By using acoustic data and machine learning to decipher cows’ vocalizations, Virginia Tech researchers hope to shed new light on the animals’ health, welfare and environmental impact. James Chen, an animal data sciences researcher and assistant professor in the School of Animal Sciences, is using a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National […] Read more
What if cows could talk?
Science Notes: Of particular interest is how cows communicate stress
Uneven farm productivity report shows COVID impacts
Science Notes: Some countries more vulnerable to pandemic-scale outbreaks than others.
The 2020 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report) — Productivity in a Time of Pandemics — released by the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, raises concerns about the resilience of agricultural systems in the face of pandemic-scale outbreaks that afflict people, crops, and livestock. New data from the United States Department of […] Read more
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