Technical note: Validation of rumination collars for beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2858-2862

  Goldhawk, C ^a,b   Schwartzkopf Genswein, K ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automation; Beef; Behavior; Cattle; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BEEF; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; DIET; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HEAD; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RUMINANT STOMACH; RUMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

AUTOMATION; BEEF; BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; RUMINATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HEAD; MALE; POSTURE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RUMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84882719483     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5908     Document Type: Article

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