PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE SURVEILLANCE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT D'ANIMAUX

摘要

Method and systems for monitoring the growth of animals, the method comprising: a. bringing together a multiplicity of animals in at least one collective space, such as a pen or barn space, in which the animals can move freely; b. obtaining a 3D image of an area within the at least one pen with the aid of at least one 3D camera and/or a multiplicity of cameras, while the animals can be inside the area; c. supplying information about the 3D image of the area to a signal processing unit; d. with the signal processing unit, according to a first predetermined algorithm, recognizing an animal in the 3D image; e. determining the identity of the animal which has been or is recognized in step d.; f. with the signal processing unit, on the basis of a 3D image obtained and supplied in step c, of the animal recognized in step d., within the 3D image of the area, according to a second predetermined algorithm, at least estimating a growth parameter such as a weight, a volume and/or a length parameter of the animal recognized in step d.; g. repeating steps d.-f. when the animal appears in the image again; h. with the aid of a first computer, collecting the information obtained in steps d.-g. to obtain insight into the growth of the animal in time.