An automated sensor-based method of simple behavioural classification of sheep in extensive systems

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Umstatter C ^a   Waterhouse, A ^a   Holland, J P ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification tree; Linear discriminant analysis; Sheep behaviour; Tilt sensor

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DECISION TREES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SENSORS; WOOL;

CLASSIFICATION METHODS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; CLASSIFICATION TREE; CLASSIFICATION TREE METHOD; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS; GAIN INFORMATION; INTEGRAL PART; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SCOTLAND; SHEEP BEHAVIOUR; TILT DATA; TILT SENSOR; TILT SENSORS;

TREES (MATHEMATICS);

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; GPS; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; SENSOR; SHEEP;

BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 49849096357     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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