The automated collection of phenotypic measurements in livestock is becoming increasingly
important to both researchers and farmers. The capacity to non-invasively collect real-time …

It is a well-known worldwide trend to increase the number of animals on dairy farms and to
reduce human labor costs. At the same time, there is a growing need to ensure economical …

Previous research has shown that sensors monitoring lying behaviours and feeding can
detect early signs of ill health in calves. There is evidence to suggest that monitoring change …

Individuals within a population often show consistent between individual differences in their
average behavioural expression (personality), and consistent differences in their within …

Shade and shelter may provide protection from cold and heat stress, a source of feed during
prolonged or seasonal drought, specific essential nutrients, increased pasture and crop …

Prediction of calving is key to dairy cow management. Current trends of increasing herd
sizes globally can directly impact the time that farmers spend monitoring individual animals …

The behaviors of dairy cows, such as feeding, ruminating, running, resting (standing, lying),
head-shaking, drinking, and walking, can indicate their health status. In this study, a multi …

体温是衡量畜禽健康状况的重要生理指标, 快速准确的测温方法是进行疾病监测及诊疗的有效
手段. 该文针对目前畜禽养殖行业采用的体温监测技术及其发展进行阐述 …

Recently, the dairy sector has been ever more affected by global warming. This study aimed
to test a novel conductive cooling system for cattle that was successfully implemented and …

Background Proximity loggers are a biotelemetry technology used to quantify animal–animal
interactions non-invasively. They are small devices can be affixed to a target animal and …