This helper centralises every threshold used by qc().
It lets you define what should be flagged as abnormal in your
feed–water data: extra-long bouts, unrealistically large intakes, bins with
too few visits, etc. Each argument has a sensible default, so you normally
override only the handful you care about—then pass the resulting list to
qc(cfg = qc_config(...)).
Usage
qc_config(
high_dur_feed = 2000,
high_dur_water = 1800,
large_intake_visit_feed = 8,
large_intake_visit_water = 30,
large_intake_rate_feed = 0.008,
large_intake_rate_water = 0.35,
low_visit_threshold = 10,
total_cows_expected = NA,
low_feed_intake = 35,
high_feed_intake = 75,
low_wat_intake = 60,
high_wat_intake = 180,
replacement_threshold = 26,
calibration_error = 0.5,
...
)Arguments
- high_dur_feed
Numeric. Seconds that define a long feeding visit.
- high_dur_water
Numeric. Seconds that define a long drinking visit.
- large_intake_visit_feed
Numeric. Kilograms that flag a single, unusually large feed intake event.
- large_intake_visit_water
Numeric. Litres that flag a single, unusually large water intake event.
- large_intake_rate_feed
Numeric. Kilograms/s considered a rapid feed-intake rate.
- large_intake_rate_water
Numeric. Litres/s considered a rapid water-intake rate.
- low_visit_threshold
Integer. Bins visited fewer than this number of times per day are flagged as low traffic.
- total_cows_expected
Integer. Expected herd size; if
NA(default) the pipeline counts unique IDs automatically.- low_feed_intake
Numeric. kg/day. Daily feed intake flagged as low for a animal (default 35).
- high_feed_intake
Numeric. kg/day. Daily feed intake flagged as high for an animal (default 75).
- low_wat_intake
Numeric. L/day. Daily water intake flagged as low for an animal (default 60).
- high_wat_intake
Numeric. L/day. Daily water intake flagged as high for an animal (default 180).
- replacement_threshold
Numeric. Seconds. Time gap to classify replacement behaviour (default 26 s).
- calibration_error
Numeric. Allowed feeder calibration error (default 0.5 kg/L).
- ...
Reserved for future or project-specific tweaks. Named elements here are appended to the returned list.
Value
A named list consumed by qc() and its internal qc_*()
helpers.
Examples
# Use all defaults
cfg <- qc_config()
cfg
#> $high_dur_feed
#> [1] 2000
#>
#> $high_dur_water
#> [1] 1800
#>
#> $large_intake_visit_feed
#> [1] 8
#>
#> $large_intake_visit_water
#> [1] 30
#>
#> $large_intake_rate_feed
#> [1] 0.008
#>
#> $large_intake_rate_water
#> [1] 0.35
#>
#> $low_visit_threshold
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $total_cows_expected
#> [1] NA
#>
#> $low_feed_intake
#> [1] 35
#>
#> $high_feed_intake
#> [1] 75
#>
#> $low_wat_intake
#> [1] 60
#>
#> $high_wat_intake
#> [1] 180
#>
#> $replacement_threshold
#> [1] 26
#>
#> $calibration_error
#> [1] 0.5
#>
# Tighten the "long feeding visit" threshold
cfg2 <- qc_config(high_dur_feed = 1800)
cfg2
#> $high_dur_feed
#> [1] 1800
#>
#> $high_dur_water
#> [1] 1800
#>
#> $large_intake_visit_feed
#> [1] 8
#>
#> $large_intake_visit_water
#> [1] 30
#>
#> $large_intake_rate_feed
#> [1] 0.008
#>
#> $large_intake_rate_water
#> [1] 0.35
#>
#> $low_visit_threshold
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $total_cows_expected
#> [1] NA
#>
#> $low_feed_intake
#> [1] 35
#>
#> $high_feed_intake
#> [1] 75
#>
#> $low_wat_intake
#> [1] 60
#>
#> $high_wat_intake
#> [1] 180
#>
#> $replacement_threshold
#> [1] 26
#>
#> $calibration_error
#> [1] 0.5
#>