Improving the automated monitoring of dairy cows by integrating various data acquisition systems

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Liberati, Paolo ^a   Zappavigna, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automation; Dairy cows; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MONITORING; AUTOMATIC MILKING; COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS; DAIRY COW; DAIRY COWS; DAIRY FARMS; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MEASURED PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MILK PRODUCTION; MODEL-BASED; MONITORING SYSTEM; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ALARM SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; DAIRIES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FARMS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS;

MONITORING;

ABNORMALITY; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MAMMAL; MILK PRODUCTION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 67649105376     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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