Poultry Disease Detector
Submitted by: G Hema Harshith Reddy
Roll Number: 22191A0562
Date: June 27, 2025
Abstract
This project focuses on building an AI-powered poultry disease detector using image-based
classification techniques. With poultry farming being a key agricultural industry, early disease
detection is crucial. The proposed model utilizes deep learning to identify patterns in poultry images
that signify disease presence, thus offering a fast and scalable solution for disease diagnosis.
1. Introduction
Poultry diseases pose a major threat to animal health, food safety, and farmers' economic stability.
Traditional methods of disease diagnosis are often manual, time-consuming, and inaccessible to
small-scale farmers. Leveraging image classification techniques in deep learning, this project
introduces an automated and accurate way to detect poultry diseases.
2. Literature Review
Existing studies have shown that convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can effectively identify
diseases in agricultural settings. Several models have achieved accuracy levels above 90% in
classifying diseases in animals and crops. Inspired by this, our work builds on proven architectures
such as MobileNet and ResNet for image classification tasks.
3. Dataset
The dataset consists of poultry images categorized by disease types. Images were preprocessed to
a uniform size, augmented to increase variety, and normalized for efficient training. Proper labeling
was ensured to maintain data integrity.
4. Methodology
We implemented a CNN-based deep learning model using TensorFlow. The network architecture
includes convolutional layers for feature extraction followed by dense layers for classification. The
model was trained using categorical cross-entropy loss and evaluated with metrics like accuracy and
precision.
5. Results
The model achieved high classification performance during testing. Metrics such as accuracy and
loss were tracked through training epochs. Sample confusion matrix and accuracy plots are included
below to visualize performance.
6. Discussion
Results confirm that deep learning models can be trained to accurately detect poultry diseases from
images. Challenges included handling class imbalance and limited data variety. Future
improvements could involve using larger datasets and ensemble models.
7. Conclusion & Future Work
This project demonstrates a practical application of AI in agriculture. With a reliable poultry disease
detector, farmers can be alerted to potential outbreaks early, reducing loss and improving animal
welfare. Expansion into a mobile platform and real-time detection systems is suggested for future
development.
8. References
[1] Frontiers in AI - Deep Learning for Poultry Disease Detection
[2] GitHub - Poultry Disease Classification Projects
[3] TensorFlow Documentation
[4] ResearchGate - CNNs in Agricultural Applications