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dc.contributor.authorWerner, J.
dc.contributor.authorLeso, L.
dc.contributor.authorUmstatter, C.
dc.contributor.authorNiederhauser, J.
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Emer
dc.contributor.authorGeoghegan, Anne
dc.contributor.authorShalloo, Laurence
dc.contributor.authorSchick, M.
dc.contributor.authorO’Brien, Bernadette
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-17T11:37:44Z
dc.date.available2020-06-17T11:37:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-24
dc.identifier.citationWerner, J., Leso, L., Umstatter, C., Niederhauser, J., Kennedy, E., Geoghegan, A., Shalloo, L., Schick, M. and O’Brien, B. Evaluation of the RumiWatchSystem for measuring grazing behaviour of cows. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2018, 300, 138-146. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.08.022en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2008
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractFeeding behaviour is an important parameter of animal performance, health and welfare, as well as reflecting levels and quality of feed available. Previously, sensors were only used for measuring animal feeding behaviour in indoor housing systems. However, sensors such as the RumiWatchSystem can also monitor such behaviour continuously in pasture-based environments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to validate the RumiWatchSystem to record cow activity and feeding behaviour in a pasture-based system. The RumiWatchSystem was evaluated against visual observation across two different experiments. The time duration per hour at grazing, rumination, walking, standing and lying recorded by the RumiWatchSystem was compared to the visual observation data in Experiment 1. Concordance Correlation Coefficient (CCC) values of CCC = 0.96 for grazing, CCC = 0.99 for rumination, CCC = 1.00 for standing and lying and CCC = 0.92 for walking were obtained. The number of grazing and rumination bouts within one hour were also analysed resulting in Cohen‘s Kappa (κ) = 0.62 and κ = 0.86 for grazing and rumination bouts, respectively. Experiment 2 focused on the validation of grazing bites and rumination chews. The accordance between visual observation and automated measurement by the RumiWatchSystem was high with CCC = 0.78 and CCC = 0.94 for grazing bites and rumination chews, respectively. These results indicate that the RumiWatchSystem is a reliable sensor technology for observing cow activity and feeding behaviour in a pasture based milk production system, and may be used for research purposes in a grazing environment.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Neuroscience Methods;Vol. 300
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectgrazing bitesen_US
dc.subjectgrazing timeen_US
dc.subjectvalidationen_US
dc.subjectSensor technologyen_US
dc.subjectMonitoring behavioren_US
dc.subjectBout criteriaen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the RumiWatchSystem for measuring grazing behaviour of cowsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.embargo.terms2018-08-24en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.08.022
dc.contributor.sponsorScience Foundation Irelanden_US
dc.contributor.sponsorTeagasc Walsh Fellowship Programmeen_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-24T00:00:00Z


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