Automatic real-time monitoring of locomotion and posture behaviour of pregnant cows prior to calving using online image analysis

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Cangar, Ö ^a   Leroy, T ^a   Guarino, M ^b   Vranken, E ^a   Fallon, R ^c   Lenehan, J ^c   Mee, J ^d   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour classification; Computer vision; Cows

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

BEHAVIOUR CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER VISION; COWS; HUMAN INTERVENTION; ONLINE IMAGE ANALYSIS; REAL-TIME MONITORING; VIDEO-SURVEILLANCE; WALKING TRAJECTORIES;

BIOMECHANICS;

AUTOMATION; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRINKING; FOOD INTAKE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNET; LOCOMOTION; MONITORING; PARTURITION; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; REAL TIME;

EID: 49849099945     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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