Hoofcount Vision Detection for Early signs of DD Lesions and Lameness Within Dairy Cattle

Hoofcount有限公司正在研究开发一种早期检测跛行的监测系统。奶牛容易患上一系列的蹄部问题，包括足底皮炎、足底溃疡、白线病和蹄过长。这些通常显示马蹄底部和后方的视觉变化。特别是在皮肤上以数字皮炎(Morellaro)的形式发展的损害。这些问题最初可能会在动物的步态中没有视觉迹象的情况下出现。在早期阶段检测和处理这些问题对动物保持健康和防止严重跛行是有益的，严重跛行会导致产量降低、兽医/治疗成本增加、动物福利减少、碳足迹增加以及许多其他问题。开发一种系统，可以每天可视化这些变化，并及早发现任何潜在的问题，将对国家畜群产生巨大的好处。利用计算机视觉和计算机学习是Hoofcount监控和检测这些问题的首选方法。

Hoofcount Ltd are researching the development of an early detection lameness monitoring system. Dairy cows are susceptible to a range of hoof issues including Digital dermatitis, sole ulcers, white line disease and overgrown hooves. These generally show a visual change in the underside and back of the hoof. Particularly in the development of lesions on the skin in the form of Digital Dermatitis (Mortellaro). These issues can develop initially without the animal showing visuals signs in its gait.Detecting and treating these issues at an early stage is beneficial to the animal in keeping the hooves healthy and preventing severe lameness which leads to a lower production, increased veterinary / treatment costs, reduced animal welfare, a higher Carbon footprint along with many other issues.Developing a system that can visualise these changes on a daily basis and detect any potential issues early will be of huge benefit to the national herd. Utilising computer vision and computer learning is Hoofcount's preferred method to monitoring and detecting these issues.