Spatiotemporal understanding of behaviors of laying hens using wearable inertial sensors.

Automatic detection of behaviors and locations has been increasingly needed in the management of noncage systems where hen behaviors are highly diverse and active. Here we show a technology to spatiotemporally understand behaviors using a wearable inertial sensor, containing a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis angular velocity sensor (i.e.

Evaluating Behavior Recognition Pipeline of Laying Hens Using Wearable Inertial Sensors.

Recently, animal welfare has gained worldwide attention. The concept of animal welfare encompasses the physical and mental well-being of animals. Rearing layers in battery cages (conventional cages) may violate their instinctive behaviors and health, resulting in increased animal welfare concerns.