Scientific panel 6; Reviewers 6; International program committee of the 1st ECPLF 7; Editorial 13; A proposal for an "Agrar BUS" as a Farm Area Network 15; R. Artmann; Results of continuous measurements of ear temperature in boars 23; J. Bekkering, H. Brandt and T. Hoy; Controlling growth of broiler chickens on-line, based on a compact predictive growth model 27; D. Berckmans J.-M. Aerts, and S. Van Buggenhout; Non-invasive sensors for monitoring the body temperature and heart rate of pigs during transport 33; E.D. Chesmore, C.S. Yoon, J.C. Talling, K.S. Van Driel and M. Lake; A proposed new empirical model for the lactation curve of the cow and its use with a milking database for farm management 39; G.C. Di Renzo, G. Altieri, G. Giuratrabocchetti and A. Colangelo; The development of integrated management systems for livestock production 47; A.R. Frost, D.J. Parsons, A.P. Robertson, C.P. Schofield and K.F. Stacey; Information monitoring system for surveillance of animal welfare during transport 53; G. Gebresenbet, G. Van de Water and R. Geers; Operation of electronic identification devices in northern winter climate 59; H.E.S. Haapala; Evaluation of a dry matter intake model for individual cows 67; I. Halachmi, Y. Edan, U. Moallem and E. Maltz; Improvement of teat cup attachment in automatic milking systems by using teat coordinates 75; J. Harms and G. Wendl; Individual identification of dairy cows by their voice 81; Yoshio Ikeda, Gerhard Jahns, Takahisa Nishizu, Kunio Sato and Yoshinari Morio; Infrared positioning system to identify the location of animals 87; R. Kaufmann, H. Bollhalder and M. Gysi; Satellite based spatial information on pastures improves Australian sheep production 93; R. Kelly, A. Edirisinghe, G. Donald, C. Oldham and D. Henry. Improving oestrus detection in dairy cows by combination of different traits using fuzzy logic 99; J. Krieter, R. Firk, E. Stamer and W. Junge; Telemetric measurement of heart rate and heart rate variability for evaluating psychological stress induced by visual discrimination learning in dwarf goats 105; J. Langbein, G. Nurnberg and G. Manteuffel; Variable milking frequency in large dairies: performance and economic analysis-models and experiments 113; E. Maltz, N. Livshin, A. Antler, Y. Edan, S. Matza and A. Antman; Evaluation of under cleanliness by spectroscopy 119; D. Ordolff; The IDEF0 functional modelling method applied to autonomous precision feeding systems for dairy cows 125; J.C.A.M. Pompe, S.J.M. Wantia, C. Lokhorst and A.H. Ipema; Telemetric measurement and monitoring of animal welfare parameters and its importance for precision livestock farming 131; K.M. Scheibe, A. Berger, W.J. Streich, J. Langbein and K. Eichhorn; Modelling the nutrient cycle on grassland dairy farms 137; J. Schellberg and I.F. Rademacher; A neural network for the analysis and monitoring of stress calls of pigs 143; P.C. Schon, B. Puppe and G. Manteuffel; Comparison of grass sward dry matter yield assessment with imaging spectroscopy, disk plate meter and Cropscan 149; A.G.T. Schut, J.J.M.H. Ketelaars, M.M.W.B. Hendriks, J.G. Kornet and C. Lokhorst; Imaging spectroscopy for grassland management 155; A.G.T. Schut, J.J.M.H. Ketelaars and C. Lokhorst; Sensor-supported cleaning and disinfection of the surface of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) 161; Jens Unrath and Otto Kaufmann; Secure identification, source verification of livestock - The value of retinal images and GPS 167; J.C. Whittier, J.A. Shadduck and B.L. Golden; The importance of sampling time for online mastitis detection by using the electrical conductivity or measuring the Na+ and Cl- content in milk 173; M. Wiedemann, D. Weiss, G. Wendl and R.M. Bruckmaier; Authors index 181; Keyword index 183.
