Animal behaviour analysis with GPS and 3D accelerometers

A. Spink; B. Cresswell; A. Kölzsch; F. van Langevelde; M. Neefjes; L.P.J.J. Noldus; H. van Oeveren; H.H.T. Prins; T. van der Wal; N. de Weerd; W.F. de Boer

Animal behaviour analysis with GPS and 3D accelerometers

A. Spink, B. Cresswell, A. Kölzsch, F. van Langevelde, M. Neefjes, L.P.J.J. Noldus, H. van Oeveren, H.H.T. Prins, T. van der Wal, N. de Weerd, W.F. de Boer

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Abstract

A herd of dairy cows were equipped with GPS tracking collars and at the same time, their behaviour was manually scored with Pocket Observer software. TrackLab was used to visualize the data. The manually scored behaviours were used to classify the GPS data, and for foraging, resting and walking, the GPS data had a very high predictive value for the behaviours. Although ruminating and standing could not be distinguished on the basis of GPS data alone, a further experiment on Canada Geese indicated that the addition of accelerometer data to the GPS tags showed very promising results with respect to distinguishing more behaviours than could be classified using GPS alone. This opens up a spectrum of possibilities for farm mangers including automatic detection oestrus in cattle and geofencing applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Precision livestock farming, 10-12 September, 2013, Leuven, Belgium
Editors	D. Berckmans, J. Vandermeulen
Place of Publication	Leuven
Pages	229-239
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	6th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Leuven, Belgium - Duration: 10 Sep 2013 → 12 Sep 2013

Conference

Conference	6th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Leuven, Belgium
Period	10/09/13 → 12/09/13

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Spink, A., Cresswell, B., Kölzsch, A., van Langevelde, F., Neefjes, M., Noldus, L. P. J. J., van Oeveren, H., Prins, H. H. T., van der Wal, T., de Weerd, N., & de Boer, W. F. (2013). Animal behaviour analysis with GPS and 3D accelerometers. In D. Berckmans, & J. Vandermeulen (Eds.), Precision livestock farming, 10-12 September, 2013, Leuven, Belgium (pp. 229-239). http://www.noldus.com/innovationworks/sites/default/files/Precision%20farming%20-%20Animal%20behaviour%20analysis%20with%20GPS%20and%203D%20accelerometers%20Spink%20et%20al.pdf

Spink, A. ; Cresswell, B. ; Kölzsch, A. ; van Langevelde, F. ; Neefjes, M. ; Noldus, L.P.J.J. ; van Oeveren, H. ; Prins, H.H.T. ; van der Wal, T. ; de Weerd, N. ; de Boer, W.F. / Animal behaviour analysis with GPS and 3D accelerometers. Precision livestock farming, 10-12 September, 2013, Leuven, Belgium. editor / D. Berckmans ; J. Vandermeulen. Leuven, 2013. pp. 229-239

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Precision livestock farming, 10-12 September, 2013, Leuven, Belgium. ed. / D. Berckmans; J. Vandermeulen. Leuven, 2013. p. 229-239.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

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