FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Embodiment of the present invention generally relates to the systems involving
management of milch animals and more particularly to a system and a device for
health and fertility management of one or more milch animals.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Estrus timing is quite crucial as far as fertility of milch animals is considered.
The term “Estrus timing” pertains to the period when a female animal is sexually
receptive to its male counterpart. In cattle, this period lasts around 24-30 hours before
ovulation begins. The first 8 to10 hours (can last up to 0-24 hour) of this period can be
termed as “onset of estrus or pre standing heat”, when due to release of hormones,
the animal’s activity increases. The next 16 hours (can last from 3-30 hour) can be
said as “standing heat” when the female animal allows another animals male/female
to mount itself. And, the next 8 hours (can be 2-24 hour) can be said as the post
standing heat period. The average Heat Detection Rate (HDR) in India which is crucial
for the success of artificial insemination process is quite low. The low heat detection
rate is due to the poor management and harsh climatic conditions, as India falls into
tropical region. Milch animals come under heat stress due to the high temperature
range. The term “Heat Stress” is the stress caused by the amount of heat absorbed
by animal’s body (due to high temperature in tropical regions) during high temperature
in the day than they can lose it during night-time under relatively lower temperature.
Heat stress is generally a problem related to high temperature and high humidity prone
geographical regions. Heat stress affects the onset of estrus timing (or pre standing
heat) as the animal rarely shows any signs of estrus due to the stress caused by high
temperature and humidity. Heat stress can also lead to embryonic death, hence
affecting the AI success rate of the animal. Hence it is critical to detect heat stress by
measuring the temperature of the animal’s body and of the environment and take the
necessary counter actions specifically during estrus timing.
If the Estrus timing is not detected, the pregnancy rate of the animal drops
down, as it is known that, Pregnancy Rate = Conception Rate x Heat Detection Rate,
30 i.e. Pregnancy rate of an animal or a herd is the product of the conception rate
(pregnancy rate to insemination at heat detection) and heat detection rate. Heat
Detection rate is directly related to the Artificial Insemination (A.I.) success rate. A bull
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can detect the heat of a female by just smelling, but humans don’t have those senses,
and hence rely on other symptoms, factors for its detection, if/for following the artificial
insemination processes. Proper heat detection to achieve appropriate timing of
insemination is the biggest restriction in attaining high pregnancy rate by following
5 Artificial Insemination processes in a dairy herd. Inefficient heat detection reduces the
fertility status of herd. Each missed heat leads to financial loss in terms of failed
insemination services and extended dry days in terms of milk production, delayed calf
crop, more labour costs at least by an average of 21 (+ or -3) days (duration of estrus
cycle in cattle).
10 Artificial Insemination is an industry wide practice in dairy, so as to achieve
more yield by lesser cost, as it is easier to transport the semen of a healthy bull than
to transport the actual bull for natural mating process. The genetic line of the bull and
the cow determines the next calf crop in terms of pedigree. For increasing the success
rate of artificial insemination (AI), a timed estrus timing detection becomes really
15 crucial. Furthermore, it is quite significant to understand estrus timing based on animal
behaviour during its entire period, such as during onset of estrus or pre standing heat,
standing heat, and post standing heat. As, in tropical regions the signs of onset of
estrus gets suppressed due to the animal being under heat stress. The pre standing
heat and standing heat are the crucial periods for the success rate of AI.
20 Further, it is worth mentioning here, that the conception rate of the animal
depends on various other factors such as environmental conditions such as
temperature and humidity as described earlier, the problem of heat stress, interval
from calving to breeding, health conditions, age, body condition, nutritional status.
Limitations in the existing technologies:
25 There are various devices used in industry to detect estrus of the animal based
on its motion, as the motion of the animal during this period gets higher, but none of
those systems provide sophistication in heat detection such as differentiating between
“onset of estrus or pre standing heat” and “standing heat” time. Furthermore, heat
stress is an important factor to consider in tropical regions as the “onset of estrus”
30 signs, (typically high motion and low rumination) gets suppressed due to stress which
are the basis of detection of estrus for existing systems. Further, these systems are
focused on heat detection and not a step further to categorize the animal based on
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other conception related factors such as to segregate the animal into fertile and nonfertile
categories, as both conception rate and heat detection rate are crucial for
pregnancy. Also, in absence of any such device for ensuring the timestamp of
performing the actual artificial insemination, user cannot analyse a failed pregnancy
5 of milch animal due to limited data points, if unfortunately, even after performing the
artificial insemination milch animal could not achieve pregnancy.
Hence, a strong and sophisticated system is required which can provide
information regarding heat detection/ Estrus timing and further conception rate of
animal, further recording the actual time stamp of performing the artificial insemination
10 process. Therefore, it can be concluded from the above that in spite of all the efforts
made, the solutions previously proposed and known in the prior art do not meet all the
essential requirements which are taken into consideration in the present invention.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a system for health and fertility
15 management of one or more milch animals.
An object of the present invention is to provide a device for health and fertility
management of one or more milch animals.
Another object of the present invention is to maximise the commercial benefit
out of the milch animal.
20 Yet another object of the present invention is to disclose an Internet Of Things
(IOT) based health and fertility management system for milch animals, which can
detect heat by considering the estrus time into “onset of estrus or pre standing heat”
and “standing heat” periods, to increase the success rate of artificial insemination.
Yet another object of the present invention is to disclose an IOT based health
25 and fertility management system for milch animals, which can for recording timestamp
of Artificial Insemination (AI), such as “Smart AI Gun”, that can be used for performing
artificial insemination and recording of timestamp simultaneously which finally results
in further providing significant weightage for determining the fertility score of the animal
or herd.
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Yet another object of the present invention is to disclose an IOT based health
and fertility management system for milch animals, which can notify by a mobile/web
based application and by an optical notification regarding an indication of various
states of animal such as “Onset of estrus or pre standing heat”, “standing heat” and
5 “Heat stress/ Unhealthy”, at various stages based on the plurality of states of animal
the system.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide sophistication in the
detection of the estrus time to ensure the best time for insemination.
Yet another object of the present invention is to disclose an IOT based health
10 and fertility management system for milch animals which considers factors that affects
the conception rate such as environmental factors, interval between calving to
breeding, age of the animal, body score, milk production and nutrition and thus give a
fertility score to an individual animal, that’ll arrange animals from fertile to non-fertile.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
15 The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments. This
invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be
construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein.
According to first aspect of the present invention, a system for health and fertility
management of one or more milch animals is provided. The system comprises one or
20 more devices worn by the one or more milch animals, each device of the one or more
devices comprises one or more sensors configured to detect a plurality of values
indicative of a plurality of parameters, the one or more sensors being selected from a
group comprising, but not limited to, an accelerometer, an acoustic sensor, an inner
temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, an outer-temperature-
25 humidity sensor, a heart-rate sensor and a microprocessor unit in communication with
the one or more sensors, configured to receive and process the plurality of values to
determine the plurality of parameters and a central computing device, in
communication with the microprocessor unit and a user device, configured to receive
the plurality of parameters from the one or more devices on real time basis, compare
30 the plurality of parameters with a predetermined reference data corresponding to
respective one or more conditions within a predetermined periodic interval and
determine one or more conditions of the one or more milch animals on the basis of the
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received plurality of parameters. Further, the one or more conditions determined by
the central computing device is selected from a group comprising, but not limited to,
the one or more milch animals being in standing heat, in heat, in pre-standing heat, in
heat stress, lactation cycle and health condition of the one or more milch animals. In
5 addition, the central computing device is further configured to generate and send a
first plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more conditions of the one or more
milch animals, to the user device, thereby enabling monitoring of health and fertility of
one or more milch animals.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, further comprises a
10 smart artificial insemination gun, in communication with the central computing device,
configured to receive the first plurality of notifications and inseminate the one or more
milch animals when the one or more conditions determined by the central computing
device is the one or more milch animals being in heat, thereby diagnosing and/or
treating the one or more conditions, and send an information to the central computing
15 device, indicative of the insemination of the one or more milch animals.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the information
further includes the insemination related data such as, but not limited to, heat stress,
breed, age of the milch animal.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, further connected
20 with a notification module in communication with the central computing device,
configured to receive the first plurality of notifications sent by the central computing
device and indicate a user about the one or more conditions of the one or more milch
animals.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, notification module
25 is further configured to generate and send a second plurality of notifications to the
central computing device and the user device when the one or more conditions have
been diagnosed and/or treated.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the notification
module comprises a plurality of notification LED. Additionally, the plurality of
30 notification LED are configured to light-up on receiving the first plurality of notifications.
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Moreover, the plurality of notification LED are configured to turn off on sending the
second plurality of notifications.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, further comprises
a storage module in communication with the central computing unit, configured to store
5 the predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions
of the milch animals as well as the received plurality of parameters from the one or
more sensors.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the accelerometer
configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as an
10 orientation, an activity time and a movement of the milch animal, the acoustic sensor
configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as sounds
from respiration of the milch animal, the inner temperature sensor configured to detect
values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as a temperature of the milch
animal, the pressure sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
15 parameters such as a number of mounts and frequency of the mounts on the milch
animal, the piezo electric sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality
of parameters such as frequency of rumination of the one or more milch animals, the
outer-temperature-humidity sensor configured to detect values indicative of the
plurality of parameters such as a heat stress value and temperature - humidity index
20 depending on an environment temperature, and humidity surrounding the one or more
milch animals and the heart-rate sensor configured to detect values indicative of the
plurality of parameters such as a heart-rate of the one or more milch animals.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, each of the one or
more devices may further comprise respective sound producing unit, in
25 communication with one or more second acoustic sensors connected with each of the
respective one or more devices, configured to produce sound on motion of the
respective one or more milch animals. In addition, each of the one or more second
acoustic sensors is configured to receive sound from the respective sound producing
unit and detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as pattern, timing
30 of production of sound from the sound producing unit.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the central
computing device is further configured to determine the one or more conditions of the
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one or more milch animals being in the heat stress and/or the one or more milch
animals being unhealthy, based on the activity, the frequency of rumination, the heartrate
and the heat stress value.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the system further
5 comprises a server, in communication with the microprocessor unit and a user device,
configured to receive the plurality of parameters from the one or more devices on real
time basis, compare the plurality of parameters with a predetermined reference data
corresponding to respective one or more conditions within a predetermined periodic
interval and determine one or more conditions of the one or more milch animals on the
10 basis of the received plurality of parameters. Further, the one or more conditions
determined by the server is selected from a group comprising the one or more milch
animals being in standing heat, in heat, in pre-standing heat, in heat stress, lactation
cycle and health condition of the one or more milch animals. In addition, the server is
further configured to generate and send a first plurality of notifications, indicative of the
15 one or more conditions of the one or more milch animals, to the user device, thereby
enabling monitoring of health and fertility of the one or more milch animals.
Furthermore, the notification module in communication with the server, configured to
receive the first plurality of notifications sent by the server and indicate a user about
the one or more conditions of the one or more milch animals.
20 In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, further include a
filter unit configured to filter noises from the plurality of values indicative of a plurality
of parameters while being received at the microprocessor.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the central
computing device and the user device are further configured to maintain a log of time
25 of reception of the first plurality of notifications, the second plurality of notifications and
the information from the smart artificial insemination gun
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the system further
comprises a Real Time Clock, configured to maintain a log of time of reception of the
first plurality of notifications, the second plurality of notifications in the storage module.
30 In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the device further
comprises a strap adapted to attach the device to a body of the milch animal, a weight
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hanging from the strap to fix the device at place of attachment and a power source to
power the one or more sensors and the microprocessor.
According to second aspect of the present invention, a device worn by a milch
animal is provided. The device comprises one or more sensors configured to detect a
5 plurality of values indicative of a plurality of parameters associated with the milch
animal, the one or more sensors being selected from a group comprising, but not
limited to, an accelerometer, an acoustic sensor, an inner temperature sensor, a
pressure sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, an outer-temperature-humidity sensor, a
heart-rate sensor and a microprocessor unit in communication with the one or more
10 sensors, configured to receive and process the plurality of values to determine the
plurality of parameters on real time basis, compare the plurality of parameters with a
predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions of
the milch animal within a predetermined periodic interval and determine one or more
conditions of the milch animal on the basis of the received plurality of parameters.
15 Further, the one or more conditions determined by the microprocessor unit is selected
from a group comprising, but not limited to, the milch animal being in standing heat, in
heat, in pre-standing heat, in heat stress and health condition of the milch animal. In
addition, the microprocessor unit is further configured to generate and send a first
plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more conditions of the milch animal,
20 to the user device, thereby enabling monitoring of health and fertility of milch animal.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the device further
comprises a storage module in communication with the microprocessor, configured to
store the predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more
conditions of the milch animals as well as the received plurality of parameters from the
25 one or more sensors.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the accelerometer
configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as an
orientation, an activity time and a movement of the milch animal, the acoustic sensor
configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as sounds
30 from respiration of the milch animal, the inner temperature sensor configured to detect
values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as a temperature of the milch
animal, the pressure sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
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parameters such as, but not limited to, a number of mounts and frequency of the
mounts on the milch animal, the piezo electric sensor configured to detect values
indicative of the plurality of parameters such as frequency of rumination of the milch
animal, the outer-temperature-humidity sensor configured to detect values indicative
5 of the plurality of parameters such as a heat stress value and temperature - humidity
index depending on an environment temperature, and humidity surrounding the milch
animal and the heart-rate sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality
of parameters such as a heart-rate of the milch animal.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the device may
10 further comprise a sound producing unit, in communication with a second acoustic
sensor connected with the device, configured to produce sound on motion of the milch
animal. Moreover, the second acoustic sensor is configured to receive sound from the
sound producing unit and detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such
as pattern, timing of production of sound from the sound producing unit.
15 In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the microprocessor
unit is further configured to determine the one or more conditions of the milch animal
being in the heat stress and/or the milch animal being unhealthy, based on the activity,
the frequency of rumination, the heart-rate and the heat stress value.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, further includes a
20 filter unit configured to filter noises from the plurality of values indicative of a plurality
of parameters while being received at the microprocessor.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, further includes a
notification module in communication with the microprocessor unit, configured to
receive the first plurality of notifications determined by the microprocessor unit and
25 indicate a user about the one or more conditions of the milch animal.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the notification
module is further configured to generate and send a second plurality of notifications to
the microprocessor unit when the one or more conditions have been diagnosed and/or
treated.
30 In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the device further
comprises a plurality of notification LED. In addition, the plurality of notification LED
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are configured to light-up on receiving the first plurality of notifications. Moreover, the
plurality of notification LED are configured to turn off after sending the second plurality
of notifications.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the microprocessor
5 unit is further configured to maintain a log of time of reception of the first plurality of
notifications, the second plurality of notifications.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the device may
further comprise a Real Time Clock, configured to maintain a log of time of reception
of the first plurality of notifications, the second plurality of notifications in the storage
10 module.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the device further
comprises, but not limited to, a strap adapted to attach the device to a body of the
milch animal, a weight hanging from the strap to fix the device at place of attachment
and a power source to power the one or more sensors and the microprocessor.
15 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention
can be understood in detail, a more particular to the description of the invention, briefly
summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are
illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended
20 drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to
be considered limiting of its scope, the invention may admit to other equally effective
embodiments.
These and other features, benefits and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent by reference to the following text figure, with like reference numbers
25 referring to like structures across the views, wherein:
Fig. 1A illustrates a system for health and fertility management of one or more
milch animals, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 1B illustrates the system for health and fertility management of the one or
more milch animals, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
30 Fig. 2 illustrates an information flow diagram to detect a plurality of values
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indicative of one or more parameters and to determine one or more conditions of one
or more milch animals, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 illustrates an information flow diagram to generate and send notifications
indicative of the one or more conditions, in accordance with an embodiment of the
5 present invention;
Fig. 4A illustrates an information flow diagram to determine the one or more
milch animals being in heat and Inseminate the one or more milch animals, in
accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4B illustrates an information flow diagram to determine the one or more
10 milch animals being in heat and Inseminate the one or more milch animals, in
accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and
Fig. 5 illustrates rumination activity and movement activity of milch animal, in
accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
15 While the present invention is described herein by way of example using
embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the
invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described and are
not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some
components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain
20 figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments
outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description
thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on
the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives
falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
25 As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e.
meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e. meaning
must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means
“one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and
phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be
30 construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having,"
"containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and
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encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and additional subject
matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude other additives, components,
integers or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the
terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of
5 documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like is included in the
specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It
is not suggested or represented that any or all of these matters form part of the prior
art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present
invention.
10 In this disclosure, whenever a composition or an element or a group of elements
is preceded with the transitional phrase “comprising”, it is understood that we also
contemplate the same composition, element or group of elements with transitional
phrases “consisting of”, “consisting”, “selected from the group of consisting of,
“including”, or “is” preceding the recitation of the composition, element or group of
15 elements and vice versa.
The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments with
reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein reference numerals used in the
accompanying drawing correspond to the like elements throughout the description.
This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be
20 construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is
provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the
scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the following detailed description,
numeric values and ranges are provided for various aspects of the implementations
described. These values and ranges are to be treated as examples only and are not
25 intended to limit the scope of the claims. In addition, a number of materials are
identified as suitable for various facets of the implementations. These materials are to
be treated as exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
Figure 1A illustrates a system (100) for health and fertility management of one
or more milch animals (105n), in accordance with an embodiment of the present
30 invention. As shown in figure 1A, the system (100) comprises one or more milch
animals (105n) each wearing one of one or more devices (110n), a central computing
device (120), a smart artificial insemination gun (122), a notification module (118), a
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user device (124), a storage module (116), and a communication network (126).
The one or more devices (110n) may be worn by the one or more milch animals
(105n). In the present invention, the one or more milch animals (105n) are envisaged
to include cows, buffalos, goats. However, it should be appreciated by a skilled
5 addressee that the one or more milch animals (105n) may include other animals for
husbandry such as, but not limited to, camels, yaks, sheep, crocodiles, poultry
animals, and other farm animals and commercial animals such as horses, donkeys,
bulls.
Further, each device (110) of the one or more devices (110n) may comprise
10 one or more sensors (112) and a microprocessor unit (114). The one or more sensors
(112) may be, but not limited to, an accelerometer, a first acoustic sensor, a second
acoustic sensor, an inner temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric
sensor, an outer-temperature-humidity sensor, a heart-rate sensor, an ultra-sonic
sensor, and an RFID tag.
15 In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, each device (110)
of the one or more devices (110n) may further comprise respective weight (106). The
weight (106) may be connected with the respective one or more devices (110n). The
respective weight (106) may be a sound producing unit. The sound producing unit may
be, but not limited to, a motion alarm, a bell, chime, a motion based ringer, gong etc.
20 The sound producing unit may be in communication with one or more second acoustic
sensors. The one or more second acoustic sensors connected with each of the
respective one or more devices (110n).
The one or more sensors (112) may be in communication with the
microprocessor unit (114). The microprocessor unit (114) may be a single integrated
25 circuit (IC), or at most a few integrated circuits. The microprocessor unit (114) is
envisaged to be a multipurpose, clock driven, register based, digital integrated circuit
that accepts binary data as input, processes the data according to instructions stored
in its memory and provides results as output. The microprocessor unit (114) may
comprise both combinational logic and sequential digital logic. Further, the
30 microprocessor unit (114) in in communication with the central computing device (120)
via a communication network (126). The communication network (126) can be a shortrange
communication network and/or a long-range communication network, wire or
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wireless communication network. The communication interface includes, but not
limited to, a serial communication interface, a parallel communication interface or a
combination thereof. The communication is established over may be, but not limited
to, wired network or wireless network such as LoRa, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, Bluetooth,
5 Wi-fi, Zigbee, Internet, intranet.
The central computing device (120) comprises a memory unit configured to
store machine-readable instructions. The machine readable instructions may be
loaded into the memory unit from a non-transitory machine-readable medium, such
as, but not limited to, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and Flash Drives. Alternately, the
10 machine readable instructions may be loaded in a form of a computer software
program into the memory unit. The memory unit in that manner may be selected from
a group comprising EPROM, EEPROM and Flash memory. Further, the central
computing device (120) includes a processor operably connected with the memory
unit. In various embodiments, the processor is one of, but not limited to, a general
15 purpose processor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a fieldprogrammable
gate array (FPGA).
Further, the central computing device (120) is in communication with the user
device (124). The user device (124) is envisaged to include one or more display
sources which may be LCD, LED or TFT screens with respective drivers. The user
20 device (124) may have a driver board including a part of computational software and
hardware needed to run devices provided with the user device (124).
The power source may be inbuilt inside the user device (124). A plurality of
indicators such as LED to indicate various parameters such as battery level or
connection disconnection may be included in the user device (124). The indications
25 may be colour coded for differentiation and distinctiveness. The device (110) may be,
but not limited to, in an embodiment, the central computing device (120) is connected
with the user device (124), may be encased inside the user device (124) itself.
Examples of the user device (124) may include, but not limited to, a laptop computer,
desktop computer, palm computer, mobile phone and tablet PC.
30 The device (110) may further comprise one or more straps adapted to fasten
and secure the device (110) to a body of the milch animal (105). In addition, the device
(110) may comprise a weight hanging from the strap to fix/keep the device (110) at
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place of attachment. The device (110) may further comprise a power source to power
the one or more sensors (112) and the microprocessor unit (114). The power source
may be an AC power source, a non-rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery.
In one embodiment, the power source is a self-sustainable battery, that makes the
5 device (110) a self-powered device.
Further, the system (100) may include the storage module (116). The storage
module (116) may be a local storage provided in each device (110) of the one or more
devices (110n) or a cloud-based storage. The storage module (116) may be in
communication with the central computing unit (120) via the communication network
10 (126). The storage module (116) is envisaged to include a predetermined reference
data of various health and fertility conditions along with associated parameters related
to the one or more milch animals (105n). Moreover, the system (100) includes the
notification module (118). The notification module (118) may be in communication with
the central computing device (120). The notification module (118) may comprise a
15 plurality of notification LED. In addition, the system (100) may comprise the smart
artificial insemination gun (122). The smart artificial insemination gun (122) may be in
communication with the central computing device (120). The smart artificial
insemination gun (122) may be configured to inseminate the one or more milch
animals (105n).
20 Figure 1B illustrates the system (100) for health and fertility management of one
or more milch animals (105n), in accordance with another embodiment of the present
invention. As shown in figure 1B, the system (100) may further include a server (1201).
The server (1201) may be in communication with any and/or all among the group
comprising the microprocessor unit (114), the central computing device (120) and the
25 user device (124) using a second communication network (1261).
Figure 2 illustrates an information flow diagram to detect a plurality of values
indicative of one or more parameters and to determine one or more conditions of one
or more milch animals (105n), in accordance with an embodiment of the present
invention. As shown in figure 2, the device being in contact with a milch animal (105)
30 of the one or more milch animals (105n), allow the one or more sensors (112) to detect
a plurality of values indicative of a plurality of parameters. The one or more sensors
(112) may be selected from the group comprising, but not limited to, the
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accelerometer, the acoustic sensor, the inner temperature sensor, the pressure
sensor, the piezoelectric sensor, the outer-temperature-humidity sensor, the heartrate
sensor, the RFID tag. The plurality of parameters may be selected from a group
comprising an orientation, an activity time and a movement of the milch animal (105),
5 sounds from respiration of the milch animal (105), a temperature of the milch animal
(105), a number of mounts and frequency of the mounts on the milch animal (105),
frequency of rumination of the one or more milch animals (105n), a heat stress value
and temperature - humidity index depending on an environment temperature, and
humidity surrounding the one or more milch animals (105n), a heart-rate of the one or
10 more milch animals (105n).
For example: The accelerometer may be configured to detect values indicative
of the plurality of parameters such as an orientation, an activity time and a movement
of the milch animal (105). The acoustic sensor may be configured to detect values
indicative of the plurality of parameters such as sounds from respiration of the milch
15 animal (105). The inner temperature sensor may be configured to detect values
indicative of the plurality of parameters such as a temperature of the milch animal
(105). The pressure sensor may be configured to detect values indicative of the
plurality of parameters such as a number of mounts and frequency of the mounts on
the milch animal (105). The pressure sensor may be mounted on tail of the one or
20 more milch animals (105n). The pressure sensor may detect the mounts and
frequency of the mounts on the milch animals (105n) by sensing the pressure of a
milch animal (105) on the another milch animal (105) of the one or more milch animals
(105n).
The piezoelectric sensor may be configured to detect values indicative of the
25 plurality of parameters such as frequency of rumination of the one or more milch
animals (105n). The piezoelectric sensor may detect frequency of rumination
depending on timing of chewing, gulping and rumination of the fodder by the one or
more milch animals (105n). The outer-temperature-humidity sensor may be configured
to detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as a heat stress value
30 and temperature - humidity index depending on an environment temperature, and
humidity surrounding the one or more milch animals (105n). The heart-rate sensor
may be configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as a
heart-rate of the one or more milch animals (105n). The RFID tag may be used to
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provide an identification number to the one or milch animals (105n) by identifying the
one or more milch animals (105n).
In one embodiment of the present invention, the sound producing unit may be
configured to produce sound on motion of the respectively connected milch animal
5 (105). For example, when the milch animal (105) move its body or shakes its head,
the sound producing unit is configured to produce sound. Further, the second acoustic
sensor is configured received the sound produced from the respective sound
producing unit. On reception of sound, the second acoustic sensor is configured to
detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters such as pattern of sound from
10 the sound producing unit.
Returning to figure 2, the microprocessor unit (114) is then configured to receive
the plurality of values from the one or more sensors (112). The microprocessor unit
(114) may further process the plurality of values to determine the plurality of
parameters. The plurality of parameters are determined for each of the one or more
15 devices (110n).
The central computing device (120) may be configured to receive the respective
plurality of parameters from the one or more devices (110n) on real time basis. Then,
the central computing device (120) may be configured to determine one or more
conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n) on the basis of the received
20 plurality of parameters. This is achieved by comparing the received plurality of
parameters with the predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or
more conditions of the milch animals (105n) within a predetermined periodic interval.
The one or more conditions determined by the central computing device (120) may be
selected from a group comprising, but not limited to, the one or more milch animals
25 (105n) being in standing heat, in heat, in pre-standing heat, in heat stress, lactation
cycle and health condition of the one or more milch animals (105n). The central
computing device (120) may be further configured to determine the one or more
conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n) being in the heat stress and/or the
one or more milch animals (105n) being unhealthy, based on the activity, the
30 frequency of rumination, the heart-rate and the heat stress value.
In one embodiment, the system (100) may have a server (1201). Further as
shown in figure 1B, the server (1201) may be configured to receive the plurality of
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parameters from the one or more devices (110n) on real time basis via the central
computing device (120). The server (1201) may further be configured to perform some
or all the functions of the central computing device (120) with respect to the respective
milch animal (105) wearing the device (110). For example: the server (1201) may
5 compare the plurality of parameters with a predetermined reference data
corresponding to the respective one or more conditions of the milch animal (105) to
determine one or more conditions of the milch animal (105). Further, the server (1201)
may itself generate a first plurality of notifications. In addition, the server (1201) is
further configured to send a first plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more
10 conditions of the milch animal (105) wearing the device (110), to the user device (124).
The storage module (116) may be configured to store the received plurality of
parameters from the one or more sensors (112) and the determined conditions of the
one or more milch animals for future reference.
Figure 3 illustrates an information flow diagram to generate and send
15 notifications indicative of the one or more conditions, in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figure 3, the central computing
device (120) is further configured to generate a first plurality of notifications. The first
plurality of notifications may be indicative of the one or more conditions of the one or
more milch animals (105n). The central computing device (120) may then send the
20 first plurality of notifications to the user device (124).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure
3, the system (100) may be further connected with a notification module (118). In one
embodiment the notification module may be integrated with each of the one or more
devices (110). In another embodiment, the notification module may be connected with
25 the central computing device (120) having multiple sections, representing one or more
conditions of each of the one or more milch animals (105n).
Further, the notification module (118) may comprise the plurality of notification
LED are configured to light-up on receiving the first plurality of notifications. The
lighted-up LED has been shown inside the notification module (118) with the blacked
30 dots inside the notification module (118). Further, the plurality of notification LED are
configured to turn off on sending the second plurality of notifications. The turned-off
LED has been shown with the whitened dots inside the notification module (118).
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The notification module (118) being in communication with the central
computing device (120) may be configured to receive the first plurality of notifications
sent by the central computing device (120). The notification module (118) may indicate
a user about the one or more conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n).
5 For example:
The device (110) may contain various LED which indicate one or more
conditions of the milch animals (105n). The various conditions may be:
1. “Onset of Estrus or pre standing heat” Notification shown by Orange LED
2. “Standing Heat” Notification shown by Yellow LED
10 3. “Heat Stress/ Unhealthy” Notification shown by Red LED
The notification module (118) may be further configured to generate a second
plurality of notifications when the one or more conditions have been diagnosed and/or
treated and send the second plurality of notifications to the central computing device
(120) and the user device (124). Further, upon receiving the second plurality of
15 notifications, the notification LED present on the notification module (118) may be
turned off (say, when the or more conditions have been treated) or turn green (say,
when the one or more conditions have been diagnosed). This enables efficient monitor
of health and fertility of the one or more milch animals (105n) at the same time.
Further, the system (100) may comprise the smart artificial insemination gun
20 (122), in communication with the central computing device (120). Figure 4A illustrates
an information flow diagram to determine the one or more milch animals (105n) being
in heat and Inseminate the one or more milch animals (105n), in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figure 4A, the smart artificial
insemination gun (122) may be configured to receive the first plurality of notifications.
25 Then, the smart artificial insemination gun (122) may inseminate the one or more milch
animals (105n) when the one or more conditions determined by the central computing
device (120) is determined to be the one or more milch animals (105n) being in heat,
thereby diagnosing and/or treating the one or more conditions. In addition, smart
artificial insemination gun (122) may send information to the central computing device
30 (120). The information may be indicative of the insemination related data such as heat
stress, breed, age of the one or more milch animals (105n). Moreover, figure 4B
illustrates an information flow diagram to determine the one or more milch animals
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being in heat and Inseminate the one or more milch animals, in accordance with
another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figure 4B, the server (1201)
may be configured to receive the plurality of parameters from the one or more devices
(110n) on real time basis via the central computing device (120) using the second
5 communication network (1261). The server (1201) may further be configured to
perform some or all the functions of the central computing device (120) mentioned
above, with respect to the respective milch animal (105) wearing the device (110).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the central
computing device (120) may be further configured to maintain a log of time of reception
10 of the first plurality of notifications, the second plurality of notifications and the
information from the smart artificial insemination gun (122) in the storage module
(116). In one embodiment, the system may comprise a Real Time Clock. The Real
Time Clock may be configured to maintain a log of time of reception of the first plurality
of notifications, the second plurality of notifications in the storage module (116).
15 In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the system (100)
may further include a filter unit (not shown). The filter unit may be configured to filter
noises from the plurality of values indicative of a plurality of parameters while being
received at the microprocessor.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the microprocessor unit (114) of
20 the device (110) may be configured to also perform some/all of the functions of the
central computing device (120) with respect to the respective milch animal (105)
wearing the device (110). For example: the microprocessor unit (114) may compare
the plurality of parameters with a predetermined reference data corresponding to the
respective one or more conditions of the milch animal (105) to determine one or more
25 conditions of the milch animal (105). Further, the microprocessor unit (114) may itself
generate a first plurality of notifications. In addition, the microprocessor unit (114) is
further configured to send a first plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more
conditions of the milch animal (105) wearing the device (110), to the user device (124).
Further, the microprocessor unit (114) may be further configured to determine
30 the one or more conditions of the milch animal (105) being in the heat stress and/or
the milch animal (105) being unhealthy, based on the activity, the frequency of
rumination, the heart-rate and the heat stress value. The microprocessor unit (114)
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may also generate and send a second plurality of notifications and light up the
respective notification LEDs when the one or more conditions have been diagnosed
and/or treated, thereby enabling monitoring of health and fertility of milch animal (105)
wearing the device (110).
5 Additionally, the microprocessor unit (114) is further configured to maintain a
log of time of reception of the first plurality of notifications, the second plurality of
notifications in the storage module (116).
Figure 5 illustrates Rumination activity and movement activity of milch animal
(105), in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figure
10 5, the activity and the rumination of one or more milch animals (105n) as plotted on
the graph shows against a factor time, the nature of animal where the animal is in
healthy and in heat and whether the animal is un-healthy is clearly visible with the
figure 5.
In one embodiment, the central computing device (120) may be in
15 communication with a cloud server. The cloud server may contain a predetermined
reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions. The central
computing device (120) may be configured to receive the plurality of parameters from
the one or more devices (110n) on real time basis. Further, the central computing
device (120) may retrieve the predetermined reference data corresponding to
20 respective one or more conditions from the cloud server. Further, the central
computing device (120) may compare the plurality of parameters with the
predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions.
Further, the central computing device (120) may be configured to determine one or
more conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n) on the basis of the received
25 plurality of parameters. The one or more conditions determined by the central
computing device (120) may be selected from a group comprising, but not limited to,
the one or more milch animals (105n) being in standing heat, in heat, in pre-standing
heat, in heat stress, lactation cycle and health condition of the one or more milch
animals (105n). The central computing device (120) may be further configured to
30 determine the one or more conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n) being
in the heat stress and/or the one or more milch animals (105n) being unhealthy, based
on the activity, the frequency of rumination, the heart-rate and the heat stress value.
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The central computing device (120) is further configured to generate a first
plurality of notifications. The first plurality of notifications may be indicative of the one
or more conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n). Further, the central
computing device (120) may be configured to send the first plurality of notifications to
the user device (124) and the cloud server, thereby enable monitoring of health and
fertility of one or more milch animals (105n).
Further, cloud server may store data from the central computing device (120)
in the database with the particular animal’s identification.
Exemplary implementation of the system (100) and device (110):
Method of use of the designed management system (100):
(1) Detection of the health condition by the device (110):
• Each first device is to be worn over the neck or appropriate place of the
milch animal (105).
• The pressure sensor is to be placed right above the tail and is connected
15 with the device (110) using wired or wireless communication.
• Various sensors keep monitoring the physiological parameters of the
milch animal (105) such as activity in terms of motion, sounds from
respiration, bellowing and eating, heart rate, temperature.
• Sensors senses the data and the microprocessor reads the data and
20 stores in the memory continuously.
• Filter unit/ amplifier are used to enhance the data quality received from
the sensor.
• The microprocessor unit (114) sends the information to central
computing device (120). After the communication being initiated by
25 central computing device (120).
• The central computing device (120) may transmit the data further to a
cloud server where it is stored in the database with the particular
animal’s identification (based on a RFID tag, clipped on the ear of the
animal.
30 • The cloud server compares data periodically with datasets according to
the plurality of states of the animal and triggers alarm/notification in case
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there is pattern of “In Heat”, “Standing Heat”, “Heat Stress/Unhealthy”.
(2) Performing the following necessary action by the device (110) if “Unhealthy”
Condition is detected.
• The cloud server triggers an alarm on a significant match generated with
5 the training dataset stored in the database for unhealthy condition.
• The cloud server sends notification along with the Id of the animal to the
mobile device and to the central computing device (120), the central
node further sends the notification to the first device based on its id.
• The device (110) sets the corresponding LED for “Unhealthy” status to
10 glow.
• The user then performs the necessary action and presses the button to
turn off the LED.
• The user records the medication in the database using the user device
(124), a history of the same is saved in the database along with the
15 timestamp via the user device (124) mobile, and cloud server.
(3) Performing the following necessary action by first device (21) if “IN HEAT”
Condition is detected.
• The cloud server triggers an alarm on a significant match generated with
training dataset stored in the database for estrus timing.
20 • The cloud server sends notification along with the Id of the animal to the
mobile device and to the central computing device (120). The central
computing device (120) further sends the notification to the first device
based on its id.
• The device (110) sets the corresponding LED to glow.
25 • The user performs the Artificial Insemination and presses the button on
the device (110) to switch off the LED, the switch off action of the button
is sent in the INTERRUPT mode to the central computing device (120).
• The central computing device (120) records the timestamp of the
INTERRUPT generated, and send it further to the cloud server, which
30 further stores the timestamp of Artificial insemination along with the
animal Id in the database for keeping the history of events performed on
animal.
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• The animal history record can be accessed using the user device (124).
The present invention has various advantages. The present invention provides
an easy and cost effective approach for management of the milch animals (105) on
farms to maximize the commercial benefits. The present invention not only reduces
5 human effort but also the present invention helps in systematically manage the herd
and properly diagnose and cure the animals by keeping constant surveillance on the
farm animals. The invention helps in increasing the life expectancy of the animal. The
present invention may help in separating the animals depending on the health
condition of the animals.
10 In general, the word “module,” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in
hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a
programming language, such as, for example, Java, C, Python or assembly. One or
more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as an
EPROM. It will be appreciated that modules may comprised connected logic units,
15 such as gates and flip-flops, and may comprise programmable units, such as
programmable gate arrays or processors. The modules described herein may be
implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any
type of computer-readable medium or other computer storage device.
Further, while one or more operations have been described as being performed
20 by or otherwise related to certain modules, devices or entities, the operations may be
performed by or otherwise related to any module, device or entity. As such, any
function or operation that has been described as being performed by a module could
alternatively be performed by a different server, by the cloud computing platform, or a
combination thereof. It should be understood that the techniques of the present
25 disclosure might be implemented using a variety of technologies. For example, the
methods described herein may be implemented by a series of computer executable
instructions residing on a suitable computer readable medium. Suitable computer
readable media may include volatile (e.g. RAM) and/or non-volatile (e.g. ROM, disk)
memory, carrier waves and transmission media. Exemplary carrier waves may take
30 the form of electrical, electromagnetic or optical signals conveying digital data steams
along a local network or a publicly accessible network such as the Internet.
It should also be understood that, unless specifically stated otherwise as
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apparent from the following discussion, it is appreciated that throughout the
description, discussions utilizing terms such as "controlling" or "obtaining" or
"computing" or "storing" or "receiving" or "determining" or the like, refer to the action
and processes of a system (100), or similar electronic computing device, that
5 processes and transforms data represented as physical (electronic) quantities within
the system’s (100) registers and memories into other data similarly represented as
physical quantities within the system (100) memories or registers or other such
information storage, transmission or display devices.
Various modifications to these embodiments are apparent to those skilled in
10 the art from the description and the accompanying drawings. The principles associated
with the various embodiments described herein may be applied to other embodiments.
Therefore, the description is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown
along with the accompanying drawings but is to be providing broadest scope of
consistent with the principles and the novel and inventive features disclosed or
15 suggested herein. Accordingly, the invention is anticipated to hold on to all other such
alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the scope of the present
invention.

We claim:
1. A system (100) for health and fertility management of one or more milch animals
(105n), the system (100) comprising:
one or more devices (110n) worn by the one or more milch animals (105n),
each device of the one or more devices (110n) comprising:
one or more sensors (112) configured to detect a plurality of values
indicative of a plurality of parameters, the one or more sensors (112) being
selected from a group comprising an accelerometer, a first acoustic sensor, an
inner temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, an outertemperature-
humidity sensor, a heart-rate sensor; and
a microprocessor unit (114) in communication with the one or more
sensors (112), configured to receive and process the plurality of values to
determine the plurality of parameters; and
a central computing device (120), in communication with the microprocessor
unit (114) and a user device (124), configured to receive the plurality of parameters
from the one or more devices (110n) on real time basis, compare the plurality of
parameters with a predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one
or more conditions within a predetermined periodic interval and determine one or
more conditions of the one or more milch animals (105n) on the basis of the
received plurality of parameters;
wherein the one or more conditions determined by the central computing device
(120) is selected from a group comprising the one or more milch animals (105n)
being in standing heat, in heat, in pre-standing heat, in heat stress, lactation cycle
and health condition of the one or more milch animals (105n);
wherein the central computing device (120) is further configured to generate
and send a first plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more conditions
of the one or more milch animals (105n), to the user device (124), thereby enabling
monitoring of health and fertility of the one or more milch animals (105n).
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a smart artificial
insemination gun (122), in communication with the central computing device (120),
configured to receive the first plurality of notifications and inseminate the one or
more milch animals (105n) when the one or more conditions determined by the
central computing device (120) is the one or more milch animals (105n) being in
heat, thereby diagnosing and/or treating the one or more conditions, and send an
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information to the central computing device (120), indicative of the insemination of
the one or more milch animals (105n).
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the information further includes
the insemination related data such as heat stress, breed, age of the milch animal
(105).
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further connected with a notification
module (118) in communication with the central computing device (120),
configured to receive the first plurality of notifications sent by the central computing
device (120) and indicate a user about the one or more conditions of the one or
more milch animals (105n).
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein notification module (118) is
further configured to generate and send a second plurality of notifications to the
central computing device (120) and the user device (124) when the one or more
conditions have been diagnosed and/or treated.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 5, comprises a plurality of notification LED;
wherein the plurality of notification LED are configured to light-up on receiving
the first plurality of notifications; and
wherein the plurality of notification LED are configured to turn off on sending
the second plurality of notifications.
7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a storage module (116)
in communication with the central computing unit, configured to store the
predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions
of the milch animals (105n) as well as the received plurality of parameters from
the one or more sensors (112).
8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the accelerometer configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as an orientation, an activity time and a movement of the milch
animal (105);
the acoustic sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as sounds from respiration of the milch animal (105);
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the inner temperature sensor configured to detect values indicative of the
plurality of parameters such as a temperature of the milch animal (105);
the pressure sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as a number of mounts and frequency of the mounts on the milch
animal (105);
the piezo electric sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality
of parameters such as frequency of rumination of the one or more milch animals
(105n);
the outer-temperature-humidity sensor configured to detect values indicative of
the plurality of parameters such as a heat stress value and temperature - humidity
index depending on an environment temperature, and humidity surrounding the
one or more milch animals (105n); and
the heart-rate sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as a heart-rate of the one or more milch animals (105n).
9. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the one or more devices
(110n) further comprising respective sound producing unit, in communication with
respective one or more second acoustic sensors connected with each of the
respective one or more devices (110n), configured to produce sound on motion of
the respective one or more milch animals (105n);
wherein each of the one or more second acoustic sensors is configured to
receive sound from the respective sound producing unit and detect values
indicative of the plurality of parameters such as pattern, timing of production of
sound from the sound producing unit.
10. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central computing device
(120) is further configured to determine the one or more conditions of the one or
more milch animals (105n) being in the heat stress and/or the one or more milch
animals (105n) being unhealthy, based on the activity, the frequency of rumination,
the heart-rate and the heat stress value.
11. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a server (1201), in
communication with the microprocessor unit (114) and a user device (124),
configured to receive the plurality of parameters from the one or more devices
(110n) on real time basis, compare the plurality of parameters with a
predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions
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within a predetermined periodic interval and determine one or more conditions of
the one or more milch animals (105n) on the basis of the received plurality of
parameters;
wherein the one or more conditions determined by the server (1201) is selected
from a group comprising the one or more milch animals (105n) being in standing
heat, in heat, in pre-standing heat, in heat stress, lactation cycle and health
condition of the one or more milch animals (105n);
wherein the server (1201) is further configured to generate and send a first
plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more conditions of the one or more
milch animals (105n), to the user device (124), thereby enabling monitoring of
health and fertility of the one or more milch animals (105n);
wherein the notification module (118) in communication with the server (1201),
configured to receive the first plurality of notifications sent by the server (1201)
and indicate a user about the one or more conditions of the one or more milch
animals (105n).
12. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further including a filter unit configured to
filter noises from the plurality of values indicative of a plurality of parameters while
being received at the microprocessor.
13. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central computing device
(120) and the user device (124) are further configured to maintain a log of time of
reception of the first plurality of notifications, the second plurality of notifications
and the information from the smart artificial insemination gun (122).
14. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a Real Time Clock,
configured to maintain a log of time of reception of the first plurality of notifications,
the second plurality of notifications in the storage module (116).
15. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (110) further
comprises:
a strap adapted to attach the device (110) to a body of the milch animal (105);
a weight hanging from the strap to fix the device (110) at place of attachment;
and
a power source to power the one or more sensors (112) and the
microprocessor.
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16. A device (110) worn by a milch animal (105), comprising:
one or more sensors (112) configured to detect a plurality of values indicative
of a plurality of parameters associated with the milch animal (105), the one or more
sensors (112) being selected from a group comprising an accelerometer, an
acoustic sensor, an inner temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric
sensor, an outer-temperature-humidity sensor, a heart-rate sensor; and
a microprocessor unit (114) in communication with the one or more sensors
(112), configured to:
receive and process the plurality of values to determine the plurality of
parameters on real time basis;
compare the plurality of parameters with a predetermined reference data
corresponding to respective one or more conditions of the milch animal (105)
within a predetermined periodic interval; and
determine one or more conditions of the milch animal (105) on the basis
of the received plurality of parameters;
wherein the one or more conditions determined by the microprocessor unit
(114) is selected from a group comprising the milch animal (105) being in standing
heat, in heat, in pre-standing heat, in heat stress and health condition of the milch
animal (105);
wherein the microprocessor unit (114) is further configured to generate and
send a first plurality of notifications, indicative of the one or more conditions of the
milch animal (105), to the user device (124), thereby enabling monitoring of health
and fertility of the milch animal (105).
17. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a storage module
(116) in communication with the microprocessor, configured to store the
predetermined reference data corresponding to respective one or more conditions
of the milch animals (105n) as well as the received plurality of parameters from
the one or more sensors (112).
18. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, wherein:
the accelerometer configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as an orientation, an activity time and a movement of the milch
animal (105);
the acoustic sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as sounds from respiration of the milch animal (105);
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the inner temperature sensor configured to detect values indicative of the
plurality of parameters such as a temperature of the milch animal (105);
the pressure sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as a number of mounts and frequency of the mounts on the milch
animal (105);
the piezo electric sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality
of parameters such as frequency of rumination of the milch animal (105);
the outer-temperature-humidity sensor configured to detect values indicative of
the plurality of parameters such as a heat stress value and temperature - humidity
index depending on an environment temperature, and humidity surrounding the
milch animal (105); and
the heart-rate sensor configured to detect values indicative of the plurality of
parameters such as a heart-rate of the milch animal (105).
19. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a sound producing
unit, in communication with a second acoustic sensor connected with the device
(110), configured to produce sound on motion of the milch animal (105);
wherein the second acoustic sensor is configured to receive sound from the
sound producing unit and detect values indicative of the plurality of parameters
such as pattern, timing of production of sound from the sound producing unit.
20. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, wherein the microprocessor unit (114) is
further configured to determine the one or more conditions of the milch animal
(105) being in the heat stress and/or the milch animal (105) being unhealthy,
based on the activity, the frequency of rumination, the heart-rate and the heat
stress value.
21. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, further including a filter unit configured
to filter noises from the plurality of values indicative of a plurality of parameters
while being received at the microprocessor.
22. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, further including a notification module
(118) in communication with the microprocessor unit (114), configured to receive
the first plurality of notifications determined by the microprocessor unit (114) and
indicate a user about the one or more conditions of the milch animal (105).
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23. The device (110) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the notification module (118) is
further configured to generate and send a second plurality of notifications to the
microprocessor unit (114) when the one or more conditions have been diagnosed
and/or treated.
24. The device (110) as claimed in claim 23, comprises a plurality of notification LED;
wherein the plurality of notification LED are configured to light-up on receiving
the first plurality of notifications; and
wherein the plurality of notification LED are configured to turn off after sending
the second plurality of notifications.
25. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, wherein the microprocessor unit (114) is
further configured to maintain a log of time of reception of the first plurality of
notifications, the second plurality of notifications.
26. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a Real Time Clock,
configured to maintain a log of time of reception of the first plurality of notifications,
the second plurality of notifications in the storage module (116).
27. The device (110) as claimed in claim 16, further comprises:
a strap adapted to attach the device (110) to a body of the milch animal (105);
a weight hanging from the strap to fix the device (110) at place of attachment;
and
a power source to power the one or more sensors (112) and the
microprocessor.