Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Enhanced Animal Breed Classification and Prediction

Abstract

The precise classification of animal breeds from image data is instrumental in real-time animal monitoring within forest ecosystems. Traditional computer vision methods have increasingly fallen short in accuracy due to the rapid progression of technology. To address these limitations, more advanced methodologies have emerged, significantly improving the accuracy of image classification, recognition, and segmentation tasks. The advent of "deep learning" has revolutionized various fields, particularly in object identification and recognition. Animal breed categorization is an important job in the field of image processing, and this research attempts to create a unique deep learning-based model for this purpose. The aim of this research is to devise efficient methodologies for image-based animal breed categorization to achieve superior accuracy levels. A hybrid deep learning model is proposed for animal breed prediction. The animal-10 dataset, obtained from Kaggle, serves as the empirical foundation for this study. The dataset underwent preprocessing, including edge deletion, normalization, and image scaling. Additionally, the animal images were converted into grayscale. Following this preprocessing phase, feature extraction was performed using two deep learning methods, namely VGG-19 and DenseNet121. The performance metrics, including accuracy, F1 score, recall, precision, and loss, were computed for the developed model using the Python simulation tool. Experimental results indicate that the proposed model outperforms existing current models in terms of these metrics. This research outcomes hold promising implications for the advancement of animal breed classification and prediction techniques.