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Prediction of parturition in dairy cattle using a 2D accelerometer to measure lying behaviour – a preliminary observational field study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

N Blackie ,
S Bowe  and
E C L Bleach
N Blackie*
Affiliation:
Writtle College, Essex, United Kingdom
S Bowe
Affiliation:
Writtle College, Essex, United Kingdom
E C L Bleach
Affiliation:
Writtle College, Essex, United Kingdom
*
Email: nicola.blackie@writtle.ac.uk
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There is a trend in the UK towards larger dairy herds increasing the number of cows per stockperson and reducing available time for routine observations. A slightly difficult calving can have an economic loss of £110 with up to £400 for a difficult calving (McGuirk et al, 2007). These losses are incurred in lost milk production, increased labour costs and delayed calving to conception interval. Therefore, it would be advantageous for the stockpersons to have an automated alert of the onset of calving as soon as possible to allow assistance to be given if required and to highlight cows for observation.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 99
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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