Key words: Modeling

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Assessing Affective States in Livestock

Suresh Neethirajan

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and then assess emotions in livestock.  These developments call for a multidisciplinary approach that combines affective computing, bioengineering and applied ethology to overcome both theoretical and practical obstacles.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Modelling

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Network analysis of tail-biting in pigs - indirect effect on tail posture

Thore Wilder, Joachim Krieter Nicole Kemper, Kathrin Büttner

Published in 2021

Scientific paper examining whether the tail position of pigs in a pen can be a predictive indicator for the occurrence of tail biting, taking into account the social structure of the group of penned pigs.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Modelling, Mutilation, Welfare indicators

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Horse Behavior towards Familiar and Unfamiliar Humans: Implications for Equine-Assisted Services

Lauren Brubaker, Katy Schroeder, Dawn Sherwood, Daniel Stroud, Monique A. R. Udell

Published in 2021

Scientific paper describing research to discover appropriate criteria to predict the potential suitability of a horse for animal-assisted services. It shows that sociability indicators and most temperament indicators of experienced AAS horses do not differ from those of novice AAS horses. However, during brushing, novice horses showed more affiliative behaviour towards their handler than experienced ones.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Modelling, Human-animal relationships,Welfare indicators

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Lying behaviour of housed and outdoor-managed pregnant sheep

Manod Williams, Chelsea N. Davis, Dewi Llyr Jones, Emma S. Davies, Penelope Vasina, David Cutress, Michael T. Rose, Rhys Aled Jones, Hefin Wyn Williams

Published in 2021

A scientific paper investigating the mobility and lying behaviours of ewes housed indoors or reared on grass using video recordings. It shows that 1 min video samples can reliably predict ewe lying behaviours and that there are links between breeding characteristics (ewe age, single or double gestation, body condition index, lambing ease etc) and measured lying behaviours (average daily lying time, average duration of lying episodes etc).

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Ovines

Keywords:Precision breeding, Housing, Modelling, Welfare indicators

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The importance of considering age when quantifying wild animals' welfare

Luke Hecht

Published in 2021

A scientific review of work on age-related welfare levels in wild animals, which proposes a  new conceptual framework based on welfare expectancy. This quantifies the welfare of a population of wild animals using individual data on average welfare as a function of age.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords: Modelling, Human-animal relationships,Welfare indicators

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Evaluation of Inter-Observer Reliability of Animal Welfare Indicators: Which Is the Best Index to Use?

Mauro Giammarino, Silvana Mattiello, Monica Battini, Piero Quatto, Luca Maria Battaglini, Ana C. L. Vieira, George Stilwell, Manuela Renna

Published in 2021

Article comparing measurement methods for inter-observer reliability in animal welfare assessments

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords: Modelling,Welfare indicators

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A review of traditional and machine learning methods applied to animal breeding

Shadi Nayeri, Mehdi Sargolzae, Dan Tulpan

Published in 2019

A review of traditional and new precautionary methods currently used in livestock farming, of their success and of the future of this field in the new era of digital agriculture.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Precision farming, Modelling, Breeding and rearing systems

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Cattle lameness detection with accelerometers

N.W.O'Leary, D.T.Byrne, A.H.O'Connor, L.Shalloo

Published in 2020

Preview: “Locomotion scoring is time consuming and is not commonly completed on farms. Farmers also underestimate their herds' lameness prevalence, a knowledge gap that impedes lameness management. Automation of lameness detection could address this knowledge gap and facilitate improved lameness management. The literature pertinent to adding lameness detection to accelerometers is reviewed in this paper.”

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Modelling, Breeding and rearing systems

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Automated prediction of mastitis infection patterns in dairy herds using machine learning

Robert M. Hyde, Peter M. Down, Andrew J. Bradley, James E. Breen, Chris Hudson, Katharine A. Leach, Martin J. Green

Published in 2020

Preview : “An accurate, automated mastitis diagnosis tool has great potential to aid non-specialist veterinary clinicians to make a rapid herd level diagnosis and promptly implement appropriate control measures for an extremely damaging disease [mastitis] in terms of animal health, productivity, welfare and antimicrobial use.”

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Risk management, Modelling, Breeding and rearing systems

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Human-animal relationships: five scenarios for 2030

MAAF's Centre for Studies and Prospective Studies

Published in 2016

Five prospective scenarios for Human-animal relationships in French society

Document Types: Technical review

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Biodiversity, Wildlife population dynamics, Societal issues, Environment, Modelling, Human-animal relationships

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