The images are analyzed by a software, an image algorithm recognizes the pigs. The program can thus provide information at any time on the whereabouts of the pigs within their living space. The engineers at Wiesenschwein AG have developed these image algorithms and are constantly improving them. In combination with RFID UHF technology and scanners, the location of the pigs can be clearly determined.
Thanks to the redundancy of this data, maximum system safety is achieved. For example, the system does not open the lift gates for the next group until all the animals from the previous group are back in the barn. It must be ensured that the groups do not mix, otherwise rank fights between pigs of different groups may occur.
Only when image algorithms and scanners have detected that all the pigs from a group are back in the barn, the lift gates to the playground and meadow are opened for the next group.
Fully automatic, thanks to state-of-the-art technologies. For the benefit of animals and the environment.