Willem Maertens

Automatic detection of lameness in dairy cattle—Vision-based trackway analysis in cow's locomotion

Xiangyu Song, Toon Leroy, Erik Vranken et al. · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · 2008 · 110 citations

Animal Physiology, Motion Detection, Kinesiology +13

Development of a real time cow gait tracking and analysing tool to assess lameness using a pressure sensitive walkway: The GAITWISE system

Willem Maertens, Jürgen Vangeyte, Jeroen Baert et al. · Biosystems Engineering · 2011 · 108 citations

Gait Analysis, Kinesiology, Gaitwise System +9

Automatic measurement of touch and release angles of the fetlock joint for lameness detection in dairy cattle using vision techniques

Arno Pluk, Claudia Bahr, Ahmad Poursaberi et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 2012 · 75 citations · Full text

Cow gait scores and kinematic gait data: can people see gait irregularities?

Annelies Van Nuffel, M. Sprenger, Willem Maertens · Animal Welfare · 2009 · 42 citations

Gait Analysis, Physical Activity, Engineering +25

Reliability of categorical versus continuous scoring of welfare indicators: lameness in cows as a case study

M. Sprenger, Annelies Van Nuffel, Willem Maertens et al. · Animal Welfare · 2009 · 41 citations

Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Livestock Production +20