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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2025

Body Weight Estimation in Holstein × Zebu Crossbred Heifers: Comparative Analysis of XGBoost and LightGBM Algorithms.

Jose Herrera-Camacho, Cem Tırınk, Rosa Inés Parra-Cortés, Lütfi Bayyurt, Rashit Uskenov, Karlygash Omarova, Aizhan Makhanbetova, Kadyrbai Chekirov, Alfonso Juventino Chay-Canul

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Jose Herrera-CamachoUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
Cem TırınkDepartment of Animal Science, Igdir University, Faculty of Agriculture, Iğdır, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-6902-5837
Rosa Inés Parra-CortésUniversidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A, Área de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de Investigación en Ciencia Animal, Bogotá, Colombia.
Lütfi BayyurtFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Türkiye.
Rashit UskenovAgronomic Faculty, Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Karlygash OmarovaFaculty of Veterinary and Livestock Technology, Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Aizhan MakhanbetovaFaculty of Veterinary and Livestock Technology, Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Kadyrbai ChekirovKyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
Alfonso Juventino Chay-CanulDivisión Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México.

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Abstract

This study evaluates the effectiveness of XGBoost and LightGBM algorithms for estimating the live weight of Holstein×Zebu crossbred heifers. The study compares the performance of both algorithms using a wide range of biometric measurements and tests various hyperparameter settings. The research results show that the XGBoost algorithm provides almost perfect agreement with an R

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AlgorithmsBody WeightAnimal HusbandryAnimalsBoosting Machine Learning AlgorithmsFemaleMachine Learningbody weight predictioncrossbred heiferLightGBMmachine learningXGBoost

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