Estimating broiler breeder welfare using image analysis

ASABE - 7th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources 2009, WCCA 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 51-56

  Naas, Irenilza A ^a   Laganá, Marcus ^a   Neto, Mario Mollo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Clusters analysis; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ANALYZING PROCESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIGITAL IMAGE; LIGHT INTENSITY; VIDEO IMAGE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; VIDEO RECORDING;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 72749120052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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