Improved cattle behaviour monitoring by combining Ultra-Wideband location and accelerometer data

Benaissa, Said; Tuyttens, Frank; David, Paul A.; Martens, Luc; Vandaele, Leen; Joseph, W.; Sonck, Bart

doi:10.1016/j.animal.2023.100730

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“…The error related to the x and y coordinates was assessed as the difference between the x coordinate (or y coordinate) measured by the UWB and the x coordinate (or y coordinate) of the reference system. The accuracy was determined as the mean Euclidean distance between the position recorded by the UWB system and its real position as it was recently determined by Benaissa et al [ 28 ]. The level of significance applied in this study is considered a p value lower than 0.05.…”

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“…In detail, collar sensors and leg sensors are able to monitor feeding and ruminating, and lying and standing, respectively. To increase information on animal behaviour and overcome this limitation, a combination of different systems is applied in both indoor (i.e., dairy houses, cattle houses) [ 21 , 28 ] and outdoor (i.e., grazing) [ 29 , 30 ]. One of the positive aspects is that the identification of the animal’s position by a combination of sensors could provide hints about animal behaviours.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, if the cow is located in the resting area, the feeding behaviour is not possible. Based on this detailed information, many studies combine sensors to permit a more reliable and accurate indication of animal welfare and health [ 28 , 31 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hindermann et al [ 32 ] implemented a real time location system by using a commercially available UWB chip. Benaissa et al [ 28 ] combined accelerometers and UWB systems to detect calving and oestrus events. The presence of animals or equipment in the barn can interfere with the UWB tracking system or hide the signal effects on the data acquired.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although this UWB system is generally applied in field experiments, in the literature few studies have been carried out on validation of the instruments. Benaissa et al [ 28 ] carried out a static validation of the UWB location system to assess the accuracy and precision in stationary scenarios. Porto et al [ 36 ] evaluated the UWB performance for localisation and identification of animals by previously calibrating instruments in situ.…”

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Assessment of a UWB Real Time Location System for Dairy Cows’ Monitoring

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In the field of precision livestock farming, many systems have been developed to identify the position of each cow of the herd individually in a specific environment. Challenges still exist in assessing the adequacy of the available systems to monitor individual animals in specific environments, and in the design of new systems. The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the performance of the SEWIO ultrawide-band (UWB) real time location system for the identification and localisation of cows during their activity in the barn through preliminary analyses in laboratory conditions. The objectives included the quantification of the errors performed by the system in laboratory conditions, and the assessment of the suitability of the system for real time monitoring of cows in dairy barns. The position of static and dynamic points was monitored in different experimental set-ups in the laboratory by the use of six anchors. Then, the errors related to a specific movement of the points were computed and statistical analyses were carried out. In detail, the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied in order to assess the equality of the errors for each group of points in relation to their positions or typology, i.e., static or dynamic. In the post-hoc analysis, the errors were separated by Tukey’s honestly significant difference at p > 0.05. The results of the research quantify the errors related to a specific movement (i.e., static and dynamic points) and the position of the points (i.e., central area, perimeter of the investigated area). Based on the results, specific information is provided for the installation of the SEWIO in dairy barns as well as the monitoring of the animal behaviour in the resting area and the feeding area of the breeding environment. The SEWIO system could be a valuable support for farmers in herd management and for researchers in the analysis of animal behavioural activities.

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