SmartCalf_BRD
Visual scoring of calves of approx 2mo age for detecting BRD. Describe movement and activity patterns for heatlhy and diseased calves. Algorithm developing and testing. The hypothesis is that accelerometer derived data can be used for early detection of BRD.
Start date: 2018-07-01
End date: 2020-06-30
Project partners:
Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management, University Clinic for Ruminants, Vetmeduni Vienna (Vienna, Austria)
Smartbow GmbH (Weibern, Austria)
Institutional lead:
Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management, University Clinic for Ruminants, Vetmeduni Vienna (Vienna, Austria)
Principal investigator:
Dr.med.vet. Michael Iwersen
Personel:
Dr.med.vet. Nasrin Ramezanigardaloud - Research Associate
Dr.med.vet. Michael Iwersen - Principal Inverstigator
Dipl.ECBHM Dr.med.vet. Priv.-Doz. Daniela Klein-Jöbstl - Supervisor
Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.vet. Marc Drillich Dipl.ECBHM Dipl.ECAR - Supervisor
Sensors:
Accelerometer (Smartbow, Weibern, Austria)
2D Camera (HikVision DS-2CD2665FWD-IZS)
Mikrophone (HikVision DS-2FP4021-B)
Commercial partners:
Smartbow (Weibern, Austria)
Locations (of data collection and analysis):
FirstFarms Agra M s.r.o. (Plavecký Štvrtok, Slovakia)
Funded by:
Austria Research Promotion Agency (FFG)