WG2 workshop
"activity measurement in ruminant research and beyond"
leeuwarden, the netherlands
june 20th and 21st 2016
What is it?
The WG2 Workshop "Activity Measurement in Ruminant Research and Beyond" was the third of DairyCare's dedicated and focused WG meetings and took place immediately before the First International Precision Dairy Farming Conference (PDF) in Leeuwarden.
The WG2 Workshop "Activity Measurement in Ruminant Research and Beyond" was the third of DairyCare's dedicated and focused WG meetings and took place immediately before the First International Precision Dairy Farming Conference (PDF) in Leeuwarden.
Who should go?
The Workshop was open to all DairyCare members but especially targeted researchers who are actively involved in the topic of activity measurement in relation to social behavior and/or phenotyping. The emphasis was on full involvement of all participants, and in addition to the plenary speakers there was plenty of time allocated for discussion.
The Workshop was open to all DairyCare members but especially targeted researchers who are actively involved in the topic of activity measurement in relation to social behavior and/or phenotyping. The emphasis was on full involvement of all participants, and in addition to the plenary speakers there was plenty of time allocated for discussion.
Scientific Programme
The Workshop was organized in 3 scientific sessions, the third of which was a shared session with the PDF Conference:
Speakers included:
The Workshop was organized in 3 scientific sessions, the third of which was a shared session with the PDF Conference:
- Measuring and analyzing social behaviour
- Automatic phenotyping from activity measurements
- Animal health, welfare, environment and reproduction
Speakers included:
- Paul Koene, Wageningen NL
- Mark Rutter, Harper Adams UK
- Jeffrey Bewley, Kentucky USA
- Ynte Hein Schukken, Cornell USA
