Patents Assigned to FARROWTECH APS
  • System, device and method for observing piglet birth
    Patent number: 10195008
    Abstract: A system and a method for observing piglet birth is provided. The method comprises detecting at a first detection zone, infrared electromagnetic radiation from a first radiation zone including at least a first area of a first delivery zone of a first farrowing sow or gilt, identifying a first event indicative variation in the detected infrared electromagnetic radiation, the first event indicative variation being indicative of a piglet birth, and determining a first piglet birth event by means of the identification of the first event indicative variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FARROWTECH APS
    Inventors: Morten Bo Lindholm Mikkelsen, Jakob Boss Skårhøj
  • SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING PIGLET BIRTH
    Publication number: 20180071069
    Abstract: A system and a method for observing piglet birth is provided. The method comprises detecting at a first detection zone, infrared electromagnetic radiation from a first radiation zone including at least a first area of a first delivery zone of a first farrowing sow or gilt, identifying a first event indicative variation in the detected infrared electromagnetic radiation, the first event indicative variation being indicative of a piglet birth, and determining a first piglet birth event by means of the identification of the first event indicative variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: FARROWTECH APS
    Inventors: Morten Bo Lindholm MIKKELSEN, Jakob Boss SKÅRHØJ