TWI681762B - Quadruped estrus detector - Google Patents

Abstract

A quadruped estrus detector includes a belt, two electronic tags arranged on the belt, two limb rings, two retrieving elements respectively arranged on the two limb rings, a warning element arranged on the belt and configured to generate a warning signal, and a progressing element. The two electronic tags are configured to record an identification information of a quadruped. Each of the two limb rings is attached to a corresponding one of two front limbs of the quadruped by a fixing member. Each of the two retrieving elements is configured to read the identification information from a corresponding one of the two electronic tags. The progressing element receives the two identification information from the two retrieving elements and determines whether the two identification information are identical. If so, the progressing element sends a control signal to the warning element, controlling the warning element to generate the warning signal.

Description

Tetrapod estrus detection device

The invention relates to a four-legged estrus detection device, in particular to a four-legged estrus detection device that uses a sensor to detect the standing state of the four-legged animal as a basis for determining whether to estrus.

The success rate of conception of quadruped animals depends on whether they are artificially conceived at an appropriate estrus time point. Therefore, the staff of breeding farms, farms and livestock farms usually observe the four-legged animals' estrus The external symptom generated to identify the estrous state of tetrapods.

For example, the most prominent estrus symptom of a cow during estrus is "Standing Heat", that is, when the estrus is driven by other cattle (Standing Mount), there will be estrus to stand still, And maintain the phenomenon for a few seconds. Therefore, by observing the cow's standing estrus and riding action, you can indirectly find the estrus cow.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a conventional cow estrus detector 9. The conventional cow estrus detector 9 has a housing 91, a pressure detection element 92 and a light-emitting element 93. The casing 91 is disposed close to the buttocks of the cow. The pressure detection element 92 is coupled to the casing 91 and used to detect and obtain a pressure value. The light emitting element 93 is coupled to the casing 91 and electrically connected to the pressure detector The measuring element 92, when the pressure detecting element 92 detects the pressure value, drives the light-emitting element 93 to emit a light-emitting signal, so that the breeder can know that the cow is in heat. Similar to this knowledge An embodiment of the cow's estrus detector 9 has been disclosed in the Republic of China Announcement No. 443925 "A detector bracket for detecting the estrus period of a cow, a detector housing, and a detector with the bracket "Assembly" patent case.

In the conventional cow estrus detector 9, in order to limit the number of occurrences of false positive detection, the pressure detection element 92 is usually set to be pressed and maintained for a preset time (about 2s ) Before being triggered to effectively avoid misjudgment. However, there is a 40% chance that the estrus cow will be driven for more than 40% of the time, so the detection accuracy of the conventional cow estrus detector 9 is lower than the expected result.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide an estrus detection device to improve the accuracy of detecting the estrus state of tetrapods.

In order to solve the above problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a quadruped estrus detection device, which can use a sensor to detect the standing state of the quadruped as a basis for judging whether it is estrus.

The quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention includes: a belt body having a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, the first coupling portion is detachably coupled to the second coupling portion, and the first coupling There is a first sensing section and a second sensing section between the part and the second combining section; two electronic tags are respectively disposed on the first sensing section and the second sensing section, each of the electronic tags is used to record four feet Information about the identity of an animal, the sensing range of each electronic tag is less than a sensing distance, and the sensing distance is the straight-line distance between the two electronic tags; the bipedal ring has a fixing piece, and the bipedal ring is based on The fixing piece is worn on the two forelimbs of the quadruped; two reading elements are respectively arranged on each of the foot loops, each reading element is used to read each electronic tag to obtain the identity information; a prompt element is provided On the belt, and used to generate a prompt signal; and a processing element, which is arranged on the belt The body is coupled to the two reading elements and the prompting element. When the processing element receives the identity information obtained by the two reading elements, it analyzes whether the two identity information are the same. If the analysis result is yes, it sends a The control signal is sent to the prompting component, so that the prompting component sends out the prompting signal.

Accordingly, the quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention can read the identity information in the two electronic tags of the ridden animal through the two reading elements of the ridden animal, and analyze the two identities Whether the information is the same quadruped, so as to know exactly which quadruped is in estrus. In this way, the system can improve the accuracy of detecting the estrous state of the quadrupeds.

There is a telescopic section between the first sensing section and the second sensing section. In this way, it has the effect of improving the convenience of size adjustment.

Wherein, the telescopic section is an elastic band with elastic contraction force. In this way, it has the effect of improving the convenience of size adjustment.

Wherein, each of the electronic tags is a near field communication tag. In this way, the reading element must be close to a certain distance to read the identity information in the electronic tag, which has the effect of improving the accuracy of data reading.

Wherein, the prompting element is a buzzer, a light-emitting diode or a combination of the above. In this way, the breeder can find the estrused quadrupeds in the breeding area in a short time, which has the effect of improving the search convenience.

The quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention may further include a server, the server is coupled to the processing element, and a database is built in, the database is used to store the contact information of the breeder and the breeding The identity information of the quadrupeds kept by the staff, when the processing element sends the control signal to the prompt element, the identity information is also sent to the server, and the server sends the data from the database according to the identity information Obtain the contact information of the breeder and send a notification signal to the breeder according to the contact method. In this way, the breeder can know that the quadruped is in estrus within the first time, so that the breeder can help the quadruped to artificially inseminate as soon as possible. It has the effect of improving the success rate of artificial insemination.

The quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention may further include a detection element coupled to the processing element and sleeved on the root of the tail of the quadruped. The detection element is used to detect Whether the tail of the quadruped is cocked, when the tail of the quadruped is cocked, the detection element sends a sensing signal to the processing element, and the processing element counts and judges whether the number of times of the received sensing signal is Exceeding the threshold of the number of times of urination, if the judgment result is yes, the processing element sends the control signal to the prompting element. In this way, the breeder can determine whether he is in the estrous state based on the number of urination times of the quadrupeds, which has the effect of further improving the accuracy of detecting the estrous state of the quadrupeds.

〔this invention〕

1‧‧‧Body

11‧‧‧First Joint Department

12‧‧‧The second joint

13‧‧‧The first induction section

14‧‧‧Second induction section

15‧‧‧Telescopic section

2‧‧‧Electronic label

3‧‧‧foot ring

31‧‧‧Fixed parts

4‧‧‧Reading element

5‧‧‧Prompt component

6‧‧‧Processing element

7‧‧‧Servo

71‧‧‧ Database

8‧‧‧detection element

C1‧‧‧ animal being driven

C2‧‧‧Riding animals

〔Convention〕

9‧‧‧detector

91‧‧‧Housing

92‧‧‧pressure detection element

93‧‧‧Lighting element

[Figure 1] A structural diagram of a conventional tetrapod estrus detection device.

[Figure 2] An exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the estrus detection device of the present invention.

[Figure 3] A usage state diagram of a preferred embodiment of the estrus detection device of the present invention.

[Figure 4] A situation diagram of the estrus detection device of the present invention used in a quadruped.

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the attached drawings, which are described in detail below: It is a preferred embodiment of the quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention, which includes a belt body 1, two electronic tags 2, a bipedal ring 3, two reading elements 4, a prompting element 5 and a processing element 6, The two electronic tags 2 are located on the belt 1, the two reading elements 4 can be coupled to the two electronic tags 2 and are respectively located on the bipedal ring 3, the prompt element 5 is located on the belt 1, the The processing element 6 is located on the belt 1 and is coupled to the two reading elements 4 and the prompt element 5.

The belt body 1 is used to be worn on the abdomen of each quadruped raised by a breeder. The belt body 1 has a first coupling portion 11 and a second coupling portion 12, the first coupling portion 11 is separable Combined with the second coupling portion 12, the first coupling portion 11 and the second coupling portion 12 can be any type of coupling member, such as a hook-and-loop fastener. There is a first sensing section 13 and a second sensing section 14 between the first combining section 11 and the second combining section 12, preferably, the belt body 1 may further include a telescopic section 15 The segment 15 is located between the first sensing segment 13 and the second sensing segment 14. For example, but not limited to, the telescopic segment 15 may be an elastic band with elastic contraction force.

The two electronic tags 2 are respectively disposed on the first sensing section 13 and the second sensing section 14 of the belt body 1. The electronic tags 2 are used to record identity information of quadrupeds. The sensing range of the electronic tag 2 is less than a sensing distance, and the sensing distance is a straight-line distance between the two electronic tags. In this embodiment, the electronic tag 2 is a near-field communication (Near-Field Communication, NFC) tag.

The bipedal ring 3 has a fixing member 31 respectively, and the bipedal ring 3 is respectively worn on the two forelegs of the quadruped according to the fixing member 31. The fixing member 31 can be any type of coupling member. In this embodiment, the fixing member is a hook-and-loop fastener.

The two reading elements 4 are respectively provided on foot loops 3 on the two forelimbs of the quadrupeds. The reading elements 4 are used to read the electronic tag 2 to obtain the identity information. In this embodiment, the reading element 4 is a reader writer matching the near field communication tag.

The prompt element 5 is disposed on the belt 1 and used to generate a prompt signal. The prompting element 5 is used to let the breeder know the quadruped being in heat. For example, the prompt element 5 can be a buzzer, a light-emitting diode, or a combination thereof.

The processing element 6 is disposed on the belt body 1 and is coupled to the two reading elements 4 and the prompting element 5. The processing element 6 can be any electrical circuit with functions of data storage, calculation and signal generation Sub-devices, such as programmable logic controller (PLC), digital signal processor (DSP), microcontroller (MCU) or circuit board with the above functions, etc. When the processing element 6 receives the identity information of the two electronic tags 2, the processing element 6 analyzes whether the two identity information is the same, and if the analysis result is yes, sends a control signal to the prompt element 5 to make the prompt element 5 A reminder signal is sent so that the breeder can know that the quadruped is currently in estrus; if the analysis result is no, no other actions are performed.

Preferably, the quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention may further include a servo terminal 7, the servo terminal 7 is coupled to the processing element 6, and a database 71 is built in. The database 71 is used to store the breeder's contact information (such as phone number, community account number), and the identity information of each quadruped bred by the breeder. The server 7 can be any computer that has high computing power and can provide multiple users with specific services through the network at the same time. For example, it can be a workgroup-level server, a department-level server, or an enterprise-level server. . The database 71 can be any database module with functions of storing, reading, retrieving and correcting data, for example, it can be a relational database, a hierarchical database, a mesh database or An object-oriented database. In this embodiment, the database 71 is an associative database (such as MySQL). When the processing element 6 sends the control signal to the prompting element 5, the processing element 6 can send the identity information to the server 7 at the same time. The server 7 obtains the contact information of the breeder from the database 71 according to the identity information, and sends a notification signal to the breeder's contact device (such as mobile phone, computer, etc.) according to the contact method, in order to The breeder was informed immediately that the quadruped is currently in heat.

Please refer to FIG. 3, preferably, the quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention may further include a detection element 8, the detection element 8 is coupled to the processing element 6, and is sleeved on each of the The root of the tail of a quadruped. The detecting element 8 is used to detect whether the tail of each quadruped is tilted upward. When the tail of the quadruped is tilted upward, the detection element 8 can emit a sensor A signal to the processing element 6, the processing element 6 counts and judges whether the number of received sensing signals exceeds a threshold of urination frequency, and if the judgment result is yes, the processing element 6 sends the control signal to the prompting element 5; If the judgment result is no, continue the statistics. The threshold value of the frequency of urination can be set by the breeder according to the average number of urination per day when the quadruped is in estrus, which is understandable by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the abdomen of each quadruped (such as a cow) near the buttocks wears the belt body 1 and the quadrupeds of the quadrupeds wear the biped ring 3 respectively. When the quadruped is in estrus, the quadruped in estrus (hereinafter referred to as the rider C1) will attract another quadruped (hereinafter referred to as the rider C2) to produce a riding action. The two forelimbs of riding animal C2 will be placed on both sides of the hips of the riding animal C1. In this way, the reading element 4 located on the two forelimbs of the riding animal C2 can read the identity information in the two electronic tags 2 located at the hip position of the riding animal C1 and send the two identity information to the processing Element 6. The processing element 6 receives and analyzes whether the two identity information is the same. If the analysis result is yes, it sends a control signal to the prompt element 5 on the belt body 1 to make the prompt element 5 emit a sound, a light source or the above combination. Furthermore, the processing element 6 can also send the identity information to the server 7 together. The server 7 obtains the contact information of the breeder to which the identity information belongs from the database 71, and sends a notification signal to the breeder's contact device (such as: mobile phone, computer, etc.) to notify in the first time The breeder currently has four-legged animals in heat. In addition, when the breeder goes to the breeding area, the system can know which quadruped is in estrus state through the prompt element 5. In addition, the processing element 6 can also be used to determine whether the quadruped is in estrus state by the number of sensing signals sent by the detection element 8.

In summary, the quadruped estrus detection device of the present invention can read the identity information in the two electronic tags of the riding animal through the two reading elements of the riding animal, and analyze Whether the two-identity information is the same quadruped, so as to know exactly which quadruped is Is in estrus. In this way, the system can improve the accuracy of detecting the estrous state of the quadrupeds.

It is worth mentioning that the similar terms "combination", "combination", or "assembly" described in the present invention mainly include the types that can be separated without damaging the components after connection, or that the components cannot be separated after connection; for example, Threaded components are screwed together, connected with tape or adhesive tape, tied with wire rope, magnetically bonded, snapped, glued or welded, etc., those with ordinary knowledge in the art can rely on The material or assembly requirements of the connected components are selected, so the present invention is not limited to the forms disclosed in the above preferred embodiments.

Although the present invention has been disclosed using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention still makes various changes and modifications to the above-mentioned embodiments. The technical scope of the invention is protected, so the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

1‧‧‧Body

11‧‧‧First Joint Department

12‧‧‧The second joint

13‧‧‧The first induction section

14‧‧‧Second induction section

15‧‧‧Telescopic section

2‧‧‧Electronic label

3‧‧‧foot ring

31‧‧‧Fixed parts

4‧‧‧Reading element

5‧‧‧Prompt component

6‧‧‧Processing element

7‧‧‧Servo

71‧‧‧ Database

Claims (7)

A four-legged animal estrus detection device includes: a belt body having a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, the first coupling portion is detachably coupled to the second coupling portion, the first coupling portion and There is a first sensing section and a second sensing section between the second combining parts; two electronic tags are respectively disposed on the first sensing section and the second sensing section, each of the electronic tags is used to record the quadruped animal A piece of identity information, the sensing range of each electronic tag is less than a sensing distance, and the sensing distance is a straight line distance between the two electronic tags; the bipedal loops each have a fixing member, and the bipedal loops are respectively based on the fixed Worn on the two forelimbs of the quadruped; two reading elements, respectively arranged on the foot loops, each reading element is used to read the electronic tags to obtain the identity information; a prompt element is arranged on the A belt body and used to generate a prompt signal; and a processing element disposed on the belt body and coupled to the two reading elements and the prompt element, when the processing element receives the identity information obtained by the two reading elements , Analyze whether the two identity information is the same, if the analysis result is yes, send a control signal to the prompting component, so that the prompting component sends out the prompting signal. The quadruped estrus detection device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a telescopic section is further included between the first sensing section and the second sensing section. The quadruped estrus detection device as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the telescopic section is an elastic band with elastic contraction force. The tetrapod estrus detection device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein each of the electronic tags is a near field communication tag. The tetrapod estrus detection device as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the prompt element is a buzzer, a light-emitting diode, or a combination thereof. The quadruped estrus detection device as described in any one of the items 1 to 5 of the patent application scope, further includes a server, the server is coupled to the processing element, and a database is built in, which is used for To store the contact information of the breeder and the identity information of each quadruped bred by the breeder, when the processing element sends the control signal to the prompt element, the identity information is also sent to the server, the The server obtains the contact information of the breeder from the database based on the identity information, and sends a notification signal to the breeder according to the contact method. The quadruped estrus detection device according to any one of the items 1 to 5 of the patent application scope, further includes a detection element, the detection element is coupled to the processing element, and is sleeved on the quadruped At the root of the tail, the detection element is used to detect whether the tail of the quadruped is cocked. When the tail of the quadruped is cocked, the detection element sends a sensing signal to the processing element. The processing element counts and It is judged whether the frequency of the received sensing signal exceeds a threshold of the frequency of urination, and if the judgment result is yes, the processing element sends the control signal to the prompting element.

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