Structural vibration sensing to evaluate animal activity on a pig farm

Abstract

Automated monitoring of animal behavior can detect changes in animal welfare and health problems. Different animal behaviors can point to disease, unrest or inadequate management, and detecting such behaviors in real time allows automated monitoring to be a valuable tool in livestock production [2]. When monitoring pigs, important sow events such as oestrus, pregnancy or parturition may also be detected through continuous animal monitoring [1].