Chute for use with an animal evaluation system

Claim 1

A chute for an animal evaluation system for evaluating animals with each such animal during its evaluation moving through first and second scenes in said chute corresponding to differing first and second fields of view in a manner so as to partially cover first and second background surfaces provided in each of said first and second scenes, respectively, as viewed in said first and second fields of view, respectively, at a selected time, said chute comprising: a first side wall supported in a substantially vertical position and supporting said first background surface; a second side wall supported in a substantially vertical position spaced apart from said first side wall and further positioned so that said first field of view from outside that space between said first and second side walls, in extending past said second side wall, has said first background surface therein, said first field of view being of at least a portion of said first background surface when a said animal is undergoing evaluation at said selected time; and a first guide structure provided in that space between said first and second side walls and positioned in said space to provide a passageway for a said animal moving through said space in undergoing evaluation, said first guide structure supporting said second background surface in a position elevated above a bottom of at least one of said first and second side walls so that said second field of view, in extending between said first and second side walls into said space, has said second background surface therein, said second field of view being of at least a portion of said second background surface when a said animal is undergoing evaluation at said selected time.