Use of a tri-axial accelerometer for automated recording and classification of goats’ grazing behaviour
The suitability of an inexpensive tri-axial accelerometer for the automated recording of goats’ activities at pasture was tested on a slightly undulating pasture in Central Germany (52h of registry) and on a rugged mountainous pasture in northern Oman (70h of registry). The logger was either mounted onto a chest belt, a dog harness or a […]
Interpretation of ambiguous spatial stimuli in cats
The aim of this paper was to develop a protocol to study the interpretation of ambiguous stimuli in cats as a measure of welfare. Ten cats were trained to discriminate between a rewarded position (R) and an unrewarded one (U), as measured by the approach latency for each position. After discrimination, they were exposed to […]