Table 1.

Comparison of cattle monitoring systems described in the academic literature and in patents; NB our proposed system uniquely simultaneously estimates BCS, mobility and weight using 3D data.

Publications	Technique	Lameness	BCS	Weight
[9]	2D		x
[15]	2D	x
[16]	2D		x
[17]	2D		x
[18]	2D		x
[19]	Force Plate	x
[20]	Force Plate			x
[21]	3D		x
[22]	2D		x
[23]	2D	x
[24] & [57]	2D Thermal		x
[25]	Lying monitors	x
[26]	3D			x
[27]	3D			x
[58]			x	x
[28]	Force Plate	x
[29]	Accelerometer	x
[30]	Force Plate	x
[31]	2D Thermal			x
[32]	2D	x
[33]	Force Plate + 2D	x
[34]	Force Plate + Video	x
[35]	Force Plate	x
[36]	Force Plate	x
[37]	3D		x
[38]	3D		x
[39]	Video	x
[40]	3D			x
[41]	3D		x
[42]	2D			x
[43]	2D			x
[44]	3D		x
Patents
[45]	2D + 3D	x
[46]	2D + Thermal		x
[47]	2D			x
[48]	2D		?	x
[49]	3D		x
[50]	3D		x
[51]	3D		x
[52]	Force Plate	x