A new approach for categorizing pig lying behaviour based on a Delaunay triangulation method

Machine vision-based monitoring of pig lying behaviour is a fast and non-intrusive approach that could be used to improve animal health and welfare. Four pens with 22 pigs in each were selected at a commercial pig farm and monitored for 15 days using top view cameras. Three thermal categories were s...

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Main Authors: A. Nasirahmadi, O. Hensel, S.A. Edwards, B. Sturm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116001208