The reproductive performance of sows is an important indicator for evaluating the economic
efficiency and production level of pigs. In this paper, we design and propose a lightweight …

Mechanical damages of sugar beet during harvesting affects the quality of the final products
and sugar yield. The mechanical damage of sugar beet is assessed randomly by operators …

The statistical data of different kinds of behaviors of pigs can reflect their health status.
However, the traditional behavior statistics of pigs were obtained and then recorded from the …

Automated pig monitoring is important for smart pig farms; thus, several deep-learning-
based pig monitoring techniques have been proposed recently. In applying automated pig …

Highlights•Nesting behaviour and the frequency of postural transformation
investigated.•Values of both characteristics significantly increased before sows farrowing.• …

Simple Summary Smart farming is a concept of agricultural innovation that combines
technological, social, economic and institutional changes. It employs novel practices of …

Continuous monitoring of pig posture is important for better understanding animal behavior.
Previous studies focused on day recordings and did not investigate how deep learning …

The goal of this study was to develop an automated monitoring system for the detection of
pigs' bodies, heads and tails. The aim in the first part of the study was to recognize individual …

Accurate monitoring of the live weight of pigs provides important information about the
health state, the daily gain, and the time point for marketing. However, manual weight …

In precision livestock farming, estrus detection in cattle is particularly important for cattle
breeding management. With accurate estrus detection, artificial insemination can be …