Livestock health monitoring systems and methods of use
Systems and methods of using an animal wellness notification system to determine the wellness of an animal, the systems and methods comprising: attaching an animal wellness notification system component to an animal, monitoring the temperature of the animal to determine if the animal's temperature remains outside a selected temperature range for a selected time duration, and providing notice if the animal's temperature remained outside the selected temperature range for the selected time duration.
1. An animal wellness notification system, comprising:
an attachment body configured to securely engage with an animal's ear;
a temperature monitoring component;
a housing secured to the attachment body;
a power module electrically connected to and configured to provide power to at least one other component of the animal wellness notification system;
a charging component;
a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, wherein the RFID device is configured to communicate information concerning an animal;
a computer disposed within the housing; and
a notification device in data communication with the computer, wherein the notification device is configured to provide notice, and wherein the computer comprises software which configures the computer to:
receive a selected temperature range;
receive a selected time duration;
receive temperature data from the temperature monitoring component;
determine whether an animal's temperature is outside the selected temperature range; and
cause the notification device to provide the notice upon the animal's temperature remaining outside the selected temperature range for the selected time duration.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment body comprises a male attachment component and a female attachment component.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the male attachment component and the female attachment component are both integrated into the housing.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein an engagement of the male attachment component and the female attachment component secures the attachment body to the animal's ear and wherein the attachment body cannot be re-secured to the animal's ear subsequent to removal from the animal's ear.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the temperature monitoring component is integrated into the male attachment component, the female attachment component, the housing, or combinations thereof.
6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the RFID device is integrated into the male attachment component, the female attachment component, the housing, or combinations thereof.
7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the charging component is incorporated into the male attachment component, the female attachment component, or combinations thereof.
8. He system of claim 2 , wherein the charging component is located on a frontside of the animal's ear, on a backside of the animal's ear, or combinations thereof.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the RFID device is integrated into the attachment body.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification device comprises a transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate with an external computing device.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected temperature range is a temperature threshold.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the charging component is incorporated into the attachment body.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the charging component utilizes solar energy to provide electrical energy to the power module.