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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural technology
  • Computer vision
  • Animal science

Background:

  • Accurate pig live weight estimation is crucial for animal welfare and farm management.
  • Existing methods face challenges with variable illumination and pig body posture, impacting accuracy.
  • Computer vision offers a non-invasive approach to address these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a computer vision system for accurate pig live weight estimation.
  • To address challenges of uneven illumination and pig body bending in weight estimation.
  • To compare different feature extraction and prediction strategies for optimal performance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Mask R-CNN for precise pig contour extraction under varying light conditions.
  • Employed XGBoost with actual measurements to correct for pig body bending and geometric distortions.
  • Integrated corrected features and applied three combination strategies for weight prediction using Azure Kinect DK data.

Main Results:

  • The XGBoost model achieved the highest prediction accuracy with MAE of 0.389, RMSE of 0.576, and R2 of 0.995.
  • The Mask R-CNN + Random Forest Regressor (RFR) method demonstrated high precision across all tested strategies.
  • The proposed methods significantly improved the accuracy of live weight estimation in pigs.

Conclusions:

  • The developed computer vision system effectively estimates pig live weight, addressing key environmental and physical challenges.
  • The combination of Mask R-CNN for segmentation and XGBoost or RFR for prediction offers a robust solution.
  • This technology holds significant potential for enhancing precision livestock farming and animal welfare.