Dairy personnel work constantly to improve management processes to maximize output while managing cow comfort and inputs. A recent study evaluated commercially available precision dairy technologies against direct visual observations of feeding, rumination and lying behaviors. Results show that the evaluated precision dairy monitoring technologies accurately monitored dairy cattle behavior.
Source: Journal of Dairy Science, July 13, 2016. (Abstract only).
Also see: Journal of Dairy Science, July 17, 2016 e-update.