An Approach towards a Practicable Assessment of Neonatal Piglet Body Core Temperature Using Automatic Object Detection Based on Thermal Images

An Approach towards a Practicable Assessment of Neonatal Piglet Body Core Temperature Using Automatic Object Detection Based on Thermal Images

Body core temperature (BCT) is an important characteristic for the vitality of pigs. Suboptimal BCT might indicate or lead to increased stress or diseases. Thermal imaging technologies offer the opportunity to determine BCT in a non-invasive, stress-free way, potentially reducing the manual effort....

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Main Authors: Steffen Küster, Lion Haverkamp, Martin Schlather, Imke Traulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
rectal temperature
thermal images
object detection
piglet vitality
non-invasive
multiple linear regression
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/4/812

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