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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1988
Slagteriernes Forskningsinstitut, Roskilde, DK;
Abstract
For determining properties of individual livestock carcass, in particular cattle carcasses, a carcass or half of a split carcass is placed in a light-screening chamber in front of a light-emitting, contrasting surface. The carcass stands out as a dark silhouette against the contrasting surface and a picture of one entire side of the carcass is registered by means of a video camera. The contour of the carcass is determined by processing the registered picture in a data processing system, and on the basis of the contour determined in the processing system, a calculation of the parameters is performed in the data processing system for determining the properties of the carcass, the result of the determination being displayed or printed out.