in the passage between the first detention place and the second detention place, the animal side communication means attached to the walking animal and the passage side are provided. If the detection information of the estrus detection sensor is transmitted / received to / from the provided communication means on the aisle side and the moving walking animal does not detect the estrus, the walking animal directly enters the second detention site and moves. If the estrus is detected, the separating means guides the estrous walking animal to the third detention site. As described above, the estrous walking animal is separated while moving along the passage that it is accustomed to, so that it is not overly stressed.

[0006]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, since the estrous walking animals are gathered at a specific detention site, it is necessary to separate the estrus walking animals while preventing excessive stress on the walking animals. It has come to provide a walking animal management system with reduced labor.

[0007]

EXAMPLE An example in which the walking animal management system of the present invention is applied to a cow C management system which is an example of a walking animal will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, only one cow can pass between the milking room 1 as the first holding place and the cowshed 2 as the second holding place or the treatment room 3 as the third holding place. The passage 4 having a width is provided with a separation gate 5 near the end on the milking room 1 side for maintaining a proper distance between the front and rear of the cow C that moves the passage 4 in a single row. A passage-side communication unit 7 for communicating with an animal-side communication unit 6 attached to a cow body, which will be described later, is provided in the passage 4 inside the passage 4. At the boundary between the passage 4 and the cowhouse 2 or the treatment room 3, there is provided a separation gate 8 for guiding the cow C entering the passage 4 from the milking room 1 to either the cowhouse 2 or the treatment room 3. There is.

An estrus detection sensor 9 for detecting the estrus state of the cow C and an animal side communication means 6 for communicating the detection information of the estrus detection sensor 9 are attached to the cow body. The operation of the entire system such as the operation of the separation gate 5 and the separation gate 8 is controlled by the controller 10.

The cow C moves to the milking room 1 at a fixed time every day and is milked (generally about twice a day), and the cow C, which has been milked, passes through the passage 4 and is shacked. Move toward 2. When it is determined that the cow C is in estrus based on the detection information of the estrus detection sensor 9 received by the aisle communication means 7 from the animal side communication means 6 when the cow C moves through the aisle 4, The separation gate 8 operates so as to guide the treatment room 3 instead of the barn 2. The cow C separately housed in the treatment room 3 is subjected to necessary treatment such as artificial fertilization.

Each constituent part will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the separation gate 5 pivotally supports an end portion of the passage 4 in the lateral width direction in a rotatable manner about a vertical axis.
The gate frame 50 is provided with left and right symmetrical rotation support portions 51 that rotate about the vertical axis, and a pair of left and right door bodies 52 integrally attached to the rotation support portions 51. The pair of left and right door bodies 52 has a tip end portion 52 on the free end side.
A is formed of a hard rubber member, and has a structure that can swing and open / close in a double-opening manner. Further, by a spring (not shown) attached to the rotation support portion 51, both the pair of left and right door bodies 52 are urged to return to a fully closed state where they intersect with the passage 4 at an intersection angle of 90 °. In this fully closed state, the front end portions 52A of the pair of left and right door bodies 52 are overlapped with each other to block the forward view of the cow C.

A proximity sensor 53 for detecting an operation of the separating gate 5 on the opening side of the left side door body 52 in FIG. 2 is provided at a position slightly on the exit side from the rotation support portion 51 of the left side door body 52. . When the cow C passes through the separation gate 5 and pushes the left door body 52 open, the proximity sensor 53 detects the approach of the door body 52 and operates the separation gate 5 toward the open side. To detect. The rotation support portion 51 of the right door body 52 is located above the rotation support portion 51 of the right door body 52.
An electric motor 54 for rotatively driving is attached to a mounting plate 55 fixed to the gate frame 50.

The separating gate 5 is fully closed by the control device 10 in which the right door 52 is located at the position indicated by arrow X in FIG. 1 and the right door 52 is located at the position indicated by arrow Y in FIG. The door 52 on the right side, which is located at, is pivoted to the set angle in the opening direction and is switched between the fully closed state and the halfway state. In the fully closed state, the cow C approaching the separation gate 5 loses the motivation to move forward due to the obstruction of the forward field of view, and stops the forward movement. In the midway state, the forward field of view is appropriately opened. Motivates the driver to move forward and pushes the separating gate 5 open at an appropriate speed to open the passage 4
Enter.

The separation gate 8 is located at the same height as the door body 52 of the separation gate 5, and has a door body 80 having substantially the entire width of the passage 4 and a side end side of the door body 80. A rotation support portion 81 that is attached and is rotatably supported around a vertical axis on a part of a wall portion that separates the cowshed 2 and the treatment room 3, and is fixed at a position above the rotation support portion 81. And an electric motor 82 that rotationally drives 81.

The separation gate 8 is switched by the control device 10 between a state where the door body 80 is located at a position shown by an arrow U in FIG. 1 and a state where the door body 80 is located at an arrow V in FIG. In the state where the door body 80 is located at the position of the arrow U, the cow C moving in the passage 4 goes straight on and enters the treatment room 3.
In the state where the door body 80 is located at the position of the arrow V, the cow C
The door 80 blocks the straight ahead and enters the barn 2. The aisle side communication means 7 is composed of an antenna and a transmission / reception circuit, and is attached to the left side wall portion of the aisle 4 facing the traveling direction of the cow C. In addition, the cow C is composed of a pair of light receiving and emitting elements on both sides of the passage 4 in the vicinity of the separation gate 8.
A passage detection sensor 14 that detects passage of the vehicle is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the animal-side communication means 6 and the estrus detection sensor 9 are housed in a flexible case 11 attached to the buttocks of the cow C together with a power source 12 common to them. The estrus detection sensor 9 is a linear member having a sandwich structure in which a pressure-sensitive rubber whose resistance value changes due to pressure due to pressure contact of the head or chest of the cow C on the side of riding is sandwiched between conductors, or It is detected that there is a possibility of estrus when the detection unit is composed of a mechanical contact that has a sandwich structure made of rubber and whose ON pressure is controlled, and the change in the resistance of the detection unit continues for a set time or more. It is composed of a calculation unit that stores what is done. The animal-side communication means 6 is composed of an antenna and a transmission / reception circuit,
The detection information of the estrus detection sensor 9 is configured to be transmitted by radio waves.

The case 11 is attached in a state of being fitted to the convex portion of the sacral portion of the cow C by the wearing tool 13.
As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment 13 includes a pair of ring-shaped flexible cords 13a attached to each of two hind legs of the cow C and the cow C.
Ring-shaped flexible cord body 13b attached to the tail, a pair of elastic strips 13c each having both ends connected to the case 11 and the ring-shaped flexible cord body 13a, and both ends each having the case 11 The ring-shaped flexible cord 13b is connected to the elastic strip 13d.

The operation of the walking animal management system under the control of the control device 10 will be briefly described below. When the milking of the cow C is completed in the milking room 1 and the cow C is sent out from the milking room 1,
The separation gate 5 is set in the intermediate state, and waits until the cow C enters the passage 4. The cow C pushes the separation gate 5 in the middle of the process and opens it to enter the passage 4, and the proximity sensor 53 causes the door 52 to move.
When the opening is detected, the separation gate 5 is returned to the fully closed state, and when the cow C completes the passage of the separation gate 5, the separation gate 5 is returned to the fully closed state.

While the cow C is moving in the aisle 4, communication is performed between the animal side communication means 6 and the aisle side communication means 7, and the aisle side communication means 7 is connected to the estrus detection sensor 9 attached to the cow C. Receive detection information. The control unit 10 controls the estrus detection sensor 9 based on the detection information received by the animal-side communication unit 6 from the time of the previous communication to the current communication, that is, from the time of the previous milking to the time of the current milking. Finally, it is determined whether or not the cow C is in estrus, depending on whether or not the number of times that the possibility of estrus is detected exceeds the set number.

When it is determined that the number of detected times exceeds the set number of times and the person is in estrus, the electric motor 82 of the separation gate 8 is operated to move the door body 80 of the separation gate 8 to the arrow U in FIG. When it is determined that the number of times is equal to or less than the set number of times and the person is not in estrus, the door body 80 of the separation gate 8 is switched to the position of arrow V in FIG. The cow C enters the barn 2 or the treatment room 3 depending on the state of the separation gate 8. As a result, only the cows C that the control unit 10 has finally determined to be in estrus are collected in the treatment room 3, and the worker performs a treatment such as artificial fertilization on the cows C. On the other hand, when the passage detection sensor 14 detects that the cow C has almost completed passing through the passage 4, the separation gate 5 is set to the intermediate state again to allow the succeeding cow C to enter the passage 4. Switch. Therefore, the separation gate 8 and the control device 10 cause the cow C moving in the aisle 4 to be in heat from the cow C.
Function as a separating means S for separating the.

[Other Embodiments] Other embodiments will be listed below. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the milking room 1 and the cowhouse 2 are used as the first and second detention areas, respectively, but these are replaced with each other, and the cowhouse 2 is used as the first detention area, and the cowhouse 2 is moved to the milking room 1. At this time, the cows C in estrus may be separated, or a grazing ground, a feeding ground, or the like may be used as the first or second detention site.
Further, in the above embodiment, the third indwelling place is the treatment room 3 where the treatment such as artificial fertilization is performed, but it is only for separating from the other cow C or for performing the health examination of the cow C. Good as a place.

[0021] In the above-mentioned embodiment, cow C is used as a walking animal.
However, the invention can be applied to other walking animals such as horses and sheep.

In the above-described embodiment, the estrus detection sensor 9 detects the estrus state depending on the riding position of the cow C. However, a sensor that directly detects the hormone state of the cow C is attached to the cow C and the estrus is detected. You may make it detect a state.

In the above embodiment, the separating means S is configured by switching the posture of the door body 80 of the separating gate 8. However, it is possible to slide a part of the passage 4 while the cow C is on it. And by that slide movement,
The separating means S may be configured by switching between guiding the cow C to the entrance of the second detention site or the entrance of the third detention site.

It should be noted that reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structures of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram according to an embodiment of a walking animal management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of main parts according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of mounting an estrus detection sensor and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st detention place 2 2nd detention place 3 3rd detention place 4 Passage 6 Animal side communication means 7 Passage side communication means 9 Estrus detection sensor C Walking animal S Separation means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A walk equipped with an estrus detection sensor (9) for detecting an estrus state of a walking animal (C) and an animal side communication means (6) for communicating detection information of the estrus detection sensor (9). An animal management system, which communicates with the animal-side communication means (6) in a passage (4) for guiding a walking animal (C) from a first detention site (1) to a second detention site (2). Based on the detection information received by the aisle side communication means (7) and the aisle side communication means (7), the walking animal moving along the aisle (4) based on the detection information received by the aisle side detection means (7). A walking animal management system provided with a separating means (S) for separating the estrus walking animal (C) from (C) and guiding it to the third detention site (3).