Consumption of animal products such as meat, milk, and eggs in first-world countries has
leveled off, but it is rising precipitously in developing countries. Agriculture will have to …

Welfare assessment has traditionally been performed by direct observation by humans,
providing information at only selected points in time. Recently, this assessment method has …

Livestock production to provide food for a growing world population, with increasing demand
for meat and milk products, has led to a rapid growth in the scale of cattle and pig …

Lying behavior in dairy cattle can provide insight into how cows interact with their
environment. Although lying behavior is a useful indicator of cow comfort, it can be time …

An animal's behaviour can be a useful indicator of their physiological and physical state. As
resting, eating, walking and ruminating are the predominant daily activities of ruminant …

There is an increasing interest in using precision dairy technologies (PDT) to monitor real-
time animal behavior and physiology in livestock systems around the world. Although PDT in …

The aim of this study was to investigate behavioural changes before and after calving in
dairy cows in order to describe behavioural signs of imminent calving and of cows' recovery …

Previous research has shown that sensors monitoring lying behaviours and feeding can
detect early signs of ill health in calves. There is evidence to suggest that monitoring change …

On-farm scoring of behavioural indicators of animal welfare is challenging but the increasing
availability of low cost technology now makes automated monitoring of animal behaviour …

Simple Summary The wearable wireless sensor system plays a crucial role in providing
behavioral and physiological data for each individual in precision livestock farming. This …