To help farmers detect mites on poultry, a team of entomologists, programmers and biologists from
Photo: Amy Murillo/UCR
In recent years, a place reserved for homecattle expanded in favor of animal comfort. As a result, there are a large number of farms through which the bird can safely walk. This freedom improves the quality of life of chickens, chickens, although at this time they are susceptible to infection by insects. Of particular concern to scientists is the tick of northern birds, which feeds on chicken blood and lives in the feathers of an animal. Chickens can also get ticks: parasites damage their skin.
To develop your detection system,Entomologist Amy Murillo's team first identified three key activities of poultry: eating, washing, and dust bathing. The team hypothesized that infected chickens would be more likely than others to groom and dust bathe to rid their feathers of parasites.
The team placed motion sensors on the birds.The next task: to convert the data from these sensors into algorithms that would indicate patterns in the behavior of sick and healthy chickens. As a result, the poultry that was tested on actually started brushing and dust bathing more often to get rid of mites.
After the chickens were cured of artificial mite infestation, the algorithm recognized their behavior as that of a healthy bird.
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