Evaluation and application potential of an accelerometer-based collar device for measuring grazing behavior of dairy cows.

ABSTRACT: The commercially available collar device MooMonitor+ was evaluated with regards to accuracy and application potential for measuring grazing behavior. These automated measurements are crucial as cows feed intake behavior at pasture is an important parameter of animal performance, health and welfare as well as being an indicator of feed availability. Compared to laborious and time-consuming visual observation, the continuous and automated measurement of grazing behavior may support and improve the grazing management of dairy cows on pasture. Therefore, there were two experiments as well as a literature analysis conducted to evaluate the MooMonitor+ under grazing conditions. The first experiment compared the automated measurement of the sensor against visual observation. In a second experimen

SUBMITTER: Werner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6700710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature