Automated Monitoring of Foraging Behaviour in Free Ranging Sheep Grazing a Bio-diverse Pasture using Audio and Video Information

• Published in: International journal on smart sensing and intelligent systems Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Sneddon, J., Mason, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sydney Sciendo 01.12.2014; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Acoustics; audio and video analysis; Audio data; automated foraging livestock monitor; Body size; browsing activity; Grazing; Mastication; Monitoring; Sheep

Non-invasive methods for monitoring foraging choice in free ranging grazing animals are largely limited to accelerometers and video calibration. Acoustic data from a wireless microphone attached to the skull has been used to distinguish between resting and feeding bouts in free ranging cattle, sheep...