Detecting cow's lameness using force sensors

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-38

  Pastell, M ^a   Kujala, M ^a   Aisla, A M ^a   Hautala, M ^a   Poikalainen, V ^b   Praks, J ^b   Veermae I ^b   Ahokas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Automatic health monitoring; Dairy lameness; Emfit; Four balance system; Precision livestock farming

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT TESTING; ROBOTS;

AUTOMATIC HEALTH MONITORING; DAIRY LAMENESS; DYNAMIC FORCING; ELECTRO MECHANICAL FILMS; EMFIT; FORCE SENSORS; FOUR-BALANCE SYSTEM; PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING;

ROBOTICS;

CATTLE; DETECTION METHOD; FORCE; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 49849085894     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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