The present invention provides implantable devices and related methods configured to stimulate, or otherwise modulate neural or other biological tissues or structures by implanting substance carrying devices and components such as micro-chips to promote, inhibit, alter, and otherwise affect and modulate the target structure's functionality, growth, expression, appearance and other features.

There is disclosed a light-based method of causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production, the method comprising the step of shining blue light from an artificial blue light source into just one eye of a bovine, causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production in the bovine, sufficient to induce physiological change. There is further disclosed a device for causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production, the device comprising a headpiece fittable to a bovine's head, and including an artificial blue light source, the headpiece operable to shine blue light from the artificial blue light source into an eye of the bovine, causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production in the bovine, sufficient to induce physiological change.

There is disclosed a light-based method of causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production, the method comprising the step of shining blue light from an artificial blue light source into just one eye of a bovine, causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production in the bovine, sufficient to induce physiological change. There is further disclosed a device for causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production, the device comprising a headpiece fittable to a bovine's head, and including an artificial blue light source, the headpiece operable to shine blue light from the artificial blue light source into an eye of the bovine, causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production in the bovine, sufficient to induce physiological change.

A method of measuring efficacy of test treatment of an autoimmune disease in an animal in a vivarium is described. Animal activity data is collected at multiple times during the night. Sequential time regions of the night are identified as high-activity, activity-drop, or low-activity regions. Embodiments are described to quantify a drop, during the night, of an animal's activity level. These quantified activity-drop scalars for consecutive nights are accumulated in an animal health dataset. This dataset is compared to healthy animals, a standard of care or a reference treatment for the first disease to determine efficacy of the test treatment. One embodiment quantifies an activity-drop by fitting straight-line curves through the data in the three nightly regions. Other embodiment uses a Fourier transform on a circle, LASSO, RANSAC or regression analyses for curve fitting. Another embodiment compares areas under data curves in the regions. Animals may be housed in cages with other animals.

An animal health tracking assembly for tracking the physiological condition of an animal includes a collar that is wearable around a neck of an animal thereby placing the collar in physical contact with the animal. A control circuit is coupled to the collar and an electronic memory is coupled to the collar for storing a database. An allergen detector is coupled to the collar for detecting airborne allergens thereby tracking the animal's exposure to the airborne allergens. The allergen detector is electrically coupled to the control circuit and the control circuit communicates an identity of the airborne allergens to the electronic memory for storage in the database. In this way the electronic memory can track all of the airborne allergens to which the animal was exposed.

An animal health tracking assembly for tracking the physiological condition of an animal includes a collar that is wearable around a neck of an animal thereby placing the collar in physical contact with the animal. A control circuit is coupled to the collar and an electronic memory is coupled to the collar for storing a database. An allergen detector is coupled to the collar for detecting airborne allergens thereby tracking the animal's exposure to the airborne allergens. The allergen detector is electrically coupled to the control circuit and the control circuit communicates an identity of the airborne allergens to the electronic memory for storage in the database. In this way the electronic memory can track all of the airborne allergens to which the animal was exposed.

Various embodiments are described herein of an equine respiratory prosthetic device comprising a nostril prosthesis, including a prosthesis body having a passageway therethrough and an adjacent protrusion for engagement with the nostril cavity and extending into the false nostril of an equine to secure the nostril prosthesis to the nostril.

Various embodiments are described herein of an equine respiratory prosthetic device comprising a nostril prosthesis, including a prosthesis body having a passageway therethrough and an adjacent protrusion for engagement with the nostril cavity and extending into the false nostril of an equine to secure the nostril prosthesis to the nostril.

A urine collection device for collecting a urine sample from a dog includes a shell, which has a top that is open. A first strap and a second strap are coupled to and extend from the shell proximate to the top. A first coupler is coupled to the first strap distal from the shell. A second coupler is coupled to the second strap distal from the shell. The second coupler is complementary to the first coupler. The first strap and the second strap are configured to position around an abdomen of a dog, positioning the second coupler to couple to the first coupler with the top of the shell positioned over a urethral meatus of the dog. The shell is configured to collect urine from the dog.

A urine collection device for collecting a urine sample from a dog includes a shell, which has a top that is open. A first strap and a second strap are coupled to and extend from the shell proximate to the top. A first coupler is coupled to the first strap distal from the shell. A second coupler is coupled to the second strap distal from the shell. The second coupler is complementary to the first coupler. The first strap and the second strap are configured to position around an abdomen of a dog, positioning the second coupler to couple to the first coupler with the top of the shell positioned over a urethral meatus of the dog. The shell is configured to collect urine from the dog.