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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

YOLOv8A-SD: A Segmentation-Detection Algorithm for Overlooking Scenes in Pig Farms.

Yiran Liao, Yipeng Qiu, Bo Liu, Yibin Qin, Yuchao Wang, Zhijun Wu, Lijia Xu, Ao Feng

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yiran LiaoCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Yipeng QiuCollege of Information Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.ORCID 0009-0003-4365-1276
Bo LiuSichuan Academy of Agricultural Mechanisation Sciences, Ya'an 610000, China.
Yibin QinCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Yuchao WangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Zhijun WuCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.
Lijia XuCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5100-4042
Ao FengCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5692-1242

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Abstract

A refined YOLOv8A-SD model is introduced to address pig detection challenges in aerial surveillance of pig farms. The model incorporates the ADown attention mechanism and a dual-task strategy combining detection and segmentation tasks. Testing was conducted using top-view footage from a large-scale pig farm in Sichuan, with 924 images for detection training, 216 for validation, and 2985 images for segmentation training, with 1512 for validation. The model achieved 96.1% Precision and 96.3% mAP50 in detection tasks while maintaining strong segmentation performance (IoU: 83.1%). A key finding reveals that training with original images while applying segmentation preprocessing during testing provides optimal results, achieving exceptional counting accuracy (25.05 vs. actual 25.09 pigs) and simplifying practical deployment. The research demonstrates YOLOv8A-SD's effectiveness in complex farming environments, providing reliable monitoring capabilities for intelligent farm management applications.

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ADownpig identificationsegmentation detectionYOLOv8

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