The use of differentially corrected global positioning system to monitor activities of cattle at pasture

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 185-202

  Schlecht, Eva ^a   Hülsebusch, Christian ^a   Mahler, Friedrich ^a,b   Becker, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Deleg of the European Commission   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cattle; GPS; Grazing activity assessment; Sahel

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CATTLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE;

AFRICA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1242300063     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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