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Machine learning and AI enable early lameness detection

A new state-of-the-art lameness detection device designed to visualize daily changes to hoof health, provide early detection of any potential issues and in turn, enable dairy farmers to make the earliest treatment has been launched by automatic footbath specialists Hoofcount

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
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Pedivue's launch marks the completion of a two-year project
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Pedivue's launch marks the completion of a two-year project

Called Pedivue, the system's launch marks the completion of a two-year project with £250,000 funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), part of Defra's Farming Innovation Programme. The system,...

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