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Development of a multi-sensor and multi-application device for monitoring indoor and outdoor sheep behaviour

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In ruminant behavioural research such as the investigation of feeding and social behaviours in the barn or at pasture, limits in data recording are based on (1) the difficulties both in simultaneously recording several different variables on a given animal and a great number of data for each one, (2) the interference between animal behaviour and the presence of the observer and finally (3) the time-consuming aspect of data acquisition and analysis. Our objective was thus (1) to develop a recording device, either embedded on the animal or installed in fixed positions in the barn, capable of synchronising multiple sensors to characterise sheep behaviour and physiology parameters in their feeding and social environments, and (2) to design algorithms to automatically process these signals. In collaboration with the Effidence start-up specialised in robotics, we designed a monitoring platform integrating a set of sensors able to record animal tracking (GPS, rangefinder), feeding activity (accelerometer, gyroscope, video camera, microphone) and emotional reactivity (heart rate sensor). Software was developed to allow for synchronous visualisation and real-time processing of the signals, and to extract characters of biological interest (e.g. time-budget) from automatically detectable states. This upgradable and adaptable plug-and-play device, designed to allow for changes in sensors according to research requirements, constitutes a promising experimental tool to develop new PLF (Precision Livestock Farming) means/resources which now requires further developments in terms of miniaturization and validation.
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hal-01604773 , version 1 (02-10-2017)

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  • HAL Id : hal-01604773 , version 1
  • PRODINRA : 384061

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Bruno Meunier, Cécile Ginane, Matthieu Houdebine, Géraldine Fleurance, Marie-Madeleine Mialon, et al.. Development of a multi-sensor and multi-application device for monitoring indoor and outdoor sheep behaviour. EC-PLF, Sep 2015, Milan, Italy. , 12 p., 2015. ⟨hal-01604773⟩
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