Precision livestock farming : an overview of image and sound labelling

Abstract

8 9 The shift in livestock farming methods from extensive to intensive poses a number of 10 significant challenges for animal welfare, environmental sustainability and food 11 security. Automatic animal monitoring may be one method of supporting farmers in 12 achieving farm sustainability. Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) can combine audio 13 and video information into automated tools that serve as early warning systems for the 14 farmer if health or welfare problems are detected. 15 16 First, reliable sounds and images that indicate poor animal welfare must be identified by 17 animal experts. Then, through careful labelling of sounds or images, it is possible to 18 create a complete database which is suitable for algorithm development. 19 20 Labelling is an activity which precisely defines and interprets detailed variations in 21 measured field signals. This study will describe sound and image labelling with the aim 22 of developing an automated tool. 23 24