A Large Benchmark Dataset for Individual Sheep Face Recognition

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 1718
• Main Authors: Pang, Yue, Yu, Wenbo, Xuan, Chuanzhong, Zhang, Yongan, Wu, Pei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Access control; Accuracy; agriculture; Algorithms; Animal husbandry; Automation; Benchmarks; Biometry; Breeding; Breeding methods; convolutional neural network; Data collection; dataset; Datasets; Deep learning; ears; Face; Face recognition; Grasslands; Image acquisition; industry; large benchmark; Machine learning; Marking and tracking techniques; Mutton; Neural networks; Pattern recognition; Performance evaluation; Sheep; sheep face recognition; Statistical analysis; Tracking techniques; China; Mongolia

The mutton sheep breeding industry has transformed significantly in recent years, from traditional grassland free-range farming to a more intelligent approach. As a result, automated sheep face recognition systems have become vital to modern breeding practices and have gradually replaced ear tagging...