Development of a mobile application dedicated to monitoring the temperature of the mammary quarters of dairy cows
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For Brazilian agribusiness, dairy farming is a production culture of great relevance, both in economic and nutritional aspects and in the social sphere. Mastitis is one of the most recurrent diseases of this production chain, whose presence causes several losses, causing a decrease in both the quality and quantity of the milk produced. The monitoring of its occurrence in the herd is paramount, since early identification, accompanied by adequate management, prevents negative impacts on production. There are several studies that relate the change in temperature in the breast quarters with the presence of mastitis, using somatic cell count as an intermediate parameter. Thus, the objective of this work was the development of a mobile application capable of receiving the temperature capture of the breast quarters of cattle and sending it to an online database, in addition to providing the user with simple statistics of each animal and the herd as a whole. The temperature was captured through the use of an embedded system that has contact temperature sensors and infrared matrix - which allows the creation of thermal images - as well as a Bluetooth module for connection to the application.
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Copyright (c) 2023 Marcelo Martins Rocha, Luiz Fernando Pinto Oliveira, Paulo Sérgio Barbosa dos Santos, Mariana Matulovic da Silva Rodrigueiro, Flavio José de Oliveira MoraisAuthor(s)
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Marcelo Martins Rocha
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Luiz Fernando Pinto Oliveira
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Paulo Sérgio Barbosa dos Santos
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Mariana Matulovic da Silva Rodrigueiro
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Flavio José de Oliveira Morais