Measuring broiler chicken behaviour and welfare: prospects for automation

The techniques and tools used for the computer-aided measurement of behaviour as an indication of welfare in broilers are reviewed, including computer tools that support the systematic observation of behaviour and fully automated movement tracking and behaviour recognition systems. The cost-effectiv...

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Published inMeasuring and Auditing Broiler Welfare pp. 267 - 290
Main Authors Noldus, L. P. J. J, Jansen, R. G
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Wallingford, UK CABI Publishing 2004
CABI
Subjects
animal behavior
animal behaviour
Animal husbandry
animal rights
animal welfare
animals
automation
behavior
behaviour
birds
broilers
chickens
Chordata
computers
domesticated birds
eukaryotes
fowls
Galliformes
Gallus
Gallus gallus
meat production
Phasianidae
poultry
recording devices
recording instruments
techniques
vertebrates
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Summary:The techniques and tools used for the computer-aided measurement of behaviour as an indication of welfare in broilers are reviewed, including computer tools that support the systematic observation of behaviour and fully automated movement tracking and behaviour recognition systems. The cost-effectiveness of these techniques, their limitations, prospects for further development and the potential of other techniques for the automated measurement of broiler welfare are also discussed.
ISBN:9780851998053
0851998054
DOI:10.1079/9780851998053.0267