Novel Sound Analysis Tools for Automated Welfare Monitoring of Livestock

The vocalizations of animals can serve as important indicators of health and emotional state. In livestock farming sound analysis is now emerging as a interesting component of automated ainimal welfare monitoring. In this project we will develop new sound analysis tools to monitor and enable timely management of the stress experienced by three farmed animals species: pigs, chickens and fish. For pigs we will work out new approaches to identify and extract stress vocalizations associated with pig aggression. For poultry we will carry out research to develop stress monitoring tool for chickens and identify ways how to link this with welfare management. Finally for fish production we explore the implementation of this technology for fish welfare monitoring, and explore how it can serve as a basis for future automated feed, or water quality management systems.

Keywords:livestock

Disciplines:Agricultural animal production