Supervised machine learning approaches for early detection of metabolic and udder health disorders in dairy cows using sensor-derived data.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed five supervised machine learning (ML) models. Automated devices that continuously captured milk composition and behavioral data were used to monitor 206 Holstein cows from two commercial dairy farms. Milk yield, fat, protein, lactose, fat-to-protein ratio (FPR), somatic cell count (SCC), rumination time (RT), and body temperature were among the parameters that were noted. Cows were categorized as clinically healthy (n = 45), subclinical ketosis (n = 91), subclinical mastitis (n = 28), or clinical mastitis (n = 42) based on clinical examination, blood β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentration, and milk indicators. Random Forest achieved the highest classification accuracy (0.857), followed by Gradient Boosting and Logistic Regression (0.833

SUBMITTER: Girdauskaite A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673267 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature