Audio recordings dataset of grazing jaw movements in dairy cattle.
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SUBMITTER: Vanrell SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7214825 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Audio recordings dataset of grazing jaw movements in dairy cattle.
Vanrell Sebastián R SR Chelotti José O JO Bugnon Leandro A LA Rufiner H Leonardo HL Milone Diego H DH Laca Emilio A EA Galli Julio R JR
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This dataset is composed of correlated audio recordings and labels of ingestive jaw movements performed during grazing by dairy cattle. Using a wireless microphone, we recorded sounds of three Holstein dairy cows grazing short and tall alfalfa and short and tall fescue. Two experts in grazing behavior identified and labeled the start, end, and type of each jaw movement: bite, chew, and chew-bite (compound movement). For each segment of raw audio corresponding to a jaw movement we computed four w ...[more]
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