| 摘要 |
A method of alerting a responsible individual to the impending birth of an animal comprising the initial step of releasably mounting a birthing sensor 1 onto the tail of a pregnant animal adjacent the body of the pregnant animal, the birthing sensor comprising a sealed casing 3 having a power supply 23,25,27, a wireless communication module 45, a memory, a controller 41 and a movement sensor 43 therein, and thereafter carrying out the steps of monitoring the movements including the tail movements of the pregnant animal with the tail mounted movement sensor. Processing the movements including the tail movements of the pregnant animal monitored with the tail mounted sensor. Comparing the processed movement including the tail movements of the pregnant animal monitored with the tail mounted sensor with at least one impending birth indicator. And on matching the processed movements including the tail movements of the pregnant animal with the impending birth indicator, alerting a responsible individual of the impending birth. |
