An index algorithm for tracking pigs in pigsty

In this paper, we propose a lightweight and fast prototype tracking system for the moving pigs in video surveillance systems. The proposed system is composed of two modules: moving pig detection and pig tracking module. Especially, we focus on index algorithm for identifying and tracking individual pigs in pigsty on a video sensor. From the experimental results with the video monitoring data obtained from the real pig farms, we believe that our method can be applied for monitoring the group-housed pigs in a cost-effective way.