METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTACTLESS DIAGNOSIS OF LIMB DISEASE IN CATTLE AT AN EARLY STAGE Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC A61B10/00 A01J5/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to agriculture, in particular to the field of animal husbandry, namely to devices for non-contact detection of diseases of the limbs of cattle. The proposed device for non-contact diagnosis of diseases of the limbs of cattle includes a milking machine, a robotic arm for putting on milking cups, a three-dimensional camera, a control unit, a transponder, an animal identification unit. It is equipped with a thermal imaging camera. Three-dimensional and thermal imaging cameras are mounted on the robotic arm and connected to the herd management system by means of a control unit. A method for non-contact diagnosis of diseases of the limbs of cattle is disclosed.

EFFECT: group of inventions provides the determination of the disease of the limbs of cattle at an early stage when there are no external signs of the disease, simplification of the design, reduction of labor costs, costs of treatment and culling of animals and, as a result, increased milk yield.

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