Preterm births are a global health priority that affects 15 million babies every year worldwide.
There are no effective prognostic and therapeutic strategies relating to preterm delivery, but …

In livestock farming, accurate prediction of calving time is a key factor for profitability and
animal welfare. The most accurate and sensitive methods to date for prediction of calving …

The objective of this study was to use automated activity, lying, and rumination monitors to
characterize prepartum behavior and predict calving in dairy cattle. Data were collected from …

动物个体信息和行为的智能感知与分析是精准畜牧业的核心. 牛, 猪, 羊等大型动物因与人类关系
密切, 经济价值高受到国内外学者的广泛关注. 为了促进中国精准畜牧业的发展 …

Dystocias are common in dairy cows and often adversely affect production, reproduction,
animal welfare, labor, and economics within the dairy industry. An automated device that …

Accurate prediction of calving time in dairy cattle is crucial for dairy herd management to
reduce risks like dystocia and pain. Prediction of calving using traditional, manual …

Simple Summary Cattle farming is progressively facing an increase in the number of animals
that farmers must care for, resulting in decreasing time for observation of the single cow. A …

The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of parturition on behavioral
activity [steps, standing time, lying time, lying bouts (LB), and duration of LB] 4 d before …

Estrus and calving are two major events of reproduction that benefit from connected devices
because of their crucial importance in herd economics and the amount of time required for …

Purpose: The objective of this review is to describe the main technologies (automated
activity monitors) available commercially and under research for the detection of estrus and …