Preliminary evaluation of a nest usage sensor to detect double nest occupations of laying hens

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 2680-2693

  Zaninelli, Mauro ^a   Costa, Annamaria ^b   Tangorra, Francesco Maria ^b   Rossi, Luciana ^b   Agazzi, Alessandro ^b   Savoini, Giovanni ^b  

^a SECTION OF MATHEMATICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Double nest occupation; Imaging analysis; Laying hens performance and behavior

Indexed keywords

RECORDING INSTRUMENTS;

DOUBLE NEST OCCUPATION; EGG PRODUCTION; HOUSING SYSTEMS; IMAGING ANALYSIS; LAYING HENS; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; RECORDING SYSTEMS; SELECTION CRITERIA;

EMPLOYMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; CHICKEN; EGG; FEMALE; GENETIC PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL;

EID: 84922009803     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150202680     Document Type: Article

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