Optical flow patterns in broiler chicken flocks as automated measures of behaviour and gait
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that valuable on-farm outcome measures of broiler (meat) chicken welfare can be derived from optical flow statistics of flock movements recorded on video or CCTV inside commercial broiler houses. 'Optical flow' describes the velocity of imag...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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