Suitability of a GPS collar for grazing studies

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1321-1329

  Agouridis, C T ^a   Stombaugh, T S ^a   Workman, S R ^a   Koostra, B K ^a   Edwards, D R ^a   Vanzant, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Global positioning system; Grazing; Livestock behavior; Management practices

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; ERRORS; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; WATERSHEDS;

CATTLES; DYNAMIC TESTS; GRAZING;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GPS; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 6344223716     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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