The primary aim of this paper is to develop decision trees to predict rabbits’ physiological responses, such as the respiratory rate or ear temperature, based on environmental variables (dry bulb temperature and relative humidity). The decision tree for ear temperature exhibited better statistical indices, indicating the benefits of using the ear temperature as an indicator of thermal stress. Our findings confirm that the resulting decision trees are powerful classifiers, and the results can be easily understood. Hence, the proposed decisions trees can aid in investigating the influence of environmental conditions on physiological responses and, consequently, the rabbits’ welfare. These results can be used in practical situations and can be obtained in real time to support rabbit breeders in decision-making to improve environmental conditions for rabbits.
Decision Trees for Predicting the Physiological Responses of Rabbits / Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz, Yamid Hernández Fábian Julio, Gabriel Araújo e Silva Ferraz, Raquel Silva de Moura, Giuseppe Rossi, Jairo Alexander Osorio Saraz, Matteo Barbari. - In: ANIMALS. - ISSN 2076-2615. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:(2019), pp. 1-14. [10.3390/ani9110994]
Decision Trees for Predicting the Physiological Responses of Rabbits
Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz;Gabriel Araújo e Silva Ferraz;Giuseppe Rossi;Matteo Barbari
2019
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The primary aim of this paper is to develop decision trees to predict rabbits’ physiological responses, such as the respiratory rate or ear temperature, based on environmental variables (dry bulb temperature and relative humidity). The decision tree for ear temperature exhibited better statistical indices, indicating the benefits of using the ear temperature as an indicator of thermal stress. Our findings confirm that the resulting decision trees are powerful classifiers, and the results can be easily understood. Hence, the proposed decisions trees can aid in investigating the influence of environmental conditions on physiological responses and, consequently, the rabbits’ welfare. These results can be used in practical situations and can be obtained in real time to support rabbit breeders in decision-making to improve environmental conditions for rabbits.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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