Creación de un algoritmo de medidas morfométricas de corderos para la automatización del pesaje mediante procesamiento de imágenes 3D

Abstract

Nowadays, many of the processes carried out in livestock farms have been technified and automated, improving their performance and profitability. However, despite the fact that this technification has taken place in most livestock sectors, the sheep sector still have less resources than other species to apply these technological improvements. As a result, tasks that are fully automated in other species, are still carried out in the traditional way on sheep farms.

Currently, one of the biggest problems detected within this sector is the difficulty of the farmer in weighing lambs. Weighing them through a roman scale or dynamometer is a difficult task on a physical level that generates too much stress on the animal. This causes that many farmers decide to dispense with weighing and estimate the weight at first sight.

The aim of this study is to generate an algorithm by means of different morphometric measurements of the lamb which can establish a correlation between some of these measurements and the weight of the animal. The purpose of this algorithm will be to develop a device that helps the farmer in the weighing process and increases animal welfare.