System and method for discriminating health status and male and female of chick

摘要

A first system for discriminating the relative health status of a chick comprises a first moving platform for supporting a chick, a first image capture device, a first database having a digital image library for healthy and unhealthy chicks, And a computer processor communicating with the device and the database. A second system for discriminating between male and female chicks comprises a second moving platform, a second image capturing device, and stimulating means for guiding the chicks to spread their wings. The second system also includes a second database having wing patterns of male chicks and female chicks among the chick varieties on the second mobile platform, and a second computer processor in communication with the second image capture device and the second database.