Automatic determination of body condition score of cows based on 2D images

Precision Livestock Farming 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 251-255

  Leroy, T ^a   Aerts, J M ^a   Eeman, J ^a   Maltz, E ^b   Stojanovski, G ^b   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Automatic monitoring; Body condition score; Cow; Image analysis; Milk production

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION; AUTOMATIC MONITORING; BODY CONDITION; BODY CONDITION SCORE; COW; HUMAN EXPERT; MILK PRODUCTION; PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING;

CAMERAS; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

DAIRIES;

EID: 52649089014     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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