KR20210004458A - Monitoring system for livestock disease - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for constantly monitoring whether livestock has a disease. The system capable of accurate diagnosis by measuring and analyzing state information of many livestock comprises: a heart rate measuring unit measuring a heart rate of livestock; a body temperature measuring unit measuring the body temperature of the livestock; a diagnostic unit analyzing the heart rate and body temperature to determine whether the livestock has a disease; and a display unit visually providing information on the heart rate, body temperature, and disease status to a user.

Description

Monitoring system for livestock disease

The disclosed content relates to a system that constantly monitors the disease of livestock, and relates to a system capable of precise diagnosis by measuring and analyzing state information of a plurality of livestock.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the content described in this section is not prior art to the claims of this application, and inclusion in this section is not admitted to be prior art.

Recently, infectious diseases of livestock such as mad cow disease, bovine burcera, pig cholera, and avian influenza are frequently occurring worldwide, and domestic livestock farms are suffering great losses from such livestock epidemics.

In particular, foot-and-mouth disease is the only way to prevent infection by burialing all livestock without other solutions when livestock is caught. Therefore, initial response is very important, such as isolating animals with foot-and-mouth disease or suspected animals from other herds.

Although efforts are being made to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, it is difficult to effectively deal with livestock breeding due to large scale and grouping, and methods of diagnosing infectious diseases are also difficult.

In order to diagnose the exact state of livestock, the livestock manager must directly measure the body temperature and blood pressure of hundreds of animals, so there is a problem that it is not rational in terms of manpower and cost.

To solve this problem, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1122644 discloses a system for monitoring livestock changes. In this prior art, the temperature distribution image of livestock inside the livestock house is collected through the thermal image collection device, and the condition is determined through the control center that analyzes and monitors it, but the data collected through the thermal image collection device, that is, It is difficult to accurately diagnose the disease of livestock only by changes in the body temperature of livestock, and for diagnosis, the temperature of the local area must be accurately measured, but there is a problem that the temperature of the local area cannot be accurately measured with thermal imaging.

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1122644

As a system for initial response to infectious livestock diseases including foot-and-mouth disease, it is intended to provide a system that can constantly monitor changes in livestock conditions and deliver relevant information to users when abnormal conditions occur.

The disclosed contents include a heart rate measurement unit that measures the heart rate of livestock, a body temperature measurement unit that measures the body temperature of livestock, a diagnosis unit that determines whether there is a disease by analyzing the heart rate and body temperature, and information on the heart rate, body temperature, and disease. A livestock disease monitoring system including a display unit visually provided to the patient is presented as an example.

According to the disclosed embodiment, a livestock disease monitoring system capable of measuring the body temperature and heart rate of livestock, analyzing it, and diagnosing the disease more accurately, and inducing a rapid initial response to a highly contagious disease through constant monitoring. Can provide.

The effects of the present embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a configuration diagram of a livestock disease monitoring system according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 2 is a state of use of the livestock disease monitoring system according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
3 is a use state diagram of a local temperature measuring unit according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 4 is a state of use of a tracking unit for tracking livestock suffering from diseases according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and the general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have it, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same elements throughout the specification.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an improved livestock disease monitoring system will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the livestock disease monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention disclosed herein is a heart rate measuring unit 11 for measuring the heart rate of livestock, a body temperature measuring unit for measuring the body temperature of livestock ( 12), and a diagnostic unit 14 for determining whether or not a disease is diagnosed by analyzing the heart rate and body temperature, and a display unit 20 for visually providing information on the heart rate, body temperature, and disease status to a user.

The heart rate measurement unit 11 may measure the heart rate of livestock. It is also possible to measure by attaching the heart rate measuring unit 11 directly to the livestock, but the number of livestock in the livestock is very large, and it is preferable to measure in a non-contact method. There is a method using a radar to measure the heart rate of livestock without contact. The radar may be composed of a transmitter that emits a microwave signal, a receiver that receives the microwave signal, an antenna to maintain the electromotive force of the microwave signal, and a signal processor that measures a heart rate by analyzing the received microwave signal. In general, when a microwave is reflected on an object, the wavelength of the microwave changes according to the movement of the object. When the object is closer to the radar, the wavelength of the microwave becomes shorter, and when the object is farther away, the wavelength of the microwave becomes longer. This is a Doppler effect, and the movement of the object can be analyzed by detecting such a change, and a movement of a minute pulse can be detected. In addition, it is possible to detect the respiratory rate by analyzing the movement of the body by inhalation and exhalation.

The body temperature measuring unit 12 may measure the body temperature of livestock. It is possible to use a thermometer or a temperature sensor that directly contacts livestock to measure, but it is preferable to measure in a non-contact method because the number of livestock is very large. There is a method of measuring the heart rate of livestock without contact, using a thermal imaging camera. Thermal imaging cameras are cameras that allow our eyes to visually see the temperature by expressing it in different colors depending on the temperature. Therefore, the temperature of the object may be measured by analyzing the color of the image captured by the thermal imaging camera. The body temperature measuring unit 12 may measure the intrinsic body temperature of each livestock by classifying livestock from the captured image. It is possible to classify livestock through image analysis and measure the specific body temperature of each livestock by analyzing thermal images of the livestock.

The body temperature measuring unit 12 measures the temperature of the entire body of livestock, and may further include a local temperature measuring unit 13 capable of measuring the temperature by specifying a local area of the livestock. Foot-and-mouth disease is contagious to cattle, and it is necessary to accurately measure the temperature of the local area because it is possible to diagnose foot-and-mouth disease by measuring the temperature around the hooves. Referring to FIG. 3, the local temperature measuring unit 13 accurately measures the temperature of a local area such as a hooves or mouth of a livestock body, and may be used in a direct contact method, but a commercially available infrared thermometer, etc. It would be desirable to use and measure in a non-contact manner. In addition, in order to accurately measure a local area, the local temperature measuring unit 13 is formed to be angle-adjustable, and thus can be configured to accurately measure a desired area of a desired object.

Although it is possible to measure all local areas of all objects, this may be inefficient, so it can be operated by measuring local areas only for objects whose body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit 12 primarily falls outside the reference temperature range. have.

The diagnosis unit 14 may determine whether the livestock is diseased by analyzing the heart rate and body temperature. In addition, when the heart rate measurement unit 11 measures the respiration rate of livestock, it is possible to determine whether or not disease including the respiration rate is included. When the local temperature measurement unit 13 is included, the local temperature of the livestock You can determine whether or not you have a disease, including up to. Taking foot-and-mouth disease as an example, in the case of foot-and-mouth disease, an inaccurate heart rate and a fever of about 40 degrees Celsius also generate an exothermic reaction around the hoof and mouth. 13) You can determine whether you have foot-and-mouth disease based on the information measured in the back. In the case of foot-and-mouth disease in the United States ARS (Agricultural Research Service), 77% of the cases of foot-and-mouth disease were successfully detected through the exothermic reaction of the hoof, so analyzing the body temperature, local temperature, heart rate, etc. Can be diagnosed. As an example, in the diagnosis unit 14, a heart rate range and a body temperature range in which there is no abnormality in the health of livestock may be set in advance, and the heart rate measured by the heart rate measurement unit 11 and the body temperature measurement unit 12 If the body temperature information exceeds the set value, it can be classified as a suspicious animal. For livestock classified as suspicious diseases, for precise diagnosis, the local temperature measuring unit 13 is aimed at the corresponding livestock to further precisely determine the temperature of the local area to determine whether the livestock has diseases such as mouth and hoof. By measuring, it is possible to accurately determine whether livestock is diseased, including the measured local temperature.

The display unit 20 includes the heart rate of livestock measured by the heart rate measuring unit 11, the body temperature of livestock measured by the body temperature measuring unit 12, the local temperature of the livestock measured by the local temperature measuring unit 13, Information on whether the livestock is diseased by the diagnosis unit 14 may be visually provided to the user. The display unit 20 may include all devices that visually output information, and may be configured as a device including a display panel such as commercially available LEDs, LCDs, and AMOLEDs.

It may further include a tracking unit 15 for marking and tracking livestock determined by the diagnosis unit 14 as diseased livestock. When it is determined by the diagnosis unit 14 as a diseased livestock, the display unit 20 provides the user with a location of the diseased livestock. Since livestock is not fixed inside the livestock, it is It is necessary to track the caught livestock separately from other livestock. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, the tracking unit 15 may mark a livestock determined by the diagnosis unit 14 as a diseased livestock from other livestock. Even if it can be traced continuously. As a method of marking, a visual mark that can be distinguished from other livestock may be expressed on the image of the livestock provided to the user through the display unit 20 so as to overlap the corresponding livestock. Referring to FIG. 4, in the image of the livestock displayed on the display, the diseased livestock may be displayed in a color that can be distinguished from other livestock, or the corresponding livestock may be displayed in a circular or polygonal shape. These marks can be displayed continuously even when livestock is moving.

The heart rate of livestock measured by the heart rate measuring unit 11 through the display unit 20, the body temperature of livestock measured by the temperature measuring unit 12, and the local temperature of the livestock measured by the local temperature measuring unit 13 , In addition to providing the information on whether the livestock is diseased by the diagnosis unit 14 to the user, the information may be provided to the user's portable terminal 21. Accordingly, a communication unit 16 for providing the information to the portable terminal 21 may be further included. The user's portable terminal 21 may be configured to be carried by the user at all times, and the user's portable terminal 21 may be a mobile device such as a smartphone. Accordingly, the communication unit 16 may be configured to use a wireless communication network such as CDMA, WCDMA, and LTE, and may be configured with WIFI, BLUETOOTH, ZIGBEE, or the like to enable proximity communication. It is not limited to the above-described communication method, and includes all configurations capable of communication. In addition, both wired communication or wireless communication can be used, but it would be preferable to use a wireless communication method in order for the user to carry and move easily.

In addition, when it is determined by the diagnosis unit 14 as a livestock suffering from a disease, an immediate initial response is required, so that the user knows that a livestock with a disease has been found through the display unit 20 or the portable terminal 21. I can tell. In the case of notifying the user of the fact of a disease, information on the disease name, contagiousness, action method, and location of livestock of the diseased livestock can be provided to the user so that the user can smoothly perform the initial response.

Hereinafter, the technology flow of the livestock disease monitoring system disclosed in the present specification will be described.

Measurement unit including the heart rate measurement unit 11, body temperature measurement unit 12, local temperature measurement unit 13, diagnosis unit 14, display unit 20, communication unit 16, and tracking unit 15 More than one (10) can be installed in the house. The installed measuring unit 10 measures the state of livestock inside the barn at each installed position. The heart rate measurement unit 11 may measure and record the heart rate of the livestock, and the body temperature measurement unit 12 may measure and record the body temperature of the livestock. In the diagnosis unit 14, a heart rate range and a body temperature range in which there is no abnormality in the health of livestock may be set in advance, and the heart rate and body temperature information measured by the heart rate measurement unit 11 and the body temperature measurement unit 12 are set correspondingly. If it exceeds the value, it can be classified as a suspicious animal. For precise diagnosis of livestock classified as suspicious livestock, the local temperature measurement unit 13 is aimed at the livestock to further precisely determine the temperature of the local area to determine whether the livestock has disease, such as mouth and hooves. Can be measured. The diagnosis unit 14 determines whether there is a disease based on information on the heart rate, body temperature, and local temperature of livestock, and when it is determined as an infectious disease such as foot-and-mouth disease, it corresponds to the display unit 20 or the portable terminal 21 carried by the user. You can provide information. The information provided at this time may induce the user's initial response by providing information such as the name of the disease, whether it is contagious, how to take action, and the location of livestock. For example, it is possible to quickly quarantine livestock with infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and provide information that close inspection of livestock is necessary.

It is obvious that the display unit 20 and the user's portable terminal 21 can always provide livestock information and livestock status information, even when no disease occurs.

Since the diseased livestock is not stationary in the barn, the livestock can be marked through the tracking unit 15 and tracked when moving, and the location of the livestock can be continuously displayed and provided to the user.

As described above, through the livestock disease monitoring system according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed in the present specification, a highly contagious disease can be detected at an early stage, and the spread of damage can be prevented by inducing an initial response.

The disclosed contents are only examples, and various changes can be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the claims claimed in the claims, so the scope of protection of the disclosed contents is It is not limited to the embodiment.

10: measuring unit
11: heart rate measurement unit
12: body temperature measurement unit
13: Local temperature measurement unit
14: diagnosis unit
15: tracking unit
16: communication department
20: display unit
21: portable terminal

Claims (6)

A heart rate measuring unit that measures the heart rate of livestock;
A body temperature measuring unit that measures the body temperature of livestock;
A diagnosis unit that analyzes the heart rate and body temperature to determine whether there is a disease; And
A display unit that visually provides information on the heart rate, body temperature, and disease status to a user; Livestock disease monitoring system comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,
Livestock disease monitoring system, characterized in that the heart rate measuring unit is configured with a radar.
The method according to claim 1,
Livestock disease monitoring system, characterized in that the temperature measuring unit is configured with a thermal imaging camera.
The method according to claim 1,
A tracking unit for marking and tracking livestock determined as diseased livestock by the diagnosis unit; Livestock disease monitoring system, characterized in that it further comprises.
The method according to claim 1,
A local temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of a local area of livestock; And further comprising, the diagnosis unit further comprising temperature information of a local area of the livestock to determine whether the livestock is diseased.
The method according to claim 1,
A communication unit capable of providing information on the heart rate, body temperature, and disease status to a user's portable terminal; Livestock disease monitoring system comprising a.

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