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Synchronized recording of pressure distribution and posture for automatic lameness detection in dairy cattle
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: 7th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture Conference Proceedings, 22-24 June 2009, Reno, Nevada (electronic only) 711P0409e.(doi:10.13031/2013.29037)Authors: Arno Pluk, Claudia Bahr, Ahmad Poursaberi, Willem Maertens, Annelies Van Nuffel, Juergen Vangeyte, Bart Sonck, Daniel Berckmans
Keywords: lameness detection, dairy cattle, synchronization, pressure, image processing.
Lameness, an increasing animal welfare problem, has a negative impact on milk production, body condition and reproductive performance in dairy cows. This paper describes a synchronized system which might be useful for automatic lameness detection in dairy cattle.
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