Research proposal: Animal body condition assessment using image processing

Research proposal: Animal body condition assessment using image processing

1. What is body condition score

   • Give a brief overview of what body condition score is.
   • Animal issues
     • The whole purpose of my research is to use body condition score to compare weights in rescued farm animals. The lit review have to mention; obesity and anorexia. After disccusing some of the issues that body condition score can used for, can move on to discussing some some applications of image processing with bcs

2. Image processing

   • I need to look for studies carried out determining body condition score, using image. I will have to pay careful attention to the methods, algorithms and techniques used.
   • Algorithms
     • image processing techniques
       • What image processing techniques are used. How can I implement those in my research?
   • What program is needed
     • Will I need to download any software/learn any new programming language?

3. Research Desgin

   • How is the research going to be carried out. Data is going to be obtained from a rescue farm.  Find out at if  I need to get permission, at what point i need to get permission?

4. Literature review

5. Structure of the proposal