3D models incorporating prior knowledge to aid animal conformation assessment.

The aim of this project is to develop objective ways of making shape measurements of live animals. Using 3D imaging technology an image stall had been developed to collect the 3D data of live animals, in vivo, in two trials. A model-based approach had been developed to allow meaningful interpretation of the 3D data. The use of advanced techniques for automatic landmark identification and model fitting had been developed. A key challenge is to extract robust metrics which capture significant aspects of shape in spite of the varying posture of live animals. The correlation of these metrics with subjective conformation assessment, dissection and in-vivo manual measurements had been investigated. The outcome would be evidence on the reliability, relevance and potential of objective shape measurements.

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