Lameness detection based on multivariate continuous sensing of milk yield, rumination, and neck activity

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4286-4298

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

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dairy cow; Lameness; Sensor data

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; EQUIPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84879285949     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6188     Document Type: Article

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