Evaluation of retinal imaging technology for the biometric identification of bovine animals in Northern Ireland

Livestock Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 42-52

  Allen, A ^a   Golden, B ^b   Taylor, M ^a   Patterson, D ^a   Henriksen, D ^b   Skuce, R ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Optibrand Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Identification; Retinal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 44349193529     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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