A method and apparatus for exposed eggs and hatchlings of precocial avian species incubated, hatched, and brooded under artificial conditions to sound recordings made under natural incubating, hatching and brooding conditions to reduce the spread of time over which the hatchlings emerge from the eggs, to reduce the stress experienced by both the unhatched embryo and the hatchling, and to increase the attraction of artificially incubated hatchlings to feed and water during the brooding stage.

A management system for domesticated animals, such as cows, which comprises an animal identification system, a central unit provided with a computer which has a memory. The memory contains for each animal of the herd data which relates to the animal's position or status in the hierarchic order of the herd. The memory also contains data for each animal relating to its jostling behavior. This management is used in an automated system wherein procedures such as feeding and milking are performed on ...

A cattle management system and method are provided for managing numerous routine and non-routine management activities. The system and method incorporate a data processing system wherein comprehensive data is gathered and maintained on each individual animal as well as on selected groups of animals. Preferably, a central database is used which allows enhanced functionality with respect to not only data entry and data transfer, but also with respect to providing system generated management recomm...

A method for enhancing the reproductive performance of poultry is provided.

A method for enhancing the reproductive performance of poultry, which employs at least two different wavelengths of light, is provided.

A method of determining a dog's emotions from its voice with objective supports. The invention follows the procedures of converting dog's voices into electrical audio signals, extracting characteristics in a time to frequency component relation map of the audio signals as a input voice pattern, storing in advance in memory reference voice patterns for various emotions that respectively represent characteristics of time to frequency component relation maps, comparing the input voice pattern with ...

A method and system for dehorning cattle, the system including a unitary applicator that includes a backing, a receptacle for dehorning material, and an adhesive for use in applying and retaining the backing on the head of the calf with the dehorning material in contact with the horn bud.

Large, complex pedigrees of animals and plants group individuals for improved visualization. A computer transforms data from each mating to display nodes having separate symbols only for groups of offspring having common sex and/or traits. Pedigrees can include complex breeding structures. Input parameters select particular individuals, grouping, and formatting, including visual properties such as colors for distinguishing various aspects of a pedigree. Layout includes curved as well as straight...

A method and apparatus for predicting the estrus and the delivery date of a cow, a swine, a horse or the like and discovering diseases such as fasciolisasis and ovarian tumor thereof by analysis of values from an attachable vibrograph attached to a leg portion, a neck portion, a chin portion or the like of the cow, the swine, the horse or the like to obtain frequency value information, such as vibrations, walking states and non-walking states, due to the excitement of the cow, the swine, the hor...

A remote controlled boar guidance system and method of artificially inseminating sows for facilitating movement of a boar inside a swine insemination facility to permit safe and efficient insemination of sows by a single person. The remote controlled boar guidance system and method of artificially inseminating sows includes a remote controlled steerable vehicle having sufficient power to move a boar within confined spaces inside a swine insemination facility. The vehicle includes a plurality of ...