Anglart, Dorota
(2021).
Indicators of mastitis and milk quality in dairy cows : data, modeling, and prediction in automatic milking systems.
Diss. (sammanfattning/summary)
Sveriges lantbruksuniv.,
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, 1652-6880
ISBN 978-91-7760-688-8
eISBN 978-91-7760-689-5
[Doctoral thesis]
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Abstract
Methods for generating predictions of important and generally accepted indicators of udder inflammation and poor milk quality, such as somatic cell count (SCC) or changes in milk homogeneity, are few. The aim of this thesis was to investigate methods to identify indicators of mastitis and poor milk quality in dairy cows using data generated by automatic milking systems (AMS).
The first part of the project investigated the relationship between SCC and data regularly recorded by the AMS using models that could capture nonlinear associations between the explanatory variables and the outcome. This information could be used in modeling the SCC. Furthermore, three statistical methods, generalized additive model, random forest and multilayer perceptron, were compared for their ability to predict SCC using data generated by the AMS. The results showed that equally low prediction error was obtained using generalized additive model or multilayer perceptron for prediction of SCC based on AMS data.
The second part explored the dynamics of changes in milk homogeneity in cows milked in AMS using descriptive statistics for clots collected by inline filters, scored for density. Clots were found among certain cows and cow periods and appeared in new quarters over time. Models were fitted for detecting and predicting clots in single cow milkings as well as for detecting clots in milkings over a longer period. The models successfully distinguished periods of milking free of changes in milk homogeneity, although the detection and prediction performance was poor. The prediction target and severity grade of each density category is discussed.
Authors/Creators: | Anglart, Dorota |
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Title: | Indicators of mastitis and milk quality in dairy cows : data, modeling, and prediction in automatic milking systems |
Series Name/Journal: | Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae |
Year of publishing : | 2021 |
Number: | 2021:5 |
Number of Pages: | 94 |
Publisher: | Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
ISBN for printed version: | 978-91-7760-688-8 |
ISBN for electronic version: | 978-91-7760-689-5 |
ISSN: | 1652-6880 |
Language: | English |
Publication Type: | Doctoral thesis |
Article category: | Other scientific |
Version: | Published version |
Full Text Status: | Public |
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 402 Animal and Dairy Science > Animal and Dairy Science. (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 403 Veterinary Science > Clinical Science |
Keywords: | udder health, somatic cell count, milk homogeneity, generalised additive model, multilayer perceptron, random forest, machine learning |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-109777 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-109777 |
ID Code: | 21244 |
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science |
Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences |
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector |
Deposited On: | 15 Jan 2021 10:43 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2021 10:51 |
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