Recording tracking behaviour of dairy cows with wireless technologies

A.H. Ipema; E.J.B. Bleumer; P.H. Hogewerf; C. Lokhorst; R.M. de Mol; H. Janssen; T. van der Wal

Recording tracking behaviour of dairy cows with wireless technologies

In: Precision livestock farming '09

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A.H. Ipema

A.H. Ipema ¹Wageningen University and Research Centre, Animal Sciences Group, Edelhertweg 15, 8219 PH Lelystad, the Netherlands; bert.ipema@wur.nl

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E.J.B. Bleumer

E.J.B. Bleumer ¹Wageningen University and Research Centre, Animal Sciences Group, Edelhertweg 15, 8219 PH Lelystad, the Netherlands; bert.ipema@wur.nl

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P.H. Hogewerf

P.H. Hogewerf ¹Wageningen University and Research Centre, Animal Sciences Group, Edelhertweg 15, 8219 PH Lelystad, the Netherlands; bert.ipema@wur.nl

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C. Lokhorst

C. Lokhorst ¹Wageningen University and Research Centre, Animal Sciences Group, Edelhertweg 15, 8219 PH Lelystad, the Netherlands; bert.ipema@wur.nl

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R.M. de Mol

R.M. de Mol ¹Wageningen University and Research Centre, Animal Sciences Group, Edelhertweg 15, 8219 PH Lelystad, the Netherlands; bert.ipema@wur.nl

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H. Janssen

H. Janssen ²Wageningen University and Research Centre, Alterra Centrum Geo Informatie, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands

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T. van der Wal

T. van der Wal ³Portolis Geomatica adviesbureau, Spoorbaanweg 23, 3911 CA Rhenen, the Netherlands

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Pages:: 135–142

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086866632_017

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The trend of growing farm sizes is expected to continue in the coming decades. Increased herd sizes should not lead to less attention for the health and welfare of the individual animal. Moreover societal requirements for food safety and quality and for the production environment increase. Current developments in wireless sensor technology provide good possibilities for real-time acquisition of information about the production environment (climate, weather, housing) and production factors (animal, food, pasture). Localization and tracking of individual animals also contains interesting information for operational management decisions. Examples are data about social interactions in a herd (ranking, grouping and seclusion behaviour) and frequency and duration of visits to interesting locations in barn or pasture (milking robot, feeding station, water trough and pasture border). An overview of available localization technologies is presented. The application of a wireless sensor network using received signal strength (RSS) for a simple localization protocol is discussed based on experimental data. Finally possible development directions for a future localization and tracking system are suggested.

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