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Genetic parameters of behavior traits of beef cattle classified using wearable devices.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2000
Onogi Akio, Fujii Riku, Watanabe Toshio, Ogino Atsushi, Shinomiya Masakazu, Kurogi Kazuhito
Abstract excerpt
With the development of wearable devices, it is now possible to monitor livestock behavior 24 h a day. In this study, we estimated the genetic parameters of the daily duration of six behaviors (feeding, moving, lying, standing, ruminating while lying, and ruminating while standing) in beef cattle, automatically classified using wearable devices. The devices were attached to 332 Japanese beef cattle at two...
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