AUTOMATED SWINE PHENOTYPING FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

The project goal is to develop and demonstrate an automated phenotyping tool to advance precision livestock farming. The following are our objectives in reaching the goal:Assemble hardware and data collection software for 10 PhenoKits and deploy in participating farmsDevelop low-level phenotyping capabilities and deploy on PhenoKits. These include detection, tracking, 3D posture estimation, instance segmentation and long-term sow identity within pens.Integrate low-level phenotypes to estimate sow Body Condition from walking sowsIntegrate low-level phenotypes to quantitatively measure swine activity and interactions at feeders