Accurate cattle body detection is crucial for precision livestock farming. However, traditional cattle body detection methods rely on manual observation, which is both time-consuming and labor-intensive. Moreover, computer-vision-based methods suffer...
Body measurement plays a crucial role in cattle breeding selection. Traditional manual measurement of cattle body size is both time-consuming and labor-intensive. Current automatic body measurement methods require expensive equipment, involve complex...
Accurate and non-contact measurement of cattle body dimensions is essential for precision livestock management. This study presents YOLOv8-DMC, a lightweight deep learning model optimized for anatomical keypoint detection in side-view images of cattl...
This study developed an automated temperature measurement and monitoring platform for dairy cattle. The platform used the YOLO V3-tiny (you only look once, YOLO) deep learning algorithm to identify and classify dairy cattle images. The system include...
Traditional measurement methods often rely on manual operations, which are not only inefficient but also cause stress to cattle, affecting animal welfare. Currently, non-contact cattle dimension measurement usually involves the use of multi-view imag...
Background: Xianan cattle, the first cross-bred beef cattle developed in China, are recognized for their rapid growth, tolerance to rough feed, and high meat yield. These characteristics make them a valuable model for studies aimed at improving beef...
The rearrangement of the transfection (RET) gene, which mediates the functions of the ganglion in the gastrointestinal tract, plays an important role in the development of the gastrointestinal nervous system. Therefore, the RET gene is a potential fa...
Accurate detection of key body parts of cattle is of great significance to Precision Livestock Farming (PLF), using artificial intelligence for video analysis. As the background image in cattle livestock farms is complex and the target features of th...
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the etiological agent of enzootic bovine leukosis. However, the propagation and distribution of BLV after primary infection still need to be fully elucidated. Here, we experimentally infected seven cattle with BLV and a...
Smoothened (Smo)-mediated Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway governs the patterning, morphogenesis and growth of many different regions within animal body plans. This study evaluated the effects of genetic variations of the bovine SMO gene on economica...
Cattle farming is an important part of the global livestock industry, and cattle body size is the key indicator of livestock growth. However, traditional manual methods for measuring body sizes are not only time-consuming and labor-intensive but also...
The body dimension measurement of large animals plays a significant role in quality improvement and genetic breeding, and the non-contact measurements by computer vision-based remote sensing could represent great progress in the case of dangerous str...
For the time-consuming and stressful body measuring task of Qinchuan cattle and farmers, the demand for the automatic measurement of body dimensions has become more and more urgent. It is necessary to explore automatic measurements with deep learning...
Bovine parainfluenza-3 virus (BPI3V) is an important respiratory pathogen in cattle, contributing to syndromes in the bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC). Despite its significance, the understanding of its prevalence remains fragmented, especia...
Currently, studies of the SYT11 gene mainly focus on neurological diseases such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. However, some studies have shown that the C2B domain of SYT11 can interact with RISC components and affect the gene regula...
Myostatin (MSTN), a growth and differentiation factor, plays an important role in regulating skeletal muscle growth and development. MSTN knockout (MSTN-KO) leads to skeletal muscle hypertrophy and regulates metabolic homeostasis. Moreover, MSTN is a...
Dehong humped cattle are precious livestock resources of Yunnan Province, China; they have typical zebu traits. Here, we investigated their genetic characteristics using whole-genome resequencing data of Dehong humped animals (n = 18). When comparing...
Cattle are increasingly exposed to hot temperatures as a result of climate change, and a better understanding of behavioural responses could be beneficial for the diagnosis of heat loads. The changes in the positioning of key body parts, feeding beha...
The aim of this review is to provide dairy farm advisors, consultants, nutritionists, practitioners, and their dairy farmer clients with an additional toolkit that can be used in the assessment of the quality of their dairy cattle nutrition. Cow sign...
This research aimed to compare the conception rates among AI at 12, 24, and 36 h after estrus in cattle living in tie-stall barns in a tropical environment. The second study was to determine factors at insemination at 24 h after estrus, including sec...
While methane emissions from cattle contribute to greenhouse gases, supplementing with red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis (AT) demonstrates an up to 90% methane reduction in controlled feeding studies. However, methods for delivery of AT in grazing...
Rhipicephalus microplus is a blood-sucking parasite that causes heavy infestations on cattle and is a vector for severe tick-borne diseases, such as anaplasmosis and babesiosis, and poses a significant threat to the cattle industry. Cattle ticks show...
Modern beef cattle reproductive management faces increasing challenges due to the growing global demand for beef. Reproductive efficiency is a critical factor determining the productivity and profitability of beef cattle operations. Optimal reproduct...
Reproductive traits are essential in dairy cattle breeding, and improving body conformation is considered beneficial for reproductive performance. This study systematically analyzed the genetic relationships between six key conformation traits—...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a contagious transboundary animal disease that causes economic loss and obstacles to international trade. Frequent FMD outbreaks in Cambodia negatively impact farmers’ and smallholders’ incomes. This study...
Accurate long-term tracking of individual cattle is essential for precision livestock farming but remains challenging due to occlusions, posture variability, and identity drift in free-range environments. We propose a multi-camera tracking framework...
Weight is the most basic and important indicator in cattle management, and automation of its measurement serves as a fundamental step toward modern smart livestock farming. Automated weighing systems (AWS) capable of continuously measuring cattle wei...
Complex traits are widely considered to be the result of a compound regulation of genes, environmental factors, and genotype-by-environment interaction (G × E). The inclusion of G × E in genome-wide association analyses is essential to un...
Pasture-borne parasites adversely affect bovine health and productivity worldwide. In Europe, gastrointestinal nematodes, especially Ostertagia ostertagi, the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica and the lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus represent the most im...
The welfare of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats was assessed by measuring trauma detected during veterinary postmortem inspection at slaughterhouses. The subject of this evaluation were all bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals slaughtered at Czech...
Bovine trypanosomoses, caused by Trypanosoma vivax, is a disease present in African and South American countries. This haemoflagellate protozoan parasite, as well as Anaplasma marginale and Babesia spp., are microorganisms that have a blood tropism,...
In livestock farming, a stark or barren environment compromises animal welfare. Environmental enrichment has been used to address the issue. For this study, after fattening cattle were provided with a grooming device (a brush), its effect on animal s...
Predicting meat quality, especially dark, firm and dry meat, as well as muscle fat prior to slaughter, presents a challenge in practice. Medical as well as high-frequency ultrasound applications can be utilized to predict body composition and meat qu...
Semi-feral local livestock populations, like Maremmana cattle, are the object of renewed interest for the conservation of biological diversity and the preservation and exploitation of unique and potentially relevant genetic material. The aim of this...
Body condition scoring (BCS) is the management practice of assessing body reserves of individual animals by visual or tactile estimation of subcutaneous fat and muscle. Both high and low BCS can negatively impact milk production, disease, and reprodu...
Xinjiang Brown cattle is an elite dual-purpose breed (raised for dairy and beef) developed in China. To elucidate its genomic architecture, we conducted whole-genome resequencing of 169 Xinjiang Brown cattle, followed by structural variation (SV) det...
This study presents the development of a database for detecting active mounts, utilizing IoT collars equipped with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) installed on eight Holstein Friesian cows, along with video recordings from a long-range PTZ camera m...
Morphometric traits are closely linked to body condition, health, welfare, and productivity in livestock. In recent years, contactless 3D reconstruction technologies have been increasingly adopted to improve the accuracy and efficiency of morphometri...
Vaccine hesitancy does not only concern human vaccines but incorporates One Health policies also; including vaccination of cattle and badgers as part of the government’s bovine tuberculosis eradication strategy for England. Both digital and social me...
The feasibility of using depth sensors to measure the body size of livestock has been extensively tested. Most existing methods are only capable of measuring the body size of specific livestock in a specific background. In this study, we proposed a u...
Background/Objectives: Understanding the genetic basis of growth and fat deposition is crucial for improving beef productivity in Kalmyk cattle, a breed well adapted to the extreme climatic conditions of Kazakhstan. The present study aimed to determi...
Brucellosis is caused by Gram-negative coccobacilli of the Brucella genus, with cattle mainly infected with Brucella abortus. The disease burden is a threat to socioeconomic development (agriculture/tourism) as well as to animal health, biodiversity...
Milk production plays an essential role in the global economy. With the development of herds and farming systems, the collection of fine-scale data to enhance efficiency and decision-making on dairy farms still faces challenges. The behavior of anima...
This study innovates livestock health management, utilizing a top-view depth camera for accurate cow lameness detection, classification, and precise segmentation through integration with a 3D depth camera and deep learning, distinguishing it from 2D...
This review paper provides an in-depth analysis of three critical metabolic diseases affecting dairy cattle such as subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA), ketosis, and hypocalcemia. SARA represents a disorder of ruminal fermentation that is characterized...
Arcobacter is an emerging pathogen that is associated with human and animal diseases. Since its first introduction in 1991, 33 Arcobacter species have been identified. Studies have reported that with the presence of Arcobacter in environmental water...
Precision livestock farming has emerged with the aim of providing detailed information to detect and reduce problems related to animal management. This study aimed to develop and validate computer vision techniques to track required features of cattl...
Moderate exercise can strengthen the body, however, exhaustive exercise generates large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although erythrocytes have antioxidant systems that quickly eliminate ROS, erythrocytes become overwhelmed by ROS when t...
Interdigital phlegmon (IP) is an important cause of lameness in cattle. The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment effect of a salicylic acid bandage in the interdigital space in dairy cows with early detected IP. Dairy cows (n = 109) with I...
This study was performed on a cattle farm with a long-term use of albendazole (ABZ) and a permanent history of fasciolosis for comparing in vivo and in vitro methods for the detection of anthelmintic resistance and drug efficacy. A selected group of...
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