METHOD FOR MONITORING ESTRUS AND OVULATION OF ANIMALS, AND FOR PLANNING A USEFUL FERTILIZATION TIME ZONE AND A PREFERRED FERTILIZATION TIME ZONE

摘要

Estrus and ovulation of animals and particularly sows is determined forplanning of a preferred time period of insemination by a sensing systemarranged todetect standing of the animal. Data from the sensing system is coilected andanalyzed using an algorithm and information that is displayed on an indicatingsystem to provide an indication to a worker of the time period of estrus andovulationand of a useful insemination time period and a preferred insemination timeperiod ofthe animal. The indicating system includes a countdown clock to the preferredtimeperiod of insemination. In the event that the insemination fails, anindication isprovided about whether the actual time of insemination occurred at thepreferred timeof insemination indicated to the worker. When estrus is completed, aconfidencelevel is provided about the likelihood of success based on the position of theactualtime of insemination relative to ovulation.