It is an object of the invention to provide an improved control system (10) for adapting a light recipe in a growing cycle of at least one boar (40), so as to delay sexual maturation of said at least one boar, which at least alleviates the problems and disadvantages related to boar taint. Thereto, the invention provides a control system for adapting a light recipe (21) in a growing cycle of at least one boar to delay sexual maturation of said at least one boar, wherein the control system comprises a controller (11) configured to: control a lighting device (20) to illuminate the at least one boar with said light recipe; obtain a first signal indicative of a sexual maturation level of the at least one boar; control, upon determining that the sexual maturity level of the at least one boar exceeds a predefined sexual maturity level, the lighting device to adapt said light recipe by (i) increasing a blue content of a spectrum of said light recipe, (ii) increasing a length of a photo-period of said light recipe, and/or (iii) increasing a light intensity of said light recipe.

The present invention refers to a system of environmental data collection, monitoring and behavioral analysis of animals on pasture, in a georeferenced environment using agrometeorological sensors, with the objective of spreading precision farming. The data generated is collected over a wireless network and stored in a database. The system is capable of analyzing the data of the various sensors to generate information on the cattle's behavior, and can also correlate them with environmental characteristics and data of the management area.

A sound collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sound collecting part that detects sound in a body of an animal, a sound absorbing member that is provided on the sound collecting part, and a contact member that is provided on the sound absorbing member such that the contact member contacts a body surface of the animal, wherein the sound collecting part includes a housing, an opening causing the inside of the housing to be in communication with the outside of the housing on a surface of the housing proximate to the sound absorbing member, and a sound collecting element provided inside the housing for detecting the sound, wherein the sound absorbing member covers the opening of the housing, and protrudes toward the inside of the housing.

A sound collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sound collecting part that detects sound in a body of an animal, a sound absorbing member that is provided on the sound collecting part, and a contact member that is provided on the sound absorbing member such that the contact member contacts a body surface of the animal, wherein the sound collecting part includes a housing, an opening causing the inside of the housing to be in communication with the outside of the housing on a surface of the housing proximate to the sound absorbing member, and a sound collecting element provided inside the housing for detecting the sound, wherein the sound absorbing member covers the opening of the housing, and protrudes toward the inside of the housing.

A rack-type mobile device for presenting parts of breeding cages for washing, the device being adapted to be inserted into a washing/rinsing machine for use in pharmaceutical preclinical research centres, the device including: a load-bearing structural frame for the parts of breeding cages; apparatus adapted for moving the mobile device, connected to the frame; one or more hooking and positioning elements for hooking and positioning the parts of breeding cages on the device, the hooking and positioning elements being located on at least one lateral face of the frame and being constrained to the load-bearing structural frame; the hooking and positioning elements being shaped as an open hook tilted downwards relative to the horizontal plane, with the hook bottom facing outwards from the lateral face of the mobile device, and the hook tip facing inwards, the open hook having such a width as to be able to internally house at least a part of the cage parts.

A rack-type mobile device for presenting parts of breeding cages for washing, the device being adapted to be inserted into a washing/rinsing machine for use in pharmaceutical preclinical research centres, the device including: a load-bearing structural frame for the parts of breeding cages; apparatus adapted for moving the mobile device, connected to the frame; one or more hooking and positioning elements for hooking and positioning the parts of breeding cages on the device, the hooking and positioning elements being located on at least one lateral face of the frame and being constrained to the load-bearing structural frame; the hooking and positioning elements being shaped as an open hook tilted downwards relative to the horizontal plane, with the hook bottom facing outwards from the lateral face of the mobile device, and the hook tip facing inwards, the open hook having such a width as to be able to internally house at least a part of the cage parts.

A cat rescue device comprising a plastic mesh tunnel to serve as a passageway, support rings to keep the tunnel open, and weather-resistant material on top. Primarily designed to rescue cats, the device can also be used for cats to escape outdoor predators. The device is flexible, lightweight, and collapsible. It can be attached to a tree or building in an S-shape or spiral configuration, allowing the cat to come down in a gradual descent while moving forward. Multiple cat rescue devices can be adjoined to create any size tunnel. This solves the problem of tree climbers risking their lives, spending many hours in dangerous situations trying to coax the cat into their net, with ice, high winds, or rain further complicating matters. The tree climber will be able to quickly install the device and leave, allowing the cat to come down on its own. This makes the operation easier and less dangerous for both the cat and the rescuer.

A cat rescue device comprising a plastic mesh tunnel to serve as a passageway, support rings to keep the tunnel open, and weather-resistant material on top. Primarily designed to rescue cats, the device can also be used for cats to escape outdoor predators. The device is flexible, lightweight, and collapsible. It can be attached to a tree or building in an S-shape or spiral configuration, allowing the cat to come down in a gradual descent while moving forward. Multiple cat rescue devices can be adjoined to create any size tunnel. This solves the problem of tree climbers risking their lives, spending many hours in dangerous situations trying to coax the cat into their net, with ice, high winds, or rain further complicating matters. The tree climber will be able to quickly install the device and leave, allowing the cat to come down on its own. This makes the operation easier and less dangerous for both the cat and the rescuer.

An animal information management system includes an identification information obtaining unit which obtains identification information of an animal included in a first image, based on the first image captured by an imaging device during patrol imaging of a predetermined region in a first zoom setting in which only part of the predetermined region is an imaging target, the animal being included in animals present in the predetermined region; and a control unit which causes the imaging device to capture a second image including the animal in a second zoom setting having a zooming magnification lower than that of the first zoom setting when the identification information is obtained.

Devices, systems, and methods for transporting or transferring insect pupae in an aqueous solution are described. The system includes a tank containing a solution with insect pupae, a transfer chamber having an outlet at a bottom portion of the chamber, a solution inlet, an evacuation channel, and a depth measurement system. A tube fluidly connects to tank and the transfer chamber. An evacuation device connected to the evacuation channel removes air from the transfer chamber and generates a vacuum therein to draw the solution through the tube into the transfer chamber.