Camera device for monitoring and recognising animals or portions thereof, and associated livestock shed

A camera device for observing and recognising at least a portion of a livestock animal in a shed environment, comprising:

• a housing with an outer surface and with a light transmitting opening,
• an optics, provided in the housing behind said opening, for forming an image of a portion of the camera's environment,
• a light-sensitive sensor with a matrix of pixels provided in the housing, which sensor is configured to record said formed image,
• an image processing device for processing said recorded image and for recognising at least a portion of said shed animal therein,
• and a control unit for controlling the camera device,
• wherein a first portion of said outer surface is lighter in colour on a side of the opening at least directly around said opening than a second portion of said outer surface which is located away from said opening and which is at least half a size of the first portion,
• wherein the first portion is lighter in colour according to a colour sensitivity of one or more predetermined flying insect species to be avoided, and
• wherein the camera device is in a livestock shed for livestock animals comprising a dwelling space for one or more of said livestock animals.

A camera device for observing and recognising at least a portion of a livestock animal in a shed environment, comprising:

• a housing with an outer surface and with a light transmitting opening,
• an optics, provided in the housing behind said opening, for forming an image of a portion of the camera's environment,
• a light-sensitive sensor with a matrix of pixels provided in the housing, which sensor is configured to record said formed image,
• an image processing device for processing said recorded image and for recognising at least a portion of said shed animal therein,
• and a control unit for controlling the camera device,
• wherein a first portion of said outer surface is lighter in colour on a side of the opening at least directly around said opening than a second portion of said outer surface which is located away from said opening and which is at least half a size of the first portion,
• wherein said first portion is lighter in colour than any other portion of said outer surface,
• wherein the expression “lighter in colour” is defined as having an L* value in a CIELAB colour space that is higher by at least 20, and
• wherein the housing comprises first cooling ribs on an outside.