A Deep Learning-based solution to Cattle Region Extraction for Lameness Detection

In precision livestock farming, lameness detection in cattle is particularly important for breeding management. The accurate detection of lameness is crucial for delivering effective and economical treatment and for preventing future diseases. The noticeable sign of lameness is that their speed of walking, arching their backs and drop their heads during walking. Here, we emphasis on lameness of dairy cattle by implementing the intelligent visual perception system on the laneways after milking process. Employing a deep learning technique of Mask-RCNN for cattle region detection and identification. The novelty of this work noticeably implies that deep learning instance segmentation could be effectively employed as a cattle region extraction from complex background prior to using identification and tracking.