What Are Sheep Doing? Tri-Axial Accelerometer Sensor Data Identify the Diel Activity Pattern of Ewe Lambs on Pasture

What Are Sheep Doing? Tri-Axial Accelerometer Sensor Data Identify the Diel Activity Pattern of Ewe Lambs on Pasture

Monitoring activity patterns of animals offers the opportunity to assess individual health and welfare in support of precision livestock farming. The purpose of this study was to use a triaxial accelerometer sensor to determine the diel activity of sheep on pasture. Six Perendale ewe lambs, each fit...

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Main Authors: Seer J. Ikurior, Nelly Marquetoux, Stephan T. Leu, Rene A. Corner-Thomas, Ian Scott, William E. Pomroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
sheep
diel activity
classification algorithm
tri-axial accelerometers
health monitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/20/6816

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