Towards a fully automated surveillance of well-being status in laboratory mice using deep learning: Starting with facial expression analysis.

Assessing the well-being of an animal is hindered by the limitations of efficient communication between humans and animals. Instead of direct communication, a variety of parameters are employed to evaluate the well-being of an animal. Especially in the field of biomedical research, scientifically so...

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Main Authors: Niek Andresen, Manuel Wöllhaf, Katharina Hohlbaum, Lars Lewejohann, Olaf Hellwich, Christa Thöne-Reineke, Vitaly Belik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228059