Acquisition techniques for dairy cow gait analysis

Precision Livestock Farming 2007 - Papers Presented at the 3rd European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 133-140

  Maertens, Willem W ^a   Baert, J ^a   Vangeyte, J ^a   Vranken, E ^b   Berckmans, D ^b   Sonck, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Camera; Cattle; Force plate; Gait analysis; Lameness detection; Position mat; Pressure mat; Trackway

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FORCE PLATE; LAMENESS DETECTION; POSITION MAT; PRESSURE MAT; TRACKWAY;

CAMERAS; WAGES;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051786808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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