Evaluation and application potential of an accelerometer-based collar device for measuring grazing behavior of dairy cows

The commercially available collar device MooMonitor+ was evaluated with regards to accuracy and application potential for measuring grazing behavior. These automated measurements are crucial as cows feed intake behavior at pasture is an important parameter of animal performance, health and welfare a...

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Main Authors: J. Werner, C. Umstatter, L. Leso, E. Kennedy, A. Geoghegan, L. Shalloo, M. Schick, B. O’Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731118003658