Behaviour recognition of pigs and cattle: Journey from computer vision to deep learning

C Chen, W Zhu, T Norton - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for sustainable livestock products also demands new
considerations in animal breeding. Breeding programs are now seeking to integrate animal …

Recording behaviour of indoor-housed farm animals automatically using machine vision technology: A systematic review

K Wurtz, I Camerlink, RB D'Eath, AP Fernández… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Large-scale phenotyping of animal behaviour traits is time consuming and has led to
increased demand for technologies that can automate these procedures. Automated …

[HTML][HTML] Automated cattle counting using Mask R-CNN in quadcopter vision system

B Xu, W Wang, G Falzon, P Kwan, L Guo… - … and Electronics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The accurate and reliable counting of animals in quadcopter acquired imagery is one of the
most promising but challenging tasks in intelligent livestock management in the future. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Precision livestock farming technologies for welfare management in intensive livestock systems

D Berckmans - Rev. Sci. Tech, 2014 - tice.agrocampus-ouest.fr
The worldwide demand for meat and animal products is expected to increase by at least
40% in the next 15 years. The first question is how to achieve highquality, sustainable and …

An iot-based design using accelerometers in animal behavior recognition systems

DN Tran, TN Nguyen, PCP Khanh… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cow behavior recognition systems support the assessment of cows' condition by providing
their behavior information. Accelerometers are particularly suited for a non-invasive solution …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning based fog computing assisted data-driven approach for early lameness detection in dairy cattle

M Taneja, J Byabazaire, N Jalodia, A Davy… - … and Electronics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Timely lameness detection is one of the major and costliest health problems in dairy cattle
that farmers and practitioners haven't yet solved adequately. The primary reason behind this …

Large-scale phenotyping of livestock welfare in commercial production systems: a new frontier in animal breeding

LF Brito, HR Oliveira, BR McConn, AP Schinckel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Precision technologies to address dairy cattle welfare: Focus on lameness, mastitis and body condition

SR Silva, JP Araujo, C Guedes, F Silva, M Almeida… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The welfare of farm animals is a growing concern in the EU and across the
world. In milk production, there is a strong need to assess the welfare of dairy cows. One of …

Implementation of machine vision for detecting behaviour of cattle and pigs

A Nasirahmadi, SA Edwards, B Sturm - Livestock Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Livestock production to provide food for a growing world population, with increasing demand
for meat and milk products, has led to a rapid growth in the scale of cattle and pig …

Automatic recognition of lactating sow postures from depth images by deep learning detector

C Zheng, X Zhu, X Yang, L Wang, S Tu… - Computers and electronics …, 2018 - Elsevier
The behaviors of livestock on farms are the primary representatives of animal welfare, health
conditions and social interactions. Measuring behavior quantitatively in an automatic …