A body surface temperature measurement device capable of appropriately performing measurement of a body surface temperature of an animal is realized. A body surface temperature measurement device includes a temperature sensing unit including an infrared ray detection sensor and a cover that covers the infrared ray detection sensor, in which the cover closely contacts a body surface of the animal and at least a part of a contact surface of the cover, which contacts the body surface of the animal, is formed into a curved surface that bulges toward a body surface side of the animal.

A system for monitoring vital signs of a pet animal comprises an annular band, an accelerometer configured to measure at least one of resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns relating to, for example the pet animal relieving itself, lameness and scratching, and a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the pet animal: temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor output data and reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of the pet animal or of a population of the pet animal, and determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition by: (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range; or (ii) identifying an abnormal pattern. The processor(s) may send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected.

A system for monitoring vital signs of a pet animal comprises an annular band, an accelerometer configured to measure at least one of resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns relating to, for example the pet animal relieving itself, lameness and scratching, and a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the pet animal: temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor output data and reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of the pet animal or of a population of the pet animal, and determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition by: (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range; or (ii) identifying an abnormal pattern. The processor(s) may send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected.

A dog harness for health data collection and sensor-based vital sign and activity level measurement and display. The harness provides health data monitoring with integrated temperature, heart rate and breathing rate sensors and transducers, pedometer, and GPS for measuring activity levels, and a harness mounted, programmable, interactive, touch controlled, flat panel display for viewing and interacting with the dog's health data. Health data, notifications, status updates, messages, reminders, and warnings are displayed graphically or numerically on the harness integrated LED or flat panel display screen. Health data is continuously uploaded to cloud-based services for processing, analysis and diagnosis. Software applications display health data on a mobile device or desktop computer. The flat panel display is a narrow form factor design mounted near the dog's neck on the top of the harness. The harness distributes the leash pulling forces away from the neck towards the dog's center of mass.

A dog harness for health data collection and sensor-based vital sign and activity level measurement and display. The harness provides health data monitoring with integrated temperature, heart rate and breathing rate sensors and transducers, pedometer, and GPS for measuring activity levels, and a harness mounted, programmable, interactive, touch controlled, flat panel display for viewing and interacting with the dog's health data. Health data, notifications, status updates, messages, reminders, and warnings are displayed graphically or numerically on the harness integrated LED or flat panel display screen. Health data is continuously uploaded to cloud-based services for processing, analysis and diagnosis. Software applications display health data on a mobile device or desktop computer. The flat panel display is a narrow form factor design mounted near the dog's neck on the top of the harness. The harness distributes the leash pulling forces away from the neck towards the dog's center of mass.

A temperature monitoring device for an animal such as a horse including a housing including a body, and a base with an aperture; a temperature sensor at least partly extending through the aperture; wireless communication for transmitting temperature measurements to a mobile device; wherein the base is provided with first attachment for attaching the base to the animal such that the temperature sensor contacts the animal; and the body is provided with second attachment to secure the body to the base via the first attachment.

An estrous sensor, which is implanted into a body of a domestic animal and detects estrus of the domestic animal, includes a first channel interface circuit, an output circuit, a temperature measurement circuit, and determination circuit determines whether the domestic animal is estrous based on the electrical conductivity of the body fluid of the domestic animal and the temperature within the body of the domestic animal.

An estrous sensor, which is implanted into a body of a domestic animal and detects estrus of the domestic animal, includes a first channel interface circuit, an output circuit, a temperature measurement circuit, and determination circuit determines whether the domestic animal is estrous based on the electrical conductivity of the body fluid of the domestic animal and the temperature within the body of the domestic animal.

A system and method for animal monitoring is disclosed. The system comprises a bolus communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless transponder and a wireless network with a base station in communication with the plurality of wireless transponder. The bolus comprises of a plurality of sensor to measure animal characteristic at a pre-configured sampling/polling rate, a processing unit, a memory unit, a clock unit, a transceiver unit and a plurality of antenna unit. The method comprises at least one of the plurality of sensor detecting/identifying a variation in animal characteristic. The processing unit using the memory unit and the real time clock unit is configured to change the corresponding pre-configured sampling/polling rate of the at least one of the plurality of sensor automatically depending on rate of variation in the animal characteristic. The transceiver unit is configured to communicate the automatic changes in pre-configured sampling/polling rate to the plurality of wireless transponder.

A system and method for animal monitoring is disclosed. The system comprises a bolus communicatively coupled to a plurality of wireless transponder and a wireless network with a base station in communication with the plurality of wireless transponder. The bolus comprises of a plurality of sensor to measure animal characteristic at a pre-configured sampling/polling rate, a processing unit, a memory unit, a clock unit, a transceiver unit and a plurality of antenna unit. The method comprises at least one of the plurality of sensor detecting/identifying a variation in animal characteristic. The processing unit using the memory unit and the real time clock unit is configured to change the corresponding pre-configured sampling/polling rate of the at least one of the plurality of sensor automatically depending on rate of variation in the animal characteristic. The transceiver unit is configured to communicate the automatic changes in pre-configured sampling/polling rate to the plurality of wireless transponder.