System for providing animal test information and method of providing animal test information

Abstract

A system for providing animal test information is disclosed that includes a central device for collecting and processing measurement results acquired by the test devices and connected to test devices for measuring samples obtained from animals. The central device includes an information receiving section for receiving a data set of attribute information and measurement results from each of the test devices. The attribute information received from the test devices indicates animal species or breed of the animal serving as a collecting source of a sample. The central device also includes a data storage for storing a plurality of the data set and an information output section for outputting the measurement results and the attribute information included in the data set stored in the data storage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing animal test information, comprising:
 a central device communicably connected to test devices for measuring samples obtained from animals, the central device being for collecting and processing measurement results acquired by the test devices,   wherein the central device comprises:   an information receiving section for receiving a data set of attribute information and measurement results from each of the test devices, wherein the attribute information received from the test devices indicates animal species or breed of the animal serving as a collecting source of a sample and the measurement results are acquired by the test devices;   a data storage for storing a plurality of the data set; and   an information output section for outputting the measurement result and the attribute information included in the data set stored in the data storage.   
     
     
         2 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 1 , further comprising the test devices, wherein each of the test devices comprises:
 an input receiving section for receiving input of the attribution information indicating animal species or breed of the animal serving as a collecting source of a sample;   a measurement section for measuring the sample and acquiring the measurement result by using the attribute information received by the input receiving section; and   an information transmitting section for transmitting the data set of the attribution information and the measurement result to the central device.   
     
     
         3 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the measurement section measures the sample and acquires an initial measurement result, and acquires the measurement result by correcting the initial measurement result by correction information corresponding to the attribute information received by the input receiving section;   the data set transmitted to the central device by the information transmitting section further comprises the correction information;   the data storage stores the data set comprising the correction information; and   the information output section outputs the measurement result, the attribute information, and the correction information stored in the data storage.   
     
     
         4 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 1 , wherein the test devices and the central device are connected by way of an in-facility network. 
     
     
         5 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 1 , wherein the test devices and the central device are connected by way of Internet. 
     
     
         6 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 5 , further comprising a display device for displaying information output by the information output section. 
     
     
         7 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 2 , wherein the test devices comprise a first test device for acquiring a measurement result on a first measurement item, and a second test device for acquiring a measurement result on a second measurement item different from the first measurement item. 
     
     
         8 . The system for providing animal test information according to  claim 2 , wherein the test devices are animal blood cell counting devices, and the item of the measurement result comprises at least one of number of white blood cells, number of red blood cells, number of platelets, and hemoglobin content. 
     
     
         9 . A method of providing animal test information with a system comprising test devices for measuring samples obtained from animals and a central device communicably connected to the test devices, the central device being for collecting and processing measurement results acquired by the test devices, the method comprising steps of:
 receiving, using a computer processor, input of attribution information indicating animal species or breed of the animal serving as a collecting source of a sample in each of the test devices;   measuring, using the computer processor, the sample and acquiring a measurement result in each of the test devices;   transmitting, using the computer processor, a data set of the attribution information and the measurement result from each of the test devices to the central device;   receiving, using the computer processor, the data set from each of the test devices in the central device;   storing, using the computer processor, a plurality of the data set; and   outputting, using the computer processor, the measurement result and the attribute information included in the data set.