Below are some examples of recent research conducted using the IceTag sensor. If you would like to feature your research here, please contact us.
Cattle (Dairy and Beef)
Aharoni, Y., Henkin, Z., Ezra, A., Dolev, A., Shabtay, A., Orlov, A., Yehuda, Y., and Brosh, A. (2009) Grazing behavior and energy costs of activity: A comparison between two types of cattle, J Anim Sci 87: 2719-2731.
Bewley, J., Boyce, R., Hockin, J., Munksgaard, L., Eicher, S., and Schutz, M. (2010) Influence of milk yield, stage of lactation, and body condition on dairy cattle lying behaviour measured using an automated activity monitoring sensor, Journal of Dairy Research, 77: 1-6.
Chapinal, N. ,de Passillé ,A.M, Rushen J. and Wagner S.A. (2010) Effect of analgesia during hoof trimming on gait, weight distribution, and activity of dairy cattle J. Dairy Sci. 93 :3039–3046
Endres, M. I. & Barberg, A., (2007) Behavior of Dairy Cows in an Alternative Bedded-Pack Housing System. J Dairy Sci. 90:4192-4200
Mcgowan, J.E., Burke C.R. and Jago, J.G. (2007) “Validation of a technology for objectively measuring behaviour in dairy cows and its application for oestrous detection” in McGowan et al. – Objective behaviour monitoring & oestrous detection
Nielsen, L.R., Pedersen, A.R., Herskin, M.S., and Munksgaard, L. (2010) Quantifying walking and standing behaviour of dairy cows using a moving average based on output from an accelerometer, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 127: 12-19
Ouweltjes, W., Holzhauer, M., van der Tol, P.P.J, and van der Werf, J. (2009) Effects of two trimming methods of dairy cattle on concrete or rubber-covered slatted floors, J. Dairy Sci. 92:960-971.
Scaglia, G., Boland, H.T., and Wyatt, W.E. (2009) Effects of Time of Supplementation on Beef Stocker Calves Grazing Ryegrass. II. Grazing Behavior and Dry Matter Intake, Professional Animal Scientist 25: 749-756.
Stanton, A., Leslie, K., Kelton, D., Dingwell, R.T., Widowski, T.M., LeBlanc, S., and Millman, S.T. (2009) An Evaluation of the Effects of Low, Average, and High Postweaning Weight Gains on Short-Term Behavior and Future Growth of Dairy Calves, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare 12: 157-158.
Tolkamp, B.J., Haskell, M.J., Langford, F.M., Roberts, D.J., Morgan, C.A. (2010) Are cows more likely to lie down the longer they stand?, Applied Animal Behaviour Science 124: 1-10.
Trénel, P., Jensen, M.B., Decker, E.L., and Skjøth, F. (2009) Technical note: Quantifying and characterizing behavior in dairy calves using the IceTag automatic recording device, J. Dairy Sci. 92:3397-3401.
Dairy Heifer
Stanton, A.L., Leslie, K.E., Widowski, T.M., Leblanc, S.J., Kelton, D.F., and Millman, S.T. (2010), Evaluation of the impact of otitis media on the behavior of dairy heifer calves, In: Proceedings of the 44th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE), p174
Other animals
Fisher, A.D., Niemeyer, D.O., Lea, J.M., Lee, C., Paull, D.R., Reed, M.T. and Ferguson, D.M. (2010) The effects of 12, 30 or 48 hours of road transport on the physiological and behavioral responses of sheep, J Anim Sci jas.2008-1674
Goetsch, A.L., Gipson, T.A., Askar, A.R., and Puchala, R. (2010) Invited review: Feeding behavior of goats, J Anim Sci 88: 361-373.