Smart livestock management method and system based on Internet of things. The smart livestock management system may include a gate. The gate may include a frame forming a moving path of an animal, an external device disposed in the frame and configured to radiate electromagnetic waves toward the moving path and to receive identification information and bio information of the animal from an implant device inserted into the body of the animal passing through the moving path, and a camera configured to obtain image data of the animal passing through the moving path.

An agricultural system comprising includes a support assembly having one or more support structures and one or more propulsion units coupled to the one or more support structures. The agricultural system includes one or more actuatable work tool assemblies having one or more measurement attachments configured to perform one or more measurements of at least one of one or more objects or one or more regions within an environment. The one or more actuatable work tool assemblies may be actuated by one or more actuation systems. The agricultural system may include a controller configured to cause one or more processors to direct the one or more actuation systems to actuate the one or more actuatable work tool assemblies position to perform one or more measurements of at least one of one or more objects or one or more regions within the environment.

There is provided a computer implemented method of training a machine learning model, comprising: computing at least one in-colony feature indicative of an internal state of a sample honeybee colony positioned for pollination of at least one crop in a geographical area, from output of at least one internal sensor monitoring the honeybee colony, computing at least one out-colony feature indicative of an external environment of the sample honeybee colony, from output of at least one external sensor monitoring the environment of the honeybee colony, creating a multi-record training dataset, wherein a record comprises: a combination of at least one in-colony feature and at least one out-colony feature, and a ground truth label indicating pollination effectiveness of the sample honeybee colony, and training a machine learning model on the multi-record training dataset.

A detector for detecting a signal from one or more feeders. A processor is in communication with the can be configured with an artificial intelligence module and a library of pre-recorded action events and for comparing the signal with the library of pre-recorded action events and determining a likely action event. A warring device can be in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event. At least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device can be used for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition.

A method and apparatus to provide phototherapy to companion animals. The apparatus includes at least one light source configured to flood illuminate inside a housing, a housing sized to surround at least one companion animal, and a control system to adjust the light flux and light duration of the at least one light source. The method includes providing said apparatus and flood illuminating at least one companion animal with a clinically significant light flux and light duration.

A method and apparatus to provide phototherapy to companion animals. The apparatus includes at least one light source configured to flood illuminate inside a housing, a housing sized to surround at least one companion animal, and a control system to adjust the light flux and light duration of the at least one light source. The method includes providing said apparatus and flood illuminating at least one companion animal with a clinically significant light flux and light duration.

A method for measuring and analyzing the productivity of Angora rabbit is provided. Firstly, the Angora rabbit to be tested are simultaneously sheared at the age of 18 weeks, and are reared in a single cage to the age of 29 weeks according to standard conditions for test, and the individual consumption of Angora rabbit during the test period is recorded; secondly, the wool samples were sheared from the middle and upper part of the body side of the Angora rabbit with an electric wool clippers. The weight of the Angora rabbit, the weight of the wool sample, and the length of the wool fiber were measured and bagged for recording; in the third step, the wool fiber diameter of each wool sample was measured by fiber projection method; in the fourth step, the measured values were substituted into the given estimation formula.

One variation of a method includes: accessing a video feed recorded at a training apparatus configured to dispense primary reinforcer units; dispensing a first primary reinforcer unit toward a first location; in response to detecting the animal at the first location, dispensing a second primary reinforcer unit toward a second location intersecting a pathway extending from the first location; in response to detecting movement of the animal along the pathway, collecting a timeseries of position data representing changes in position of a set of anatomical features of the animal; based on the timeseries of position data, deriving a movement profile representing movement of the animal along the pathway; based on a difference between the movement profile and a baseline movement profile defined for the animal, interpreting an abnormality and predicting a causal pathway for the abnormality; and selecting a mitigation protocol based on the causal pathway.

A pet paw slip inhibiting device inhibits slippage of a pet's paw adjacent to an open vehicle window. The device includes a pad. The pad is elongated and constructed of a flexible material. A back surface of the pad is positions in abutment with a surface of a vehicle adjacent to a window. A front surface of the pad is compressed by a paw of a pet forming a depression conforming to and receiving the paw to inhibit slipping on the front surface. An attachment is coupled to the pad for engagement to the surface of the vehicle in a fixed position relative to the window.

A pet paw slip inhibiting device inhibits slippage of a pet's paw adjacent to an open vehicle window. The device includes a pad. The pad is elongated and constructed of a flexible material. A back surface of the pad is positions in abutment with a surface of a vehicle adjacent to a window. A front surface of the pad is compressed by a paw of a pet forming a depression conforming to and receiving the paw to inhibit slipping on the front surface. An attachment is coupled to the pad for engagement to the surface of the vehicle in a fixed position relative to the window.