Machine learning algorithms for the prediction of conception success to a given insemination in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 5262-5273

  Hempstalk, K ^a   McParland, S ^b   Berry, D P ^b  

^a LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Conception; Dairy cattle; Prediction

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INSEMINATION; LACTATION; MACHINE LEARNING; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INFRARED RAYS; INSEMINATION; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MACHINE LEARNING; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 84937517416     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8984     Document Type: Article

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