A novel telemetric logging system for recording physiological signals in unrestrained animals

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-79

  Lowe, J C ^a   Abeyesinghe, S M ^a   Demmers, T G M ^a   Wathes, C M ^a   McKeegan, D E F ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animals; Data logging; Electrocardiogram; Electroencephalogram; Respiration; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANIMALS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM; DATA LOGGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS;

TELEMETERING;

BIOTELEMETRY; DATA ACQUISITION; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; RESPIRATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33947701582     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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