A Deep Learning Framework for Improving Lameness Identification in Dairy Cattle
Abstract
Lameness, characterized by an anomalous gait in cows due to a dysfunction in their locomotive system, is a serious welfare issue for cows and farmers. Prompt lameness detection methods can prevent the development of acute lameness in cattle. In this study, we propose a deep learning framework to help identify lameness based on motion curves of different leg joints on the cow. The framework combines data augmentation and a convolutional neural network using an LeNet architecture. Performance assessed using cross validation showed promising prediction accuracies above 99% and 91% for validation and test sets, respectively. This also demonstrates the usefulness of data generation in cases where the data set is originally small in size and difficult to generate.
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Karoui et al. "A Deep Learning Framework for Improving Lameness Identification in Dairy Cattle." AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2021. doi:10.1609/AAAI.V35I18.17902Markdown
[Karoui et al. "A Deep Learning Framework for Improving Lameness Identification in Dairy Cattle." AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2021.](https://mlanthology.org/aaai/2021/karoui2021aaai-deep/) doi:10.1609/AAAI.V35I18.17902BibTeX
@inproceedings{karoui2021aaai-deep,
title = {{A Deep Learning Framework for Improving Lameness Identification in Dairy Cattle}},
author = {Karoui, Yasmine and Jacques, Amanda A. Boatswain and Diallo, Abdoulaye Baniré and Shepley, Elise and Vasseur, Elsa},
booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
year = {2021},
pages = {15811-15812},
doi = {10.1609/AAAI.V35I18.17902},
url = {https://mlanthology.org/aaai/2021/karoui2021aaai-deep/}
}