Validation studies

Behaviour

• Validation of Nedap Smarttag Leg and Neck to assess behavioural activity level in dairy cattle (.pdf) 176 KB
• Assessing the Efficacy of Automated Detection of Estrus in dairy cattle (.pdf) 1 MB
• Validation of the Nedap Smarttag Neck for measuring eating behaviour in dairy cows (.pdf) 908 KB
• The effect of housing condition on the performance of two types of activity meters to detect estrus in dairy cows (.pdf) 339 KB
• Validation and comparison of 2 commercially available activity loggers (.pdf) 261 KB

Heat Detection

• Evaluation of a Neck Mounted 2-Hourly Activity Meter System for Detecting Cows About to Ovulate in Two Paddock-Based Australian Dairy Herds (.pdf) 404 KB
• Estrus detection tools and their applicability in cattle: recent and perspectival situation (.pdf) 70 KB
• Pedometer readings for estrous detection and as predictor for time of ovulation in dairy cattle (.pdf) 200 KB
• Heat Detection in Dairy Cattle (.pdf) 656 KB
• Abstracts of the 2018 American Dairy Science Association® Annual Meeting (.pdf) 4 MB

Cow Positioning

• Validation and application of an indoor localization system for cattle (.pdf) 1 MB
• Validation and application of an indoor localization system for animals (.pdf) 363 KB