Support Vector Regression to predict carcass weight in beef cattle in advance of the slaughter

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-120

  Alonso, Jaime ^a   Castañón, Ángel Rodríguez ^b   Bahamonde, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Association of Breeders of Asturiana de los Valles (ASEAVA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass weight; Support Vector Machines (SVMs); Support Vector Regression (SVR)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; MEATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS; AVERAGE ABSOLUTE ERROR; BEEF CATTLE; CARCASS WEIGHT; PREDICTION FUNCTION; SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION (SVR);

FORECASTING;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84872667927     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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