阅读说明：本技术 预测特定呼吸道病原体的方法 (The method for predicting specific respiratory pathogen ) 是由 M·C·根佐乌 C·O·戈麦斯-杜兰 于 2017-11-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种由处理器执行的用于预测一组农场动物中特定呼吸道病原体的方法,该方法包括监测由所述农场动物产生的声音。(The present invention relates to a kind of methods for predicting specific respiratory pathogen in one group of farm-animals executed by processor, and this method includes monitoring the sound generated by the farm-animals.)

1. a kind of method for predicting specific respiratory pathogen in one group of farm-animals, comprising the following steps:

A) sound generated in this group of farm-animals in certain period is recorded；

B) analog record is converted into numerical data；

C) filter operation, operation wiping out background noise from the sound as caused by respiratory distress are executed；

D) the sound quantity as caused by respiratory distress in the record time is counted；

E) respiratory distress index (RDI) is calculated, which is the sound quantity as caused by respiratory distress within the predefined period, can Selection of land is corrected for the farm-animals quantity within the scope of each microphone；

F) monitor and store whithin a period of time the mode of RDI；

G) by the number of the data of resulting RDI mode and the different RDI modes comprising being generated by several different respiratory pathogens According to storage table be compared；And

H) report corresponds to the respiratory pathogen of matched RDI mode,

Wherein, step c) by processor to h) being executed.

2. the method for claim 1 wherein the farm-animals to be selected from ox, pig, horse and poultry.

3. the method for claims 1 or 2 is preferably flowed by the oral cavity based on pen wherein having passed through one or more diagnostic methods Body sampling combines enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or serologic test, demonstrates this and deposits Store up the respiratory pathogen in table.

4. the method for any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the respiratory pathogen is selected from one or more bacteriums, Zhi Yuan Body and viral infectious factor or the non-infectious factor selected from chemical gas agent, organic dust, endotoxin and smog.

5. the method for any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein infectious respiratory pathogen is selected from acinetobacter, unwrapping wire bar Pseudomonas, especially Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), Arcanobacterium, Bordetella, hemophilus, citric acid Pseudomonas, Pasteurella, Salmonella, streptococcus, mycoplasma hyorhinis, mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, swine influenza virus (SIAV), Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus, respiratory and enteric coronavirus, porcine circovirus 2 type (PCV2), inclusion-body rhinitis virus of pigs, Aujeszky's disease, classical swine fever and African swine fever.

6. method for claim 5, wherein infectious respiratory pathogen is selected from APP, mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, swine flu, PRRS And PCV2.

7. the method for any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein non-infectious pathogen is selected from ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and first Alkane, the dust from feed, excrement grain or scurf, the coliform in excrement dust.

8. the method for any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein 1 to 4 microphone of use records 1 to 1000 in step a) The sound that farm-animals generate.

9. the method for any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the RDI is in 24 hours by every farm-animals in step e) Sound quantity caused by respiratory distress.

10. the method for any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein in step c), by the sound of one group of health farm-animals generation The storing data of generation is used for wiping out background noise.

11. the method for any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein it includes 1 that the respiratory pathogen, which stores table, in step g) To 10 respiratory pathogens and its corresponding RDI mode.

12. the method for any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein in step a), on farm in a few houres of activity reduction, Preferably at night, the sound quantity as caused by respiratory distress is recorded.

13. the method for any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the processor is preferably calculating equipment in step h) It is generated on screen or in the form of printing and is reported, the respiratory pathogen of indication predicting and optionally relevant RDI mode, and/ Or user is sent the report to, preferably it is responsible for the poultry raiser or veterinary hygiene professional of one group of farm-animals.

14. a kind of non-transient processor readable medium is stored thereon with and is configured to make processor perform claim to require in 1 to 13 The method and step c) of any one to each step in h) processor-executable instruction.

15. a kind of for predicting the calculating equipment of specific respiratory pathogen in one group of farm-animals, which includes using Require any one of 1 to 13 method and step b) to device h) in perform claim.

16. a kind of external member of each step in method and step for any one of perform claim requirement 1 to 13, the external member are basic On be made of the following terms:

(A) the calculating equipment of claim 13；

(B) at least one microphone that can be connect with calculating equipment (A)；With

Optionally, installation is provided and uses the information manual of the operating guidance of (A) and (B).

1, technical field

It is used to predict specific respiratory pathogen in one group of farm-animals by what processor executed the present invention relates to a kind of Method, comprising: record sound；Analog record is converted into numerical data；The wiping out background from the sound as caused by respiratory distress Noise；By resulting respiratory distress index (RDI) mode and the different RDI moulds comprising being generated by several different respiratory pathogens The storage table of the data of formula is compared；And report corresponds to the respiratory pathogen of matched RDI mode.

In addition, being stored thereon with the present invention relates to a kind of non-transient processor readable medium and being configured to hold processor The processor-executable instruction of row according to the method for the present invention；A kind of calculating equipment executed according to the method for the present invention；And It is a kind of for executing the external member of the method for the present invention, which includes this calculating equipment and at least one microphone.

2, background information

In recent years, a number of factors has made conventional animal husbandry be under pressure.Firstly, with the sustainable growth of world population, Global meat demand also sharp increase.In addition, per capita income is increasing, especially in infant industry's body of gold brick country etc. In.This makes a large amount of new person's group energys enough consume meat.Another distinctive trend of developed country consumer be in accordance with morals and The concern of environmentally friendly meat production increasingly increases.Antibiosis is used in intensive husbandry sector furthermore, it is to be understood that needing to reduce Element (Aarestrup, F.2012, Nature 486,465-466；Kimman, T., Smits, M., Kemp, B., Wever, P., and Verheijden, J.2010, Banning Antibiotics, Reducing Resistance, Preventing and Fighting Infections:White Paper on Research Enabling an Antibiotic-free’ Animal Husbandry.Wageningen Academic UR)。

Animal husbandry can be considered as a kind of process control technology, in this background through frequently with accurate animal husbandry (PLF) (Berckmans,D.2006,in Livestock Production and Society,R.Geers,and F.Madec, eds.Wageningen Academic Publishers.51–54)。

Promote PLF using different types of sensor in actual setting, for example, camera (CCTV, infrared ray, 3D, Heat ...), accelerometer, flowmeter etc..A kind of particularly interesting PLF technology captures sound using microphone.Sound includes Many useful informations in relation to animal and its environment (exchange, health, welfare).

Recently, the example of many PLF technologies based on sound has been had already appeared in different plant species.Moura et al. is shown How based on phonetic analysis monitoring broiler chicken heat (no) comfort level (Moura, D.J de,I.de A.,Alves,E.C De S., Carvalho, T.M.R.De, do Vale, M.M. and Lima, K.A.O.de 2008, Sci.Agric.65,438- 443), and Aydin et al. illustrate by peck at sound monitor broiler chicken take in forage volume (Aydin, A., Bahr, C., Viazzi, S., Exadaktylos, V., Buyse, J. and Berckmans, D.2014.Comput.Electron.Agric.101,17- 23).Hillman et al. detected using the acoustic monitoring of pig hot (no) comfort level (Hillmann, E., Mayer, C.,P.-C., Puppe, B and Schrader, L.2004, Appl.Anim.Behav.Sci.89,195-206).

Van Hirtum et al. develops the algorithm (Van for distinguishing pathologic and the cough of non-pathologic pig first Hirtum,A.2002.The acoustics of coughing.PhD Thesis.KU Leuven.Leuven,Belgium)。 Ferrari et al. is characterized (Ferrari et al., 2008) to pig cough sound using parameter derived from time and frequency.

Contacting between the cough of automatic measurement and pig adnormal respiration has obtained in several field tests extensive Verifying (Finger, G., Hemeryck, M., Gomez-Duran, O. and Genzow, M.2014, in Proceedings of the 23rd IPVS Congress,Cancun,Mexico.207–208；Genzow,M.,Gomez-Duran,O., Hemeryck, M. and Finger, G.2014a, in Proceedings of the 23rd IPVS Congress, Cancun, Mexico.212-213；Genzow, M., Gomez-Duran, O., Strutzberg-Minder, K., Finger, G., and Hemeryck,M.2014b,in Proceedings of the 23rd IPVS Congress,Cancun,Mexico.205- 206；Berckmans,D,Hemeryck,M.,Berckmans,D.,Vranken,E.,Waterschoot,T.,2015in Int.Symp.on Animal Environ.&Welfare Oct.23–26,2015,Chongqing,China)。

2783629 A1 of European patent application EP, which is disclosed, a kind of monitors one using with calculating the microphone that connect of equipment The method and/or system of the sound of group farm-animals, wherein calculate equipment and record the sound generated by animal, execute filtering behaviour Make with wiping out background noise, statistics sound quantity as caused by respiratory distress within certain period, and causes by respiratory distress Sound record quantity be more than given value when sounded an alarm to operator.

International patent application WO 2008/152433 teaches a kind of for by respiratory state (such as the quantity and class of cough Type) with the positioning method and/or system that combine of the organism with real-time respiratory state.In addition, it shows can use Automatic returning analyzes the type to identify cough.

However, method described so far cannot predict the pathogen for leading to the respiratory distress of monitored animal.Accordingly, there exist To the high demand of the measurement of sound caused by the respiratory distress as farm-animals, the measurement of this sound may be used as prediction and cause The diagnostic tool of poverty-stricken pathogen.The problem to be solved by the invention is to provide one kind for measure by farm-animals by exhaling The method of sound caused by distress is inhaled, this method allows the pathogen for predicting to cause respiratory distress.

It has now been found that, surprisingly every kind of respiratory pathogen generates unique mould of respiratory distress index (RDI) Formula, the index are the sound quantity as caused by the respiratory distress of every farm-animals in time predefined section.The present invention is wanted It solves the problems, such as to solve by a kind of method, wherein measure whithin a period of time, the mode of monitoring and storage RDI, and will The table of its RDI mode different from wherein storing is compared.

Background technique

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention relates to a kind of methods for predicting specific respiratory pathogen in one group of farm-animals, including Following steps:

A) sound generated in this group of farm-animals in certain period is recorded；

B) analog record is converted into numerical data；

C) filter operation, the wiping out background noise from the sound as caused by respiratory distress are executed；

D) the sound quantity as caused by respiratory distress in the record time is counted；

E) respiratory distress index (RDI) is calculated, which is the sound number as caused by respiratory distress within the predefined period Amount, is corrected alternately through the farm-animals quantity within the scope of each microphone；

F) monitor and store whithin a period of time the mode of RDI；

G) by the data of resulting RDI mode and the different RDI modes comprising being generated by several different respiratory pathogens The storage tables of data be compared；And

H) report corresponds to the respiratory pathogen of matched RDI mode,

Wherein, step b) by processor to h) being executed.

The invention further relates to a kind of non-transient processor readable mediums, are stored thereon with and are configured to hold processor Row method and step b) of the invention to each step in h) processor-executable instruction.

In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of for predicting the calculating equipment of specific respiratory pathogen in one group of farm-animals, The calculating equipment includes for executing steps of a method in accordance with the invention b) to device h).

Moreover, it relates to the external member for executing each step in steps of a method in accordance with the invention, the external member base It is made of on this following terms:

(A) calculating equipment of the invention；

(B) at least one microphone that can be connect with calculating equipment (A)；With

(C) optionally, installation is provided and uses the information manual of the operating guidance of (A) and (B).

Detailed description of the invention

Attached drawing illustrates embodiment of the present invention, and (subsequent retouches including summary above and in detail with specification State) feature for explaining the present invention together.

Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram flow chart for showing embodiment according to the method for the present invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates resulting output data, shows the RDI mode as caused by swine influenza virus.

Fig. 3 illustrates resulting output data, shows the RDI mode as caused by mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.

Fig. 4 illustrates resulting output data, shows the RDI mode as caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP).

Fig. 5 illustrates resulting output data, shows the RDI as caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus Mode.

Fig. 6 illustrates the exemplary arrangement of the monitoring system of the sound in the animal house of farm.

Specific embodiment

The term " respiratory pathogen " used above or below is most ancient with for broadest sense with it, and being can To generate any substance of respiratory disease.It had both included such as virus, bacterium, prion, fungi or even other microorganisms Deng infectious factor；Also include the chemical gas agent for such as including ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and methane, be originated from feed, excrement Just the organic dust of grain or scurf, the non-infectious factor of endotoxin and smog etc. including the coliform in excrement dirt.

The term " prediction pathogen " such as used above or below refers to will be the one of specific farm, animal house or animal house The mode of the RDI value obtained in part and the RDI mode obtained from monitoring by the farm-animals of specific pathogen infection Library or table are compared.If one of realistic model and pathogen specific mode of storage match, it is expected that by supervising The matched pathogen of at least zoogenetic infection in survey group.

The term " prediction pathogen " does not include the attribution of the specific clinical image deviations of particular animals, i.e. deduction animal doctor determines Plan.However, it is the useful tool for being likely to form a part of this decision for animal doctor.

As the term " pathogen specific RDI mode " used above or below refers to and drawn by specific respiratory pathogen The mode of the RDI value risen.It includes the curve form of these RDI values, wherein having time, the increased steepness of RDI value and song Area under line.All these features are all pathogen specifics and are stored in the table for calculating equipment.By simultaneously Sound, calculating RDI value and diagnosis in measurement farm-animals cause the related pathogen of respiratory distress sound, previously have built up Such table.

If term " sound of respiratory distress " above or used herein below includes farm-animals due to respiratory disorder or disease Disease and issue various sound (including but not limited to cough, sneeze, grunt and wheeze).

As use above or below term " farm-animals " (including support in farm for produce animal product or The various animals of leisure, such as horse, dog, donkey, ostrich and ermine, especially pig, ox, horse and poultry etc..

As the term " processor " used above or below refers to such as industrial computer, personal computer (PC), knee The calculating equipment of laptop computer or tablet computer etc. can be located in a part on farm, animal house or animal house, or via Data transmission device connection is located at the microphone in a part on farm, animal house or animal house.

The term " connection " or " can connect " used above or below about microphone with the relationship for calculating equipment is intended to It including being directly connected to by suitable cable or any of electric wire, but also include any nothing of such as infrared, bluetooth or WLAN etc. Line connection.

As the term " calculating equipment " used above and below refers not only to the place for being connected to microphone in the shell Manage device, further include system, the system include first from microphone receive acoustic data, then this data is stored in processor can Read the equipment for being transmitted in medium and then processor.

If the term " processor readable medium " that uses above or below includes can be used for storing numerical data any Medium, including but not limited to internal or external hard disk drive, SDI card, store cloud, are CD, DVD, USB stick, soft SSD drive Disk and tape.

If the term " data of more resulting RDI mode " used above or below includes pathogen specific or library Compared with the practical RDI mode obtained from one group of farm-animals.In such comparison, the sum of RDI or the face under curve Product, the quantity of RDI maximum value, the time for reaching first and subsequent maximum value, the practical RDI obtained from one group of farm-animals The time of any maximum value decline of mode will carry out with the corresponding feature of the pathogen specific RDI mode stored in table Compare.Processor will determine the difference between the RDI mode of these features and storage of practical RDI mode in the table, and table The bright the smallest pathogen of this species diversity.

Following methods are the preferred embodiments of the invention:

A kind of method, wherein

(a) farm-animals are selected from ox, pig and poultry, especially growth/growing and fattening pigs or boar；

(b) one or more diagnostic methods have been passed through, enzyme linked immunological are preferably combined by the mouth cavity fluid sampling based on pen Adsorption test (ELISA) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or serologic test demonstrate the respiratory pathogens in storage table Body.

(c) respiratory pathogen be selected from one or more bacteriums, mycoplasma and virus, be preferably chosen from acinetobacter, Actinobacillus, especially Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), Arcanobacterium, Bordetella, hemophilus, gram The primary Bordetella of thunder, Pasteurella, Salmonella, streptococcus, mycoplasma hyorhinis, mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, swine flu, pig are numerous It grows and respiration syndrome (PRRS) virus, respiratory and enteric coronavirus, porcine circovirus 2 type (PCV2), inclusion-body rhinitis virus of pigs, Ao Ye This Ji Shi disease, classical swine fever and African swine fever, especially APP, mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, swine flu, PRRS and PCV2, most preferably It is swine flu；

(d) respiratory pathogen is selected from chemical gas agent such as including ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and methane, is originated from The organic dust of feed, excrement grain or scurf, endotoxin and smog including the coliform in excrement dirt etc. it is non-infectious The factor；

(e) sound caused by respiratory distress is sneezing and/or cough；

(f) it was successively recorded at least two weeks, preferably 1 to 12 month periods and generates in one group of farm-animals Sound；

(g) in step a), depending on the size of monitored farm-animals, 1 to 4 microphone record 1 of use to The noise that 1000 farm-animals generate, preferably 5 to 200 pigs, 10 to 1000 chickens or 1 to 50 ox；

(h) in step c), wiping out background is used for by the storing data that the sound that one group of health farm-animals generates generates Noise；

(i) in step e), RDI be by every farm-animals, in 5 to 48 hours, preferably in 12 to 36 hours, The quantity of sound caused by respiratory distress in especially from about 24 hours is in a further preferred embodiment on farm In activity few time (such as night)；

(j) in step g), the storage table of respiratory pathogen includes 1 to 10, preferably 2 to 6 and different exhales Inhale road pathogen (especially APP, mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, swine flu, PRRS and PCV2) and their corresponding RDI modes.

(k) in step h), the processor generate show be more than one or more RDI values of threshold value RDI value report with/ Or this report is sent to the poultry raiser or veterinary hygiene professional for being responsible for this group of farm-animals.

Various embodiments will be described in detail by referring to the drawings.In the conceived case, in all the appended drawings using identical Appended drawing reference indicate same or similar part.It is in order to illustrate property mesh to the reference that specific examples and implementation are made And the range that is not intended to limit claims.

Hardware for capturing sound is Belgian SoundTalks BV ' SOMO+ sound pick-up outfit.Phantom Power (that is, DC electric power is transmitted by microphone cable to operate the microphone comprising active electronic circuit system) microphone is in a balanced fashion Connection.This allows using longer microphone cable, limited to the sensibility of noise.Microphone is generally about monitored animal Position (such as pigsty) it is placed in the middle.Microphone is fixed on 2 meters of height, makes its close enough animal, but not be too close to Anti- animal touches microphone.Record is with the file of 5 minutes lasting (24/24,7d/w (24 hours one day, 7 days one week)) time Form continuously records.Recording parameters are set as 16 signed integer bit resolutions, have 22.05kHz (standard wav file Format) sample rate.Embedded sound card is fan-free and the influence of adverse circumstances is protectioned from by sealing shell.Pass through Thin and flexible outer cover protection microphone exempts to be protected from environmental, which is designed to not interfere within the scope of frequency-of-interest The sound collection of (that is, from 1kHz to 5kHz).As similar PLF technology, which is also faced with a series of farm environment In typical robust sex-related issues.

Various diagnostic tests are carried out parallel with sound monitoring and RDI calculating, such as (discrete) saliva or serum figure.To saliva and It is numerous that serum figure has carried out Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), swine influenza virus (SIAV), mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.Hyo) and pig It grows and the detection of breath syndrome virus (PRRSV).Diagnostic result shows the mode of RDI value to the cause of disease for causing respiratory distress Body has specificity.

Term " swine influenza virus (SIAV) " is known to the skilled in the art.The term " swine influenza virus ", which refers to, to be come A type or c-type influenza virus from the orthomyxovirus family for causing swine flu.Although orthomyxovirus has three groups: A type, Type B and C Type, but only A type and c-type influenza infection pig.Preferably, swine influenza virus is A type swine influenza virus.Swine influenza virus Hypotype includes H1N1, H1N2, H3N2 and H3N1.H9N2 and H5N1 can also have found with pig.

Alternatively, animal will be by specific pathogen infection, and a certain section of monitoring in time after infection is embarrassed by breathing Sound caused by compeling, and use pathogen specific RDI mode of the resulting RDI mode as the pathogen.

The mode of these pathogen specifics RDI value is stored in as table or library and calculates in equipment.

The process flow of Fig. 1 shows how one or more microphones (1) are picked up first in farm, animal house or animal house A part in the sound that occurs.Then sound is converted from analog by digital signal by analog-digital converter (2).In number After word, the respiratory distress sound and every other sound that capture (multiple) microphone using different filtering techniques (3) Cent is opened.Other sound include for example the background sound of the fixation of fan noise or feed line noise and such as tapping or screaming Deng the distance speech event unrelated with respiratory distress.Then respiratory distress index (RDI) (5) is calculated as in time predefined The farm-animals that the quantity (4) of the sound as caused by respiratory distress in section, the respiratory distress index are captured according to (microphone) Quantity zooms in and out (6), i.e., the farm-animals of (multiple) microphone (1) nearby as is shown in fig. 3.RDI value is at one section Interior storage, and a series of history RDI values (8) are with the diagnostic test for verifying the pathogen for causing respiratory distress sound Together as input, for determining pathogen specific RDI value (10).The mode of these pathogen specific values (11) is stored in In the table for calculating equipment.Then by the storage of the RDI mode (7) actually calculated and these pathogen specifics RDI value (11) Mode is compared.This compares the output (13) that (12) are used as method, reports the mode of resulting pathogen and RDI value.

Fig. 2 shows examples according to the method for the present invention, and wherein pig is by swine influenza virus infection.In June, 2013 extremely The sound of animal has been monitored during October.Sound monitors the arrangement of system as illustrated in fig. 4b in the animal house of farm.

Fig. 2A shows the strong of the respiratory distress sound of the form of the item (14,15) shallower with color in daily 24 hours Degree.Ordinate (16) show in one day what time, and X-axis (17) shows the date of monitoring.

Fig. 2 B to Fig. 2 D is shown with the intensity of the respiratory distress sound of the form of the shallower item of color (14,15), such as every During it different time, i.e. point (Fig. 2 B), point (Fig. 2 C) and from 14 to 21 points (Fig. 2 D) from 6 points to 13 from 0 point to 5.It is vertical Coordinate (16) show in one day what time, and X-axis (17) shows the date during monitoring.

Fig. 2 E to Fig. 2 H shows corresponding RDI (from interception segment) value (18) and Fig. 2 I to Fig. 2 L shows accordingly RDI value (19).

In this example, it is clear that during 3 to 10 July in 2013 (20) there are RDI value steeply rise and under Drop and on September 3, to 14 days 2013 (21) periods exist to be steeply risen for the second time.It is just had reached after about less than 5 days Highest RDI value.This narrow, precipitous peak is the characteristic feature of swine flu.This is for relatively short duration and curve Under relatively small area be also such.

The predetermined pathogen specific RDI mode of SIAV is stored in and is calculated in equipment, and the calculating equipment will be real The RDI mode that border monitors is compared with it, this will indicate RDI mode for arriving of actual monitoring whether the SIAV RDI with storage Pattern match, and indicate that SIAV is the pathogen for leading to practical RDI mode.

Fig. 3 is shown in which example according to the method for the present invention of the pig by mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection, and instruction is corresponding RDI value (19).The sound of animal has been monitored during on November 11st, 2015 to December 8 (17).Sound is supervised in the animal house of farm The arrangement of examining system is as illustrated in figure 6b.

In this example, it is clear that there is slowly increase during November 18 to December 7 (20).About 19 Just reach highest RDI value after it.This extremely wide peak is the characteristic feature of mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.For the very long duration It is also such with the larger area under curve.

The predetermined pathogen specific RDI mode of mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is stored in and is calculated in equipment, and the calculating The RDI mode of actual monitoring is compared by equipment with it, this by indicate actual monitoring RDI mode whether the pig lung with storage Scorching mycoplasma RDI pattern match, and indicate that mycoplasma hyopneumoniae table is the pathogen for causing practical RDI mode.

Fig. 4 is shown in which the example according to the method for the present invention that pig is infected by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), table Bright corresponding RDI value (19).The sound of animal has been monitored during 9 to 20 January (17,18).Initial test is to utilize What 10 pigs carried out.January 12, these zoogenetic infections APP.

In this example, it is clear that there is rising very sharply during 12 to 15 January (20).January 17 (21) highest RDI value is had reached.There are two the characteristic features that the steep curve at strong peak is APP for this tool in continuous 2-3 days.

The predetermined pathogen specific RDI mode of APP is stored in and is calculated in equipment, and the calculating equipment will be practical The RDI mode monitored is compared with it, this will indicate RDI mode for arriving of actual monitoring whether the APP RDI mould with storage Formula matching, and indicate that APP is the pathogen for leading to practical RDI mode.

Fig. 5 be shown in which pig by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus infection according to the method for the present invention Example indicates corresponding RDI value (19).The sound of animal has been monitored during August 7 days to September 11st (17,18).Initial Test is carried out using 10 pigs of 4 week old.August 7 days, zoogenetic infection PRRS.During August 8 to 14 (19a) slightly The RDI value of enhancing is not instead of as caused by PRRS, as caused by region mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection.

In this example, it is clear that almost without the respiratory tract for detecting PRRS infection during August 15 days and September 2nd Symptom, but start to steeply rise in September 3rd (20) RDI values.Highest RDI value is reached during September 4 to 8 (21). This continuous 2-3 days interior steep curves with 2-3 strong peak after the symptom that breathes no more for a long time are the typical cases of PRRS Feature.

It is after deleting the RDI value (19a) as caused by region mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection, the predetermined pathogen of PRRS is special Anisotropic RDI mode, which is stored in, to be calculated in equipment, and the RDI mode of actual monitoring is compared by the calculating equipment with it, This by indicate actual monitoring RDI mode whether the PRRS RDI pattern match with storage, and indicate PRRS be cause reality The pathogen of RDI mode.

Fig. 6 indicates the different exemplary arrangements of the monitoring system of the sound in the animal house of farm.

Fig. 6 A shows the schematic cross-sectional of pig house (22), and wherein microphone (1) is mounted on the ceiling (23) of animal house, About 2 meters of height.The sound that all animals (6) within the scope of about 7 to 9 meters of radius away from microphone of ground (24) issue all exists Microphone can and range in.

Fig. 6 B shows the top view of about 6 meters of six length and about 5 meters of width of pigsty.Pig sum is 225.One transaudient The sound that the animal of device record about 75% issues.

Fig. 6 C shows the top view of about 6 meters of eight length and about 5 meters of width of pigsty.Pig sum is 320.Two transaudient Device records the sound that all animals issue.

Fig. 6 D shows the top view of about 6 meters of 24 length and about 5 meters of width of pigsty.Pig sum is 1000.Four A microphone has recorded the sound that about 75% animal issues.

The previous description for providing disclosed embodiment is to enable those skilled in the art to make or use this hair It is bright.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art for the various modifications of these embodiments, and without departing substantially from this Under the premise of the spirit or scope of invention, defined herein general principles can be applied to other embodiments.This hair as a result, It is bright to be not limited to embodiment shown herein, but should be awarded and appended claims and principle disclosed herein and spy Levy consistent broadest range.