Applicability of day-to-day variation in behavior for the automated detection of lameness in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3703-3712

  De Mol, R M ^a   Andre G ^a   Bleumer, E J B ^a   van der Werf, J T N ^a   de Haas, Y ^a   van Reenen, C G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity; Detection model; Dynamic linear model; Lameness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84878113536     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6305     Document Type: Article

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