Using model-based image processing to track animal movements

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-261

  Tillett, R D ^a   Onyango, C M ^a   Marchant, J A ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Image processing; Pigs; Tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ANIMAL MOVEMENT; MODEL BASED IMAGE PROCESSING;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031140512     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1699(96)01308-7     Document Type: Article

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