British Cattle Breeding Conference: Artificial intelligence for early disease detection

Bristol University is pioneering an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) system for monitoring cattle health and welfare through advanced camera technologies

Katie Jones
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Prof Andrew Dowsey
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Prof Andrew Dowsey

Speaking at the British Cattle Breeding Conference, Prof Andrew Dowsey explained the AI system would be used to track individual animal behaviours and predict early signs of disease. The project is...

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