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Analysis of Behavioral Characteristics of Broilers by Feeding, Drinking, and Resting Spaces according to Stocking Density using Image Analysis Technique

영상분석기법을 활용한 사육밀도에 따른 급이·급수 및 휴식공간별 육계의 행동특성 분석

  • Kim, Hyunsoo (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kang, HwanKu (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kang, Boseok (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kim, ChanHo (Animal Welfare Research Team, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration)
  • 김현수 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 가금연구소) ;
  • 강환구 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 가금연구소) ;
  • 강보석 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 가금연구소) ;
  • 김찬호 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀)
  • Received : 2020.07.29
  • Accepted : 2020.12.04
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

This study examined the frequency of a broiler's stay in each area as stock density using an ICT-based image analysis technique from the perspective of precision livestock farming (PLF) according to the increase in the domestic broiler farms to understand the normal behavior patterns of broilers by age. The broiler was used in the experimental box (3.3×2.7 m) in a poultry house in Gyeonggi province. The stock densities were 9.5 birds/㎡ (n=85) and 19 birds/㎡ (n=170), respectively, and the frequency of stay by feeding, water, and rest area was monitored using a top-view camera. The image data of three-colored-specific broilers identified as the stock density were acquired by age (12, 16, 22, 27, and 29 days) for six hours. In the collected image data, the object tracking technique was used to record the cumulative movement path by connecting approximately 640,000 frames at 30 fps to quantify the frequency of stay in each area. In each stock density, it was significant in the order of the rest area, feeding, and water area (p<0.001). In 9.5 birds/㎡, it was at 57.9, 24.2, and 17.9 %, and 73.2, 16.8, and 10 % in 19 birds/㎡. The frequency of a broiler's stay could be evaluated in each area as the stock density using an ICT-based image analysis technique that minimizes stress. This method is expected to be used to provide basic material for developing an ICT-based management system through real-time monitoring.

본 연구는 국내 육계농가의 사육규모 대형화에 따라 정밀축산(PLF)의 관점에서 ICT기반 영상분석기법을 활용하여 사육밀도에 따른 육계의 영역별 머무는 빈도(%)에 대해 평가하고, 일령별 육계의 정상적인 행동패턴을 이해하고자 수행하였다. 경기도 소재 육계농장 내 설치된 시험계사(3.3×2.7 m)에서 Ross308 육계를 공시축으로 이용하였다. 사육 밀도는 각각 9.5 수/㎡ (n=85), 19 수/㎡ (n=170)로 하였으며, 탑뷰(top view) 카메라를 이용해 급이·급수 및 휴식공간 영역별 머무는 빈도(%)를 모니터링 하였다. 사육밀도에 따라 개체 식별된 육계 3수에 대해 일령별(12, 16, 22, 27, 및 29일)로 6시간씩 영상이미지 데이터를 획득하였다. 수집된 영상데이터는 물체 추적(object tracking) 기법으로 초당 30프레임으로 약 64만장의 프레임을 연결하여 누적 이동경로를 기록하여 영역별 머무는 빈도(%)를 수치화하였다. 각 사육밀도에서 영역별 머무는 빈도(%)는 휴식공간, 급이영역, 급수영역 순으로 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다(p<0.001). 사육밀도(9.5 수/㎡)에서는 57.9, 24.2, 17.9%으로 나타났으며, 사육밀도(19 수/㎡)에서는 73.2, 16.8, 10.0%로 나타났다. 결과적으로 ICT기반 영상분석기법을 활용해 육계의 스트레스를 최소화하는 방법으로 사육밀도에 따른 육계의 영역별 머무는 빈도(%)를 평가할 수 있으며, 향후 본 연구결과는 실시간 모니터링을 통한 ICT기반 사양관리 시스템을 개발하는데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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