Use of Three-Dimensional Accelerometry for Non-Contact, Continuous Characterization of Behavior Using an Induced Arthritis Model in Calves

Authors

  • B. Robert Agricultural Practices, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
  • B. White Agricultural Practices, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
  • D. E. Anderson Agricultural Practices, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
  • K. Schulz Agricultural Practices, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20094323

Keywords:

lameness, accelerometry, thermography, lameness detection, objective, non-contact, calves

Abstract

Objective assessment of lameness is preferred to subjective assessment. There are few modalities that allow for both objective and non-contact assessment of lameness. The purpose of this trial was to evaluate two novel diagnostic tools, accelerometry and thermography, for lameness detection. We hypothesized that tri-axial accelerometry and thermography would allow for objective and non-contact assessment of lameness in calves.

Cover image of the 42nd Conference Proceedings: Cattle grazing in a spring field along the horizon. In the foreground, one brown cow with a triangle marking and ear tags is posing. Yellow background.

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Published

2009-09-10

Issue

2009

Section

Research Summaries 3

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