Machine learning techniques offer promising avenues for enhancing animal breeding programs by leveraging genomic and phenotypic data to predict valuable traits accurately. In this study, we evaluated seven machine learning algorithms viz., K-nearest ...
Tropical animal health and production
Mar 29, 2025
In poultry farming, robotics is represented by robotic models which perform different functions. Among these functions, ambience is one of the most critical, as the aviary is an artificial environment which needs to present all the necessary conditio...
Tropical animal health and production
Jan 30, 2025
Dry matter intake (DMI) determination is essential for effective management of meat goats, especially in optimizing feed utilization and production efficiency. Unfortunately, farmers often face challenges in accurately predicting DMI which leads to w...
The objectives of this study were to evaluate different machine learning algorithms for predicting body weight (BW) in Sujiang pigs using the following morphological traits: age, body length (BL), backfat thickness (BFT), chest circumference (CC), bo...
The postweaning phase is stressful for rabbits due to maternal separation and the introduction of solid feed. Stress can be aggravated when animals are subjected to thermal discomfort. Therefore, thermal variables, such as air temperature, which infl...
Tropical animal health and production
Sep 26, 2024
Heat stress is a condition that impairs the animal's productive and reproductive performance, and can be monitored by physiological and environmental variables, including body surface temperature, through infrared thermography. The objective of this ...
Tropical animal health and production
Sep 19, 2024
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of various prediction models in estimating the growth and morphological traits of pure Hair, Alpine × Hair F (AHF), and Saanen × Hair F (SHF) hybrid offspring at yearling age by employing earl...
This study was designed to predict the post-weaning weights of Akkaraman lambs reared on different farms using multiple linear regression and machine learning algorithms. The effect of factors the age of the dam, gender, type of lambing, enterprise, ...
Accurate breed identification in dairy cattle is essential for optimizing herd management and improving genetic standards. A smart method for correctly identifying phenotypically similar breeds can empower farmers to enhance herd productivity. A conv...
Tropical animal health and production
May 13, 2024
Biscuit bran (BB) is a co-product with worldwide distribution, with Brazil as the second largest cookie producer in the world with 1,157,051 tons. We evaluate the impact of completely replacing corn with BB on the characteristics and morphometry of c...