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Interpreting cattle vocalisations: A way to revolutionise cattle welfare and production
Alexandra GreenPhD CandidateDairy Science [email protected]
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Aims
To characterise the vocalisations of dairy cattle in response to both positive and negative farming contexts
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Scientific Output: The individuality of the heifer’s voice
Heifer 44
Heifer 41 Feed anticipation
Feed anticipation
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Scientific Output: Differences in heifer vocalisations across contexts
Heifer 21 feed anticipation
Heifer 21 partial isolation- Negative context
- Positive context
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Scientific output: Cattle call types
Open mouth vocalisation
Closed mouth vocalisation
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Industry Impact
– Acoustic monitoring tool– Welfare and animal condition
– Complement existing animal technologies– Increase accuracy of heat detection
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Increasing connectivity
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Questions?