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.

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.

Methods and systems for detecting the presence of irregularities in milk, and for assessing a health state of a lactating mammal, are provided. A sample of milk is illuminated with a light beam. Scattering data resulting from an interaction between the light beam and the sample of milk is collected. The scattering data is processed to detect the presence or absence of light scattered at a predetermined angle relative to a normal orientation, for instance to determine at least one characteristic of the sample of milk. Based on the presence or absence of light, the presence of irregularities in the sample of milk can be determined, for instance to assess the health state of the lactating mammal based on the at least one characteristic of the sample of milk.

Methods and systems for detecting the presence of irregularities in milk, and for assessing a health state of a lactating mammal, are provided. A sample of milk is illuminated with a light beam. Scattering data resulting from an interaction between the light beam and the sample of milk is collected. The scattering data is processed to detect the presence or absence of light scattered at a predetermined angle relative to a normal orientation, for instance to determine at least one characteristic of the sample of milk. Based on the presence or absence of light, the presence of irregularities in the sample of milk can be determined, for instance to assess the health state of the lactating mammal based on the at least one characteristic of the sample of milk.

An imaging apparatus for use with an imaging device in order to image a subject. The imaging device includes an annular gantry having an opening and a table to accommodate the subject or a portion thereof for imaging. The imaging apparatus includes a platform and a positioning device. The imaging device is mounted to the platform. The annular gantry is in a fixed position relative to the platform. The table is horizontally displaceable relative to the annular gantry. The positioning device supports the platform and is configured to horizontally displace the platform relative to a supporting surface for the subject. The positioning device is configured to position the platform with the imaging device in at least one operational state in such a way that, during a relative movement of the table with respect to the annular gantry, the table remains stationary relative to the supporting surface.

The embodiments relate to a method and technical equipment, where the method comprises receiving over a data transfer network information comprising at least a set of symptoms concerning a subject; executing a machine learning algorithm to determine one or more conditions based on said received information and to determine instructions for improving said condition; transmitting at least one of the instructions to a client apparatus over a data transfer network; continuously receiving information on the subject, which information relates to an outcome of the applied instructions on the subject; and training the machine learning algorithm with the received information to update the parameters being used for determining the condition and the instructions.

A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

There are provided a prediction apparatus, a prediction system, and a prediction method, which predict, by an easy method, whether there is a possibility of an animal contracting a disease in a near future. The prediction apparatus includes a first prediction means that predicts the occurrence of a disease or disease-prone state in the future based on inborn data including one or more selected from the group consisting of genetic information, pedigree information, and appearance information of an animal; and a second prediction means that modifies a prediction generated by the first prediction means based on acquired data including one or more selected from the group consisting of information relating to eating habits, information relating to intestinal bacterial flora, information relating to a body, information relating to a living environment, information relating to diagnosis, a medical checkup, and an examination, information relating to a contracted disease, and information relating to medical treatment, with respect to the animal.

There are provided a prediction apparatus, a prediction system, and a prediction method, which predict, by an easy method, whether there is a possibility of an animal contracting a disease in a near future. The prediction apparatus includes a first prediction means that predicts the occurrence of a disease or disease-prone state in the future based on inborn data including one or more selected from the group consisting of genetic information, pedigree information, and appearance information of an animal; and a second prediction means that modifies a prediction generated by the first prediction means based on acquired data including one or more selected from the group consisting of information relating to eating habits, information relating to intestinal bacterial flora, information relating to a body, information relating to a living environment, information relating to diagnosis, a medical checkup, and an examination, information relating to a contracted disease, and information relating to medical treatment, with respect to the animal.