Abstract: A sexing apparatus 100 includes irradiation means for irradiating each of hen eggs within a predetermined period of time from start of incubation with light having a predetermined wavelength, imaging means for imaging each of the irradiated hen eggs, means for generating a sexing model using, as training data, a result of separately sexing the hen eggs and image data obtained by the imaging of the hen eggs, and means for sexing a new target hen egg by inputting an image data obtained for the target hen egg by the irradiation means and the imaging means into the sexing model.

Abstract: A sexing apparatus 100 includes irradiation means for irradiating each of hen eggs within a predetermined period of time from start of incubation with light having a predetermined wavelength, imaging means for imaging each of the irradiated hen eggs, means for generating a sexing model using, as training data, a result of separately sexing the hen eggs and image data obtained by the imaging of the hen eggs, and means for sexing a new target hen egg by inputting an image data obtained for the target hen egg by the irradiation means and the imaging means into the sexing model.

Abstract: An animal welfare management assistance system includes means for communicating with terminals of corporations and sole proprietors involved in production, distribution, and selling of eggs, means for obtaining information on corporations operations and sole proprietors from the respective terminals, the operations performed for the eggs in compliance with a predetermined animal welfare regulations and managing information on the operations, means for determining that management complying with the animal welfare regulations has been performed for selling the eggs by verifying the information on the operations, and issuing a certificate resulting from the determination on the eggs, and means for returning a proportion of money collected as a result of selling the eggs with the certificate to each of the corporations and sole proprietors that have performed the management complying with the animal welfare regulation, the proportion corresponding to a degree of contribution to the management.