The development of a SoftSeparator™ for a lameness diagnostic system

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-245

  Tasch, U ^a   Rajkondawar, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b BouMatic   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal separation; Automatic lameness detection; Dairy cow; Ground reaction forces

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

DAIRY HERDS; GROUND REACTION FORCES (GRF); LAMENESS; SOFT SEPARATORS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DAIRY FARMING; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4644346139     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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