PhD student Chase Markel of the University of Wyoming is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to detect risk factors for congestive heart failure in beef cattle. Drawing on his background in animal science and cattle production, Markel built an image classification AI model that scores bovine heart images using a 1–5 scale developed by Colorado State University professor Tim Holt. Trained on nearly 1,000 hand-scored images from commercial processing plants, the model has achieved 92% accuracy. Markel hopes the tool will eventually be integrated into processing plant operations to help identify subclinical disease, improve production efficiency, and directly benefit Wyoming cattle producers.ResearchBrooke Ortel, University of Wyoming Extension10/07/2025 12:15:47 PM_DO NOT USE TAGS - They will be deleted!