Scoring pleurisy in slaughtered pigs using convolutional neural networks

Abstract Diseases of the respiratory system are known to negatively impact the profitability of the pig industry, worldwide. Considering the relatively short lifespan of pigs, lesions can be still evident at slaughter, where they can be usefully recorded and scored. Therefore, the slaughterhouse rep...

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Main Authors: Abigail R. Trachtman, Luca Bergamini, Andrea Palazzi, Angelo Porrello, Andrea Capobianco Dondona, Ercole Del Negro, Andrea Paolini, Giorgio Vignola, Simone Calderara, Giuseppe Marruchella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-020-00775-z