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US 2024/0197193 A1Published application
Livestock heart rate monitoring
AssigneeThe Main Branch, Inc.
InventorsOctavian Alexandru BLAGA, David Benjamin SCOTT
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Abstract
According to embodiments, a computer method for monitoring livestock heart rate processes received (optionally hyperspectral) video images to measure a feature on the livestock subject to periodic flushing correlated to heartbeat period. The method applies image processing including identifying a location of the feature, applying pixel amplification to increase periodic light scattering or emission variations, and calculating a heart rate corresponding to a detected period of the flushing.
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A computer method for measuring heart rate in livestock, comprising:
- receiving a video stream including one or more livestock;
- determining, from the video stream, a digital identity of a livestock individual;
- finding, in frames of the video stream, a feature of the livestock individual that exhibits heart rate-correlated periodic flushing;
- performing pixel amplification at the feature to amplify the periodic flushing;
- calculating a heart rate of the livestock individual from a sequence of the amplified periodic flushing;
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- outputting information about the heart rate of the livestock individual on a physical device.
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