MoscaDosChifresApp: Aplicativo para Contagem de Moscas-dos-Chifres em Bovinos da Raça Nelore

Abstract

The brazilian livestock is the one of the most productive in the world and the development of technological solutions can intesify the growth of this area. The evolution of information technology has provided several tools and devices that offer new solutions for management and decision making. For this, more and more methods using computer vision techniques and tools are being studied and proposed in the literature. This kind of technology try to quickly and reliably reproduce the same tasks as the human vision system. In the last years, with the great progress at mobile devices processing and storage power, it became possible creating softwares which can developing computer vision algorithms to make this recognition type. This study aimed to develop a mobile application for Android systems, which uses an existing computational method to evaluate horn fly infestations on Nellore cattle through images from a cam device. By performing individual fly counts on images of infested animals, this app allows a quick estimate of horn fly infestation on cattle. Ultimately, this app can be a useful tool helping decisions regarding the control of this livestock pest.