Evaluation of two-dimensional accelerometers to monitor behavior of beef calves after castration

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1005-1012

  White, Brad J ^a   Coetzee, Johann F ^a   Renter, David G ^a   Babcock, Abram H ^a   Thomson, Daniel U ^a   Andresen, Daniel ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEEF; BODY POSTURE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLEEP; STANDING; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEAT; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORCHIECTOMY; POSTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 49749097154     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.8.1005     Document Type: Article

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