The disclosure relates to an extended-range spray applicator, and methods of making and use thereof, for dosing vaccines and/or probiotics to avian animals at a distance.

A first system for determining the relative health of a chick having a first moving platform to support a chick, a first image capture device, a first database having a library of digital images relating to healthy and unhealthy chicks and a computer processor in communication with the image capture device and database. A second system for determining the gender of a chick includes a second moving platform, a second image capture device, stimuli directed at the chick to cause the chick to open its wings. The second system also includes a second database having wing patterns of male and female chicks of the breed of the chick on the second moving platform and a second computer processor in communication with the second image capture device and the second database.

A first system for determining the relative health of a chick having a first moving platform to support a chick, a first image capture device, a first database having a library of digital images relating to healthy and unhealthy chicks and a computer processor in communication with the image capture device and database. A second system for determining the gender of a chick in eludes a second moving platform, a second image capture device, stimuli directed at the chick to cause the chick to open its wings. The second system also includes a second database having wing patterns of male and female chicks of the breed of the chick on the second moving platform and a second computer processor in communication with the second image capture device and the second database.

A treatment management apparatus for managing treatment administered to livestock is provided. The treatment management apparatus may comprise a wireless communication interface configured to receive, from a user system, treatment data representing an animal to be treated and a treatment to be administered; an animal detector configured to detect placement of the treatment management apparatus against a surface of the animal; and an actuation monitor configured to detect actuation of a treatment initiation component to initiate administration of the treatment of the animal; wherein the wireless communication interface is further configured to send, to the user system, administration data regarding the administration of the treatment, wherein the administration data represents one or more events associated with the animal detector and the actuation monitor.

Disclosed devices for intranasal administration of medicament to a patient can comprise a hand-held unit comprising a gripping portion for being held by an operator, a spray head having a spray apparatus and a nozzle, a control unit coupled to the hand-held unit via at least one connecting tube, and one or more containers for holding medicaments. The at least one connecting tube can be flexible enough to enable easy maneuvering of the hand-held unit and rigid enough to prevent widening of the tube due to inner pressure when medicaments pass from the containers to the hand-held unit.

An injecting gun for the treatment of animals with identification aid with a push button on the handle comprising a body formed by two main housings linked by their edges with delimitate the free space, in which there is an electronic card consisting of: a CPU (Central Processing Unit) which is connected by means of: a) a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) module with connections to: i) a RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) module, ii) a wireless connectivity module; and iii) a keyboard; b) a GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) module with connections to: iii) a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diode), iv) a vibrator, vi) a buzzer, vii) a syringe sensor, viii) a verification sensor, and ix) a TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) liquid crystal parallel port; c) a USB module (Universal Serial Bus) with: x) a micro USB plug (micro USB); wherein, said CPU is connected to a memory; and wherein said CPU is connected to an energy source, which is connected to a charger and energy manager.

A dispensing apparatus (1) for delivering droplets of fluids such as liquids having a low viscosity or being soft gels onto poultry hatchlings that are present in movably mounted hatchling trays (19) comprising at least one reservoir (18), at least one pumping unit (9), connected to at least one reservoir (18), with at least one manifold (8) connected to at least one pumping unit (9), as well as a control unit. The apparatus comprises a plurality of optionally adjustable fluid atomizers (6) being connected by flexible connecting means (7) to at least one manifold (8), whereby the fluid atomizers (6) are detachably and/or slidably connected on at least one mounting rail (5), and that optionally different types of fluid atomizers (6) are distributed onto the mounting rail (5). Additionally, a method for delivering fluid droplets onto poultry hatchlings present in moving hatchling trays (19) is described.

An unloader for a poultry inspection and vaccination transporter. The unloader has a horizontally disposed unloader bar that is operable between a carry position, in which the poultry is carried on a hanger of the transporter, and an unload position, in which vertical displacement of the unloader bar between the poultry and the hanger urges the poultry from its suspended position in the hanger to release the poultry from the hanger. The unloader bar may be operated by cooperative engagement of a vertically disposed shaft to which the unloader bar is connected, with an ramp assembly disposed in a traversal path of the transporter.

Injection systems and methods of using the same are described herein. Each injection system may include one, two, or more needles, with each needle being configured to move needle between an injection position and a retracted position to deliver an inoculant. The injection needles may rotate about a carriage axis that extends through the injection axis along which each needle moves when moving between their injection and retracted positions. The injection needles in systems that include two or more injection needles may be advanced from the retracted position to the injection position at the same or different times.

A vaccination device can be used to vaccinate day-old chicks. To vaccinate the day-old chicks safely while ensuring vaccination efficacy, the vaccination device can include a vaccination needle configured to extend from the vaccination device at a vaccination delivery location and an action plate. The action plate can be coupled to the vaccination device such that the action plate is positioned next to the vaccination delivery location. The action plate can include an action button, wherein the action button is configured to receive a day-old chick presented to the action plate in a predetermined loading position, receive a press of the action button, and in response to pressing the action button, cause the vaccination needle to extend from the vaccination device at the vaccination delivery location to deliver a subcutaneous injection to the day-old chick.