The present disclosure relates to a system for measuring changes in the vital signs of poultry and a method for predicting whether poultry is infected with pathogens using the same. The present disclosure can be helpfully used to determine an overall health condition including the outbreak of various poultry diseases by measuring quantitative changes in vital signs of poultry in real time. In particular, the present disclosure provides reliable real-time information about changes in vital signs through comparison of body temperature and noise measurement values of poultry for each time period reflecting circadian changes of the poultry, rather than simple comparison of the body temperature and noise measurement values with simple reference values, and thus can be used for early diagnosis of highly infectious pathogens such as avian influenza virus and early isolation of confirmed cases, and ultimately for effective prevention of the spread of diseases.

The present embodiments provide an aviary, a walkway for an aviary, and a walkway system for an aviary. The walkway includes a ramp and at least one support disposed below the ramp.

The present embodiments provide an aviary, a walkway for an aviary, and a walkway system for an aviary. The walkway includes a ramp and at least one support disposed below the ramp.

A modular apparatus for housing animals comprising a wall unit, a window unit, a roof unit, a skylight unit, a door unit, a bath unit, an observation unit, and a port unit, and a fastening system adapted to releasibly interlock said units to form a housing suitable for animals. The apparatus can be assembled at a first location and subsequently disassembled and reassembled at a second location. Among the animals are raptors and other avian species.

The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements disposed on each of a plurality of trays disposed in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed on the trays, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions. The lighting conditions include applying light having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges, such as light wavelengths within the 390-419 nm, 410-450 nm, 420-450 nm, 450-495 nm, or other narrow range.

The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements disposed on each of a plurality of trays disposed in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed on the trays, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions. The lighting conditions include applying light having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges, such as light wavelengths within the 390-419 nm, 410-450 nm, 420-450 nm, 450-495 nm, or other narrow range.

A bird-friendly water fountain is an apparatus that intents to provide users a way of nurturing outdoor birds with a safe resting area and clean water. To accomplish this, the apparatus includes an arrangement of components that facilitates a ground-predator resistant mechanism that prevents ground creatures from reaching the top and potentially harming birds. Further, the apparatus including a fountain system and a resting perch area, that is eco-friendly and comfortable for migratory birds. Furthermore, the apparatus provides the user easy ways of draining water out of the fountain, and easy ways of filling water into the fountain. A plurality of levelling and tension adjusting components allow the user to maintain a leveled off fountain in areas when the ground is not flat or leveled. Additionally, a recording device mounted within the apparatus enables capturing of video/audio footages of birds coming onto the water fountain.

A weighing module for a nest in a poultry management system comprises a floor for receiving poultry or a nesting pad and a mounting device with which the weighing module can be attached to an animal holding installation, wherein the floor is supported by a weighing element.

A weighing module for a nest in a poultry management system comprises a floor for receiving poultry or a nesting pad and a mounting device with which the weighing module can be attached to an animal holding installation, wherein the floor is supported by a weighing element.

A lighting device (10) is disclosed comprising a glass housing (20) delimiting an optical chamber (21), wherein at least one solid state lighting (SSL) element (30) is mounted within the optical chamber. The optical chamber (21) further comprises a light exit window (50) mounted in an aperture (23) of the optical chamber opposite the at least one solid state lighting element, the light exit window comprising a sealing plate sealed to the glass housing by a glass seal (51); and a light-transmissive thermal barrier (40) extending across the optical chamber in between the sealing plate and the at least one solid state lighting element, which protects the at least one SSL element (30) from thermal damage during the formation of the glass seal (51). Also disclosed are a luminaire including such a lighting device and a method of manufacturing such a lighting device.