Automatic measurement of touch and release angles of the fetlock joint for lameness detection in dairy cattle using vision techniques

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1738-1748

  Pluk, A ^a   Bahr, C ^a   Poursaberi, A ^a   Maertens, W ^b   van Nuffel, A ^b   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Image processing; Joint angle; Lameness detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LOCOMOTION; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; PRESSURE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; METACARPAL BONES; METATARSAL BONES; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; VIDEO RECORDING;

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EID: 84858975415     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4547     Document Type: Article

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