Feasibility Study on the Use of Infrared Thermography to Classify Fattening Pigs into Feeding Groups According Their Body Composition

Feasibility Study on the Use of Infrared Thermography to Classify Fattening Pigs into Feeding Groups According Their Body Composition

Fattening pig husbandry and associated negative environmental impacts due to nitrogen inputs by ammonia emissions are current issues of social discussion. New resource-efficient feeding systems offer great potential to reduce excess nutrient inputs into the environment. Using ultrasound measurements...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Lengling, Antonius Alfert, Bernd Reckels, Julia Steinhoff-Wagner, Wolfgang Büscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
body surface temperature
performance groups
pig husbandry
sorting gate
infrared images
thermal isolation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/18/5221

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