Technical note: Validation of a commercial system for the continuous and automated monitoring of dairy cow activity

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 7489-7494

  Tullo, E ^a   Fontana, I ^a   Gottardo, D ^a   Sloth, K H ^b   Guarino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Global Engineering Alliance GEA   (Germany)

Author keywords

automated monitoring system; dairy cow; sensor; validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GERMANY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GERMANY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84991037806     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11014     Document Type: Article

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