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Wearable technology for dairy cows: UC Davis Smart Farm Big Idea

Aug 01, 2019

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Video: Wearable technology for dairy cows: UC Davis Smart Farm Big Idea

Professor Cassandra Tucker of animal sciences has been working with cows at the UC Davis Dairy Teaching and Research Facility to help improve animal welfare through the use of accelerometers. These accelerometers, or “cow Fitbits,” are placed around the neck of the cow like a collar or hung as an ear tag.

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