Mammalia (the person is excluded Mammalia (the female)

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safe and simple screening method of the estrus of the female Mammalia with extremely high accuracy and sensitivity.;SOLUTION: Images of circumferential portion of the vulva and its adjoining portion of the Mammalia are picked up using thermography, and the obtained thermograms are analyzed to screen an individual having possibility of the estrus. This method is, for example to pick up images of the circumferential portion of the vulva and its adjoining portion of the Mammalia using the thermography, analyze the obtained thermograms, find a difference between the temperature of the circumferential portion of the vulva and the temperature of the other areas of the identical individual of the Mammalia, examine the estrus of the individual based on the value, and screen the estrus of the female of the Mammalia.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI