Pilot study to monitor body temperature of dairy cows with a rumen bolus

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Ipema, A H ^a   Goense, D ^a   Hogewerf, P H ^a   Houwers, H W J ^a   van Roest, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Rumen; Sensor; Temperature; Wireless

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS; SENSORS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

BODY TEMPERATURES; DAIRY COWS; DATA TRANSMISSIONS; INTERNAL BUFFERS; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PILOT STUDIES; RUMEN; SENSOR; SENSOR DATA; SENSOR MOTES; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION OF DATA; TRANSMITTED DATA; WIRELESS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

DATA RECORDING;

BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DATA TRANSMISSION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; RUMINANT;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 49849097095     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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