Determination of body measurements of a cow by image analysis

In this study, the subject is to determine the body measurements of a Holstein cow from its photographs with image analysis. For this operation, an environment for taking the photograph, a platform and 18 points with certain coordinates were prepared. Afterwards, the photos of a Holstein cow was taken on the platform by a Nikon D100 CCD camera from various directions. The photos were analyzed by PhotoModeler 5 software. The results of this image analysis were compared to real results that were previously measured. It was found out that the real measurements and measurements obtained from photos are close to each other which shows that this method can be safely used