Product Respiratory Distress Pigs
A key application of microphone technology in livestock monitoring is to determine the respiratory health of the animals.
A commercially available PLF tool called the “Respiratory Distress Monitor (RDM)”, or pig cough monitor, developed by SoundTalks (NV) in Belgium is a microphone-based sensor solution that assists farmers and veterinarians in monitoring the health status of large groups of pigs, and provides an early warning system for respiratory distress.
Using SoundTalks microphone with excellent acoustic properties, audio analysis in harsh environments experienced in livestock buildings can be done. Sound analysis allow to identify the cough (number, type) and with multiple microphones cough recognition can determine in which pen there is cough or unexpected sounds.
The Respiratory Distress Monitor or Pig Cough Monitor has been designed to alert the farmer of the respiratory health within a building, using an index calculated from the animal response called the respiratory distress index (RD-index).
If : RD-index values < 10 = moments with low respiratory distress
If : RD-index values > 10 = indicate respiratory problems
To know more on Respiratory Distress Monitor, click here.
Reminder :
Respiratory Distress Monitor or Pig Cough Monitor is a product to monitor respiratory problems in fattening pigs
To be used by the farmer and the veterinarian
For monitoring and management decisions
To monitor a group of fattening pigs
To be used in periods of 4 weeks or longer
To be used in combination with diagnostics
Functionality for early warning
Complement : Sound Talks' device
SoundTalks has created a device
... that is portable
... that is easy to disinfect
... that can make quality audio recordings in harsh environmental conditions (livestock houses)
... that is easy to use (plug and play)
... that allows easy visualization of results (respiratory distress)
... that allows easy sharing of data and results, in a secure and controlled way
... that allows the combination of multiple sensors (temperature, relative humidity, sound...)
... that incorporates easy reporting in pdf, excel and csv format
To know more on SoundTalks' study case, click here.
