Search Results - "Mertens, K.C."

Exploration of measurement variation of gait variables for early lameness detection in cattle using the GAITWISE by Van Nuffel, A., Vangeyte, J., Mertens, K.C., Pluym, L., De Campeneere, S., Saeys, W., Opsomer, G., Van Weyenberg, S.

“…Lameness research in cattle focuses on daily or weekly variation of several typical gait features, i.e. stride time, stride length or arching of the back. In…”
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Environmental and cow-related factors affect cow locomotion and can cause misclassification in lameness detection systems by Van Nuffel, A., Van De Gucht, T., Saeys, W., Sonck, B., Opsomer, G., Vangeyte, J., Mertens, K. C., De Ketelaere, B., Van Weyenberg, S.

“…To tackle the high prevalence of lameness, techniques to monitor cow locomotion are being developed in order to detect changes in cows’ locomotion due to…”
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Variables of gait inconsistency outperform basic gait variables in detecting mildly lame cows by Van Nuffel, A., Saeys, W., Sonck, B., Vangeyte, J., Mertens, K.C., De Ketelaere, B., Van Weyenberg, S.

“…To support herdsmen in finding the lame cows on their herds, several automated systems that measure lameness related cow features such as gait patterns, are…”
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A simulation of the influence of spinning on the ballistic flight of spherical fertiliser grains by Cool, S., Pieters, J., Mertens, K.C., Hijazi, B., Vangeyte, J.

“…•A model for motion of spinning fertiliser grains on a concave spinning disc with radial straight vanes was developed.•A three dimensional ballistic model that…”
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Direct sub-pixel mapping exploiting spatial dependence by Mertens, K.C., De Baets, B., Verbeke, L.P.C., De Wulf, R.R.

“…Remotely sensed images usually contain both pure and mixed pixels. Crisp classification techniques assign mixed pixels to the class with the highest proportion…”
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Fermentation of Xyloglucan by Intestinal Bacteria by Hartemink, R., Van Laere, K.M.J., Mertens, A.K.C., Rombouts, F.M.

“…Xlyoglucan, a cell wall polysaccharide and part of the dietary fiber fraction of the diet, can be degraded by the intestinal microflora. Degradation is not…”
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