A cost-effective pigsty monitoring system based on a video sensor

KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1481-1498

  Chung, Yongwha ^a   Kim, Haelyeon ^a   Lee, Hansung ^b   Park, Daihee ^a   Jeon, Taewoong ^a   Chang, Hong Hee ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^c Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activity monitoring; Circadian rhythm; Cost effectiveness; Group housed pigs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVITY MONITORING; AUTOMATED MONITORING; AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; GROUP-HOUSED PIGS; MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS; MONITORING SYSTEM;

MAMMALS;

EID: 84899951053     PISSN: 19767277     EISSN: 22881468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2014.04.018     Document Type: Article

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