Automatic monitoring of body weight of Poll Dorset ewes in late gestation and lactation
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Conference paperAbstract
The use remote monitoring systems can be used to achieve a better understanding of animal behaviour and performance without human interaction with less stress. Automatic weighing of sheep in the paddock could provide real-time information on the nutritional, gestational and lactational status of ewes. The objective of this research is to use remotely monitored walk over weighing platforms in Poll Dorset ewes during late gestation and lactation in a commercial application.The use remote monitoring systems can be used to achieve a better understanding of animal behaviour and performance without human interaction with less stress. Automatic weighing of sheep in the paddock could provide real-time information on the nutritional, gestational and lactational status of ewes. The objective of this research is to use remotely monitored walk over weighing platforms in Poll Dorset ewes during late gestation and lactation in a commercial application.
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Date
2022Source title
Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal SciencesPublisher
Conference of the Australian Association of Animal SciencesFaculty/School
Faculty of Science, School of Life and Environmental SciencesDepartment, Discipline or Centre
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