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Bringing artificial intelligence into the barn

//30 Sep 2006
A pioneer research effort in Brazil is exploring an innovative method in the study of animal behaviour and welfare: the use of automated image analysis and interpretation systems. They have potential for evaluating differences in hen behaviour under different thermal stress conditions, offering a vast array of promising possibilities.
This article can also be found in World Poultry Magazine Vol. 22 nr. 9
 
Keywords: Thermal stress, animal behaviour, NUPEA, artificial neural network
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