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