A system and associated methods for round-the-clock monitoring of an animal's health status includes an animal harness that is worn by the animal, and one or both of a mobile device and a remote server. The animal harness includes a plurality of sensors for collecting health measurements of the animal. The animal harness also includes a transceiver that communicates the heath measurements to one or both of the mobile device and the remote server, where a user may view the health measurements. Firmware in the animal harness, an application running in the mobile device, and software in the remote server processes and corrects the health measurements to generate a health status of the animal and notifications are generated when the animal's health is not within a safe range defined by the user.

An apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, is designed to be orally applied to the ruminant and to stay permanently in the rumen. The apparatus includes: a) at least one sensing unit for sensing a characteristic value of dissolved carbon dioxide in the liquor of rumen and/or reticulum; and b) at least one first communication unit for the wireless communication of data with a respective second communication unit outside the ruminant. The sensing unit includes at least one attenuated total reflectance (ATR) sensor.

An apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, is designed to be orally applied to the ruminant and to stay permanently in the rumen. The apparatus includes: a) at least one sensing unit for sensing a characteristic value of dissolved carbon dioxide in the liquor of rumen and/or reticulum; and b) at least one first communication unit for the wireless communication of data with a respective second communication unit outside the ruminant. The sensing unit includes at least one attenuated total reflectance (ATR) sensor.

The present disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for inducing a desired biological response in an organism through the use of one or more repetitive signals from one or a series of LED lights designed to emit the signal with multiple pulsed components. Each component of the signal contains a one or more light color spectrum or wavelength that is within 50 nm of the peak absorption of a photon receptor of the organism corresponding to the desired biological response. Each component has a repetitive ON duration with an OFF duration and an intensity where the relationship between the ON duration and OFF duration of the first component and the second component induces the desired response in the organism through the stimulation or excitation of a molecule associated with a photoreceptor and the reset of the molecule.

The present disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for inducing a desired biological response in an organism through the use of one or more repetitive signals from one or a series of LED lights designed to emit the signal with multiple pulsed components. Each component of the signal contains a one or more light color spectrum or wavelength that is within 50 nm of the peak absorption of a photon receptor of the organism corresponding to the desired biological response. Each component has a repetitive ON duration with an OFF duration and an intensity where the relationship between the ON duration and OFF duration of the first component and the second component induces the desired response in the organism through the stimulation or excitation of a molecule associated with a photoreceptor and the reset of the molecule.

An agility course for use with an animal can include an obstacle, and a sensor configured to detect when the animal has traversed the obstacle. A method of training an animal can include positioning an obstacle unit and a dispenser unit so that a wireless signal can be transmitted from the obstacle unit to the dispenser unit, and transmitting the wireless signal in response to the animal traversing an obstacle of the obstacle unit.

A contactless gate position sensor includes an optical time-of-flight sensor positioned within a predetermined proximity of a gate for detecting a closed position of the gate and an open position of the gate. The optical time-of-flight sensor has a predetermined field of view. When a predetermined portion of the gate is within the predetermined field of view, a status of the gate is set to a closed status. When the predetermined portion of the gate is outside the predetermined field of view, the status of the gate is set to an open status. The status is detected by the optical time-of-flight sensor and transmitted using a data communication network.

A contactless gate position sensor includes an optical time-of-flight sensor positioned within a predetermined proximity of a gate for detecting a closed position of the gate and an open position of the gate. The optical time-of-flight sensor has a predetermined field of view. When a predetermined portion of the gate is within the predetermined field of view, a status of the gate is set to a closed status. When the predetermined portion of the gate is outside the predetermined field of view, the status of the gate is set to an open status. The status is detected by the optical time-of-flight sensor and transmitted using a data communication network.

Disclosed herein are a device and method for providing a function for communication with a companion animal based on the Internet of Things which remotely control an apparatus capable of identifying a desire of the companion animal and satisfying the desire of the companion animal, the device includes a desire signal delivery unit configured to receive a desire signal of a companion animal and deliver the desire signal through a companion animal communication-dedicated application running in a user terminal, a remote control signal reception unit configured to receive a remote control signal of a desire-satisfying device which matches the desire signal delivered by the desire signal delivery unit through the companion animal communication-dedicated application running in the user terminal, and a remote control signal delivery unit configured to deliver the remote control signal received by the remote control signal reception unit to the desire-satisfying device.

Disclosed herein are a device and method for providing a function for communication with a companion animal based on the Internet of Things which remotely control an apparatus capable of identifying a desire of the companion animal and satisfying the desire of the companion animal, the device includes a desire signal delivery unit configured to receive a desire signal of a companion animal and deliver the desire signal through a companion animal communication-dedicated application running in a user terminal, a remote control signal reception unit configured to receive a remote control signal of a desire-satisfying device which matches the desire signal delivered by the desire signal delivery unit through the companion animal communication-dedicated application running in the user terminal, and a remote control signal delivery unit configured to deliver the remote control signal received by the remote control signal reception unit to the desire-satisfying device.