Review: Application and Prospective Discussion of Machine Learning for the Management of Dairy Farms.
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SUBMITTER: Cockburn M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
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Review: Application and Prospective Discussion of Machine Learning for the Management of Dairy Farms.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200918 9
Dairy farmers use herd management systems, behavioral sensors, feeding lists, breeding schedules, and health records to document herd characteristics. Consequently, large amounts of dairy data are becoming available. However, a lack of data integration makes it difficult for farmers to analyze the data on their dairy farm, which indicates that these data are currently not being used to their full potential. Hence, multiple issues in dairy farming such as low longevity, poor performance, and heal ...[more]
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