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Three-dimensional models incorporating prior knowledge to aid animal conformation assessment

Reference	D15347
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Robin Tillett
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Mr Charles Schofield
Institution	Silsoe Research Institute
Department	Research Division
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	221,232
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/01/2002
End date	31/03/2005
Duration	39 months

Abstract

The aim of the project is to develop objective ways of making shape measurements of pigs. Using commercially available three-dimensional imaging technology an imaging stall will be developed to collect the shape of the ham area of pigs, in vivo, in two trials. A model-based approach will be developed to allow meaningful interpretation of the data. The use of advanced techniques for automatic landmark identification and model fitting will be developed. A key challenge is to extract robust metrics which capture significant aspects of shape in spite of the varying posture of the animals. The correlation of these metrics with subjective conformation assessment, dissection and in vivo manual measurements will be investigated. The outcome will be evidence of the reliability, relevance and potential of objective shape measurements. (Joint with grant 17/D15348).

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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D15348 Three-dimensional models incorporating prior knowledge to aid animal conformation assessment

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