TrackLab
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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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