Real-Time Measurement of the Daily Total Locomotor Behavior in Calves Reared in an Intensive Management System for the Possible Application in Precision Livestock Farming
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Locomotor Activity Recording
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mesor (Arbitrary Unit) | Amplitude (Arbitrary Unit) | Acrophase (hh:mm) | Robustness (%) | |
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Day 1 | 1149.10 ± 134.94 | 376.59 ± 199.50 | 13:45 ± 45 min | 23.88 ± 10.39 |
Day 2 | 1184.03 ± 120.63 | 739.17 ± 165.22 | 13:35 ± 40 min | 25.23 ± 13.56 |
Day 3 | 1022.05 ± 135.80 | 466.87 ± 143.67 | 13:45 ± 3 h 01 min | 8.58 ± 3.59 |
Day 4 | 843.25 ± 127.25 | 273.64 ± 118.11 | 13:50 ± 2 h 20 min | 6.13 ± 1.86 |
Day 5 | 516.23 ± 101.71 | 254.97 ± 121.14 | 11:10 ± 1 h 30 min | 10.25 ± 8.53 |
Day 6 | 721.79 ± 433.64 | 393.96 ± 343.06 | 12:15 ± 4 h 45 min | 17.96 ± 16.40 |
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Giannetto, C.; Cerutti, R.D.; Scaglione, M.C.; Arfuso, F.; Pennisi, M.; Giudice, E.; Piccione, G.; Zumbo, A. Real-Time Measurement of the Daily Total Locomotor Behavior in Calves Reared in an Intensive Management System for the Possible Application in Precision Livestock Farming. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010064
Giannetto C, Cerutti RD, Scaglione MC, Arfuso F, Pennisi M, Giudice E, Piccione G, Zumbo A. Real-Time Measurement of the Daily Total Locomotor Behavior in Calves Reared in an Intensive Management System for the Possible Application in Precision Livestock Farming. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(1):64. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010064
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiannetto, Claudia, Raul Delmar Cerutti, Maria Cristina Scaglione, Francesca Arfuso, Melissa Pennisi, Elisabetta Giudice, Giuseppe Piccione, and Alessandro Zumbo. 2023. "Real-Time Measurement of the Daily Total Locomotor Behavior in Calves Reared in an Intensive Management System for the Possible Application in Precision Livestock Farming" Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 1: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010064