Analysis of individual classification of lameness using automatic measurement of back posture in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 257-266

  Viazzi, S ^a   Bahr, C ^a   Schlageter Tello, A ^b   Van Hertem, T ^c   Romanini, C E B ^a   Pluk, A ^a   Halachmi, I ^c   Lokhorst, C ^b   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Back arch; Dairy cattle; Image processing; Lameness detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

BOS;

EID: 84871607748     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5806     Document Type: Article

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