Device for determining weight and for recording nutritional status and other parameters uses optical imaging and correlation to calculate and evaluate a live animal's body mass.

摘要

A camera (1) fits firmly on a hanger (2) with a defined length so that a true-to-scale digital image of an animal is generated as a shutter release (3) is operated and different one- and two-dimensional parameters of the animal's body are determined by means of electronic image processing in a microcomputer, which displays a figure for weight that has been determined along with other parameters for the animal.