Detection of dairy cattle Mastitis: modelling of milking features using deep neural networks

Abstract

Dairy cattle Mastitis is one of the most notable and costly diseases in dairy industry worldwide. The total Mastitis cost to dairy industry in New Zealand is up near $280 million a year; this cost includes drop in milk production, cattle treatment and other costs. This research includes the examination and analysis of data collected from a commercial robotic dairy farm, in order to design and build a computational model that can help efficient and accurate detection of Mastitis in dairy cattle herds.