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Face recognition tool 'could help boost pigs' wellbeing
BBC • Mar 19, 2019
Scientists are using facial recognition technology to assess the emotional state of pigs.
It is hoped the project at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Pig Research Centre in Penicuik, Midlothian, could help improve animal wellbeing.
Researchers want to work out from a pig's expression whether the animal is content or distressed.
A tool could then be developed to monitor individual faces and alert farmers to health and welfare problems.
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