Abrégé

A device for monitoring the health, fertility and/or well-being of a pig. The invention concerns a device for monitoring the health and/or condition of a pig intended to be rigidly connected to an ear of said pig. According to the invention, such a device comprises, in particular: - means for measuring acceleration components of said device along three orthogonal axes; - means for measuring, by infrared means, the temperature of a portion of said ear; - means for optical luminescence measurement forming an oximeter intended to measure the oxygen saturation of the blood flowing in said ear; - means for processing said measurement of the acceleration components, said temperature measurement and said measurement of the oxygen saturation of the blood flowing in said ear comprising: - means for determining the position and/or a movement and/or the standing still and/or an ingestion and/or the mounting and/or the respiration rate and/or the level of activity of said pig from said measurement of the acceleration components; - means for determining the heart rate of said pig from said measurement of the oxygen saturation of the blood flowing in said ear; - means for determining a body temperature of said pig from said temperature measurement and clock data in order to take into account the temperature circadian rhythm of said pig.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06K 19/077 - Détails de structure, p. ex. montage de circuits dans le support
• A61D 17/00 - Dispositifs pour signaler des troubles pendant que l'animal est en travail
• A01K 11/00 - Marquage des animaux
• A01K 29/00 - Autres appareils pour l'élevage
• A61B 5/01 - Mesure de la température de parties du corps
• A61B 5/11 - Mesure du mouvement du corps entier ou de parties de celui-ci, p. ex. tremblement de la tête ou des mains ou mobilité d'un membre
• A61B 5/1455 - Mesure des caractéristiques du sang in vivo, p. ex. de la concentration des gaz dans le sang ou de la valeur du pH du sang en utilisant des capteurs optiques, p. ex. des oxymètres à photométrie spectrale

Abrégé

The invention concerns a device and method for detecting and indicating the preparatory phase of birthing a bovine or equine animal, that can be secured to the tail of said bovine or equine animal. According to the invention, such a detection and indication device comprises: -means for measuring the components of acceleration of said device according to at least one axis, and preferably according to three orthogonal axes; -means for processing the measurements of said components, intended to detect an occurrence of said preparatory phase; -means for generating a radio communication signal configured so as to generate said signal in case said occurrence is detected; -means for transmitting said generated signal to a collector forming a relay or to a terminal.

Classes IPC  ?

• A61D 17/00 - Dispositifs pour signaler des troubles pendant que l'animal est en travail