Body Condition Score Determination for an Animal
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1. A method for determining a body condition score (BCS) for an animal, the method comprising:
- capturing, by an imaging device, at least one image of an animal, wherein each image includes a body region of the animal, and transmitting the image to a computing device;
identifying, by a computing device, the body region contained in the image;
cropping, by the computing device, a portion of the image associated with the identified body region from the image;
comparing, by the computing device, the cropped portion of the image with one or more fitting models corresponding to the body region; and
determining, by the computing device, a body condition score for the body region based upon the comparing step.
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Abstract
Described are methods and systems for determining a body condition score (BCS) for an animal. An imaging device captures at least one image of an animal, where each image includes a body region of the animal, and transmits the image to a computing device. The computing device identifies the body region contained in the image and crops a portion of the image associated with the identified body region from the image. The computing device compares the cropped portion of the image with one or more fitting models corresponding to the body region and determines a body condition score for the body region based upon the comparing step.
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1. A method for determining a body condition score (BCS) for an animal, the method comprising:
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capturing, by an imaging device, at least one image of an animal, wherein each image includes a body region of the animal, and transmitting the image to a computing device; identifying, by a computing device, the body region contained in the image; cropping, by the computing device, a portion of the image associated with the identified body region from the image; comparing, by the computing device, the cropped portion of the image with one or more fitting models corresponding to the body region; and determining, by the computing device, a body condition score for the body region based upon the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for determining a body condition score (BCS) for an animal, the system comprising:
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an imaging device configured to capture at least one image of an animal, wherein each image includes a body region of the animal, and transmit the image to a computing device coupled to the imaging device; the computing device configured to; identify the body region contained in the image; crop a portion of the image associated with the identified body region from the image; compare the cropped portion of the image with one or more fitting models corresponding to the body region; and determine a body condition score for the body region based upon the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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