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Chapter 1 - Developments in on-animal sensors for monitoring livestock: Mark Trotter, CQUniversity Institute for Future Farming Systems Australia; Derek Bailey, New Mexico State University, USA; Jamie Barwick, University of New England, Australia; Jaime Manning, Caitlin Evans, Diogo Costa, Elle Fogarty and Anita Chang, CQUniversity Institute for Future Farming Systems, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Components of an on-animal sensor system

3 Form factor and deployment mode

4 Sensors

5 Energy management for on-animal sensors

6 Communication and data transfer

7 Data management, reduction and analysis

8 Applications of on-animal sensors

9 Future trends

10 References

Chapter 2 Poultry welfare monitoring: wearable technologies: Dana L. M. Campbell, CSIRO, Australia; and Marisa A. Erasmus, Purdue University, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Radio-frequency identification technology

3 Wearable sensors and accelerometers

4 Case study: outdoor stocking density in free-range laying hens

5 Conclusion

6 Future trends in research

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 3 Advances in techniques for health monitoring/disease detection in dairy cattle: Michael Iwersen and Marc Drillich, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria;

1 Introduction

2 Shift in the veterinary profession

3 Information management systems

4 On-farm diagnostic tests

5 Electronic devices and precision livestock farming technologies

6 Case study: detecting subclinical ketosis in dairy cows

7 Conclusion and future trends in research

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 4 Advances in precision livestock farming techniques for monitoring dairy cattle welfare: Henk Hogeveen and Mariska van der Voort, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;

1 Introduction

2 The five domains model for welfare assessment

3 The nutrition domain

4 The environment domain

5 The health domain

6 The behavior domain

7 The need for algorithms to monitor dairy cattle welfare

8 Conclusion

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 5 Advances in technologies for monitoring pig welfare: Maciej Oczak, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria; Kristina Maschat, FFoQSI GmbH, Austria; and Johannes Baumgartner, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria;

1 Introduction

2 Good feeding

3 Good housing

4 Good health

5 Appropriate behaviour

6 Legal and ethical considerations

7 Sensor data management and modelling

8 Case study

9 Conclusion

10 Future trends in research

11 Where to look for further information

12 References