Evaluation of infrared thermography combined with behavioral biometrics for estrus detection in naturally cycling dairy cows

Marquez, H.J. Perez; Ambrose, D.J.; Schaefer, A. L.; Cook, Nigel J.; Bench, C. J.

doi:10.1016/j.animal.2021.100205

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“…Infrared thermography offers the advantage of being operated from a specified distance without physical interaction with animals. Therefore, it causes minimum stress to animals and also ensures their welfare during the assessment of various essential parameters [ 11 ]. Additionally, this technique is user-friendly, easy to handle, and has less operating cost [ 25 ].…”

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“…Continuous scientific efforts are in place around the world to develop efficient, low-cost, user-friendly techniques for estrus detection. Recently, infrared thermography has emerged as a technique to aid in estrus detection with efficiency without compromising animal welfare [ 11 ]. Therefore, the objective of this review is to explain the use of IRT to understand reproductive physiology, its advantages, disadvantages, precautions, and its practical implementation.…”

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Infrared Thermography as a Potential Non-Invasive Tool for Estrus Detection in Cattle and Buffaloes

Riaz

Idris

Ahmed

et al. 2023

Animals

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The productivity of dairy animals has significantly increased over the past few decades due to intense genetic selection. However, the enhanced yield performance of milk animals caused a proportional increase in stress and compromised reproductive efficiency. Optimal reproductive performance is mandatory for the sustainable production of dairy animals. Reproductive efficiency is marked by proper estrus detection and precise breeding to achieve maximum pregnancies. The existing conventional methods of estrus detection are somewhat labor intensive and less efficient. Similarly, the modern automated methods that rely on detecting physical activity are expensive, and their efficiency is affected by factors such as type of housing (tie stall), flooring, and environment. Infrared thermography has recently emerged as a technique that does not depend on monitoring physical activity. Furthermore, infrared thermography is a non-invasive, user-friendly, and stress-free option that aids in the detection of estrus in dairy animals. Infrared thermography has the potential to be considered a useful non-invasive tool for detecting temperature fluctuations to generate estrus alerts without physical contact in cattle and buffaloes. This manuscript highlights the potential use of infrared thermography to understand reproductive physiology and practical implementation of this technique through discussing its advantages, limitations, and possible precautions.

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Section: Infrared Thermography As a Tool For Estrus Detectionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Infrared Thermography as a Potential Non-Invasive Tool for Estrus Detection in Cattle and Buffaloes

Riaz

Idris

Ahmed

et al. 2023

Animals

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“…They conclude that the evaluation results are satisfactory for the specified circumstances, even if they are not as robust as other experimental results obtained in a different environment. Marquez et al (2021) focused on the use of behavioral biometrics and infrared thermography to monitor dairy cow estrus in farms. This research develops an estrus alert system that can assist farmers in detecting their cows' estrus.…”

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Biometric Cloud Services for Web-Based Examinations

Rukhiran

Pukdesree

Netinant

2022

International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering

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Biometric recognition may be used in conjunction with human authentication on a smartphone to improve accuracy, reliability, and simplicity, and to aid in fraud prevention and user authentication. While single biometric authentication addresses environmental degradation and sensor noise limitations, and the single point of failure scenario in biometric systems can result in more robust biometric systems, multimodal biometric authentication can improve the accuracy of identification and recognition. The purpose of this research is to propose a facial and speech authentication system that is cloud-based and supports a web-based examination approach. The system enables students' biometrics to be registered, students to be recognized, and student recognition results to be reported. The confusion matrix is used to compare the results of positive and negative detection in various ways, including accuracy score, precision value, and recall value. Adaptive multimodal biometric authentication should be designed and evaluated for further research using the optimal weights for each biometric.

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“…During the estrus cycle, the animals’ body temperature fluctuates dynamically, dropping two days before estrus and then increasing as the expression of luteinizing hormone increases [ 86 ]. Temperature changes in the estrus cycle have been associated with luteinizing surge and ovulation.…”

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Progress on Infrared Imaging Technology in Animal Production: A Review

Zheng

Zhou

Jiang

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Sensors

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Infrared thermography (IRT) imaging technology, as a convenient, efficient, and contactless temperature measurement technology, has been widely applied to animal production. In this review, we systematically summarized the principles and influencing parameters of IRT imaging technology. In addition, we also summed up recent advances of IRT imaging technology in monitoring the temperature of animal surfaces and core anatomical areas, diagnosing early disease and inflammation, monitoring animal stress levels, identifying estrus and ovulation, and diagnosing pregnancy and animal welfare. Finally, we made prospective forecast for future research directions, offering more theoretical references for related research in this field.

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Evaluation of infrared thermography combined with behavioral biometrics for estrus detection in naturally cycling dairy cows

Cited by 20 publications

References 55 publications

Infrared Thermography as a Potential Non-Invasive Tool for Estrus Detection in Cattle and Buffaloes

Infrared Thermography as a Potential Non-Invasive Tool for Estrus Detection in Cattle and Buffaloes

Biometric Cloud Services for Web-Based Examinations

Progress on Infrared Imaging Technology in Animal Production: A Review

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