Session: | A02-05: Terrestrial bio-acoustics - Part II |
Date: | Thursday 14 September 2023 |
Time: | 08:40 - 09:00 |
Title: | Methodology Description of a Real-Environment Commercial Farm to Analyse Cattle Vocalisations |
Author(s): |
M. Castro, Department of Animal and Food Science - UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
L. Duboc, HER Human Environment Research, La Salle URL, c/Quatre Camins, 30, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
M. Freixes, Department of Engineering, La Salle Universitat Ramon Llull, C/ Quatre Camins 30, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
G.J. Ginovart-Panisello, HER Human Environment Research, La Salle URL, c/Quatre Camins, 30, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
R. Guevara, AWEC Advisors S.L., Parc de Recerca de la UAB, Av. Can Domènech S/N, 08193 Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
C. Larrondo, AWEC Advisors S.L. Parc de Recerca de la UAB, Av. Can Domènech S/N,, 08193 Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
P. Llonch, Department of Animal and Food Science - UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
E. Mainau, AWEC Advisors S.L., Parc de Recerca de la UAB, Av. Can Domènech S/N, 08193 Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
J. Malé, HER Human Environment Research, La Salle URL, c/Quatre Camins, 30, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
J. Miranda, Department of Animal and Food Science - UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
E. Vidaña-Vila, HER - Human Environment Research, La Salle - URL, Quatre Camins, 30, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
R.M. Alsina-Pagès, HER - Human Environment Research, La Salle - URL, Quatre Camins, 30, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
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Pages: | 4343-4346 |
DOI: | https://www.doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.1237 |
PDF: | https://dael.euracoustics.org/confs/fa2023/data/articles/001237.pdf |
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Abstract
Animal welfare is an essential concern for our society. Now, various studies show
that animal welfare also has an impact on the growth and the reproductive
potential of animals, as well as on their productivity. The vocalizations of the
cows can be used to infer their well-being, and they can be measured in real time
with acoustic sensors, which have a moderate cost and are connected to the cloud.
This article details different test pilots in distinct farms, with the goal of
observing cow’s vocalizations in various situations: i) labor ii) cow herding, and
iii) early detection of coughs and respiratory illnesses. The approaches to be
carried out are different depending on the herds and the type of cows monitored.
This article describes the elements to be considered for a good preliminary
deployment of the technology, which will allow the capture of data and recordings
in pilot studies. The aim of this work is to provide a good estimation of what a
permanent installation should look like for an automatic and continuous detection
of well-being through the cow’s vocalizations.
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