Pose estimation of sow and piglets during free farrowing using deep learning

Automatic and real-time pose estimation is important in monitoring animal behavior, health, and welfare. In this paper, we utilized pose estimation for monitoring the farrowing process to prevent piglet mortality and preserve the health and welfare of the sow. State-of-the-art Deep Learning (DL) met...

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Main Authors: Fahimeh Farahnakian, Farshad Farahnakian, Stefan Björkman, Victor Bloch, Matti Pastell, Jukka Heikkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324001042