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An apparatus and a method for monitoring an animal related area

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Publication number
SE9802919D0
SE9802919D0 SE9802919A SE9802919A SE9802919D0 SE 9802919 D0 SE9802919 D0 SE 9802919D0 SE 9802919 A SE9802919 A SE 9802919A SE 9802919 A SE9802919 A SE 9802919A SE 9802919 D0 SE9802919 D0 SE 9802919D0
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Prior art keywords
animal
related area
monitoring
animal related
image capturing
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SE9802919A
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Swedish (sv)
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SE9802919L (en
Inventor
Uzi Birk
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Alfa Laval Agri Ab
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Priority to SE9802919A priority Critical patent/SE9802919L/en
Publication of SE9802919D0 publication Critical patent/SE9802919D0/en
Priority to AU58933/99A priority patent/AU5893399A/en
Priority to PCT/SE1999/001491 priority patent/WO2000011940A1/en
Publication of SE9802919L publication Critical patent/SE9802919L/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J5/00—Milking machines or devices
    • A01J5/017—Automatic attaching or detaching of clusters
    • A01J5/0175—Attaching of clusters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K29/00—Other apparatus for animal husbandry
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K29/00—Other apparatus for animal husbandry
    • A01K29/005—Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus for determining the length of an animal (16) by monitoring an animal related area (1), comprising an image capturing device (4) arranged on at least one location of said animal related area, said image capturing device being associated with a control means. According to the invention said image capturing device (4) is directed towards an animal (16) having outlines recognisable by said control means adapted to identify the lengths of said animal by eliminating all the background means surrounding said animal.
SE9802919A 1998-08-31 1998-08-31 Device and method for monitoring an animal related area SE9802919L (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE9802919A SE9802919L (en) 1998-08-31 1998-08-31 Device and method for monitoring an animal related area
AU58933/99A AU5893399A (en) 1998-08-31 1999-08-31 An apparatus and a method for monitoring an animal related area
PCT/SE1999/001491 WO2000011940A1 (en) 1998-08-31 1999-08-31 An apparatus and a method for monitoring an animal related area

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SE9802919A SE9802919L (en) 1998-08-31 1998-08-31 Device and method for monitoring an animal related area

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SE9802919D0 true SE9802919D0 (en) 1998-08-31
SE9802919L SE9802919L (en) 2000-03-01

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WO (1) WO2000011940A1 (en)

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