TrackLab

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Product information

  • Animal behavior research

    Read about our solutions for animal behavior research, including EthoVision XT, The Observer XT, and TrackLab.
  • TrackLab

    Do you want to know more? Download this overview of the product's features, research areas, and applications.
  • Case study

    TrackLab was installed at Aberystwyth University for the detailed analysis of the spatial behavior of sheep. Read more about it in our case study!
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References

  • Van Gijssel A., Loke B.J., Ouweltjes W., Rodenburg T.B., Visser E.K. and Noldus L.P.J.J. (2019) TrackLab 2: a new solution for automatic recording of location, activity and social behavior of group-housed animals. In: O’Brien B., Hennessy D. and Shalloo L. (eds) Precision Livestock Farming ’19. The 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF, Cork, Ireland, pp 677-68.
  • Van Gijssel A., Loke B.J., Ouweltjes W., Rodenburg T.B., Visser E.K. and Noldus L.P.J.J. (2019) TrackLab 2: a new solution for automatic recording of location, activity and social behavior of group-housed animals. Poster publication. The 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF, Cork, Ireland.
  • Rodenburg, TB; van der Eijk, JAJ; Pichová, K .; van Mil, B .; of Haas, EN (2017). PhenoLab: automatic recording of location, activity and proximity in group-housed laying hens. Precision Livestock Farming '17 , 269-274.
  • Stadig, LM; Rodenburg, TB, Ampe, B .; Reubens, B .; Tuyttens, FA (2017). An automated positioning system for chickens monitoring: effects of wearing a backpack on behavior, leg health and production. Applied Animal Behavior Science , doi: 10.1016 / j.applanim.2017.09.016.
  • Spink, A.; Cresswell, B .; Koelzsch, A.; Langevelde, F .; Neefjes, M .; Noldus, L.; Oeveren, H.; Prins, H.; van der Wal, T .; Weerd, N .; de Boer, WF (2013). Animal behavior analysis with GPS and 3D accelerometers. Proceedings of Precision Livestock Farming 2013 , 229-239.
 


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