Early detection of health and welfare compromises through automated detection of behavioural changes in pigs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 217, Issue , 2016, Pages 43-51

  Matthews, Stephen G ^a   Miller, Amy L ^a   Clapp, James ^a   Plötz, Thomas ^a   Kyriazakis, Ilias ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Automated detection; Health and welfare; Pigs; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY POSTURE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING; FEEDING; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PIG; PIG FARMING; REVIEW; SENSOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; VOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DEVICES; HEALTH STATUS; PROCEDURES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HEALTH STATUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84994299995     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.09.005     Document Type: Review

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