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Grazing Cow Behavior and Lameness
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: Received: 5 February 2020 / Approved: 7 February 2020 / Online: 7 February 2020 (03:05:28 CET)
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Abstract
Development of accelerometer-based lameness (mobility) detection has focused on cow behaviors such as lying and walking. Several studies, usually small, have reported levels of accuracy up to 91%. However, there has been limited independent replication of these results. In this study, behavior measures previously identified as being associated with lameness such as lying bouts and walking time are examined in relation to mobility score. On a research farm and a commercial farm, four trials were completed with 65 grazing cows. The cows had differing mobility scores ranging from perfect mobility to impaired mobility. Behavior was monitored using leg worn accelerometers. In general, behavior and mobility associations identified in previous studies were not found. Behavior monitoring with accelerometers as a basis to classify impaired mobility in pasture-based contexts thus remains challenging.
Keywords
accelerometers; lamness; grazing; behavior
Subject
Computer Science and Mathematics, Other
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