Continuous long-term monitoring of ruminal pH

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-399

  Zosel, J ^a   Kaden, H ^a   Peters, G ^b   Hoffmann, M ^c   Rudisch, P ^c   Jakel L ^d   Lauckner, G ^e   Grodrian, A ^e   Guth, U ^a  

^a KURT SCHWABE INSTITUT FÜR MESS UND SENSORTECHNIK E V MEINSBERG   (Germany)

^b earth and OCEAN Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

^c Fzmb GmbH   (Germany)

^d BeckerBecker Jäkel und Seever GbR   (Germany)

^e Institut fur Bioprozess und Analysenmesstechnik eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Ruminal pH; Ruminal temperature; Telemetric transmitter

Indexed keywords

DAIRY COW; DATA STORAGE; LONG TERM MONITORING; PH DRIFT; PH PROBE; RUMINAL PH; RUMINAL TEMPERATURE;

MONITORING; POSITION MEASUREMENT;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 75949116565     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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