Using a pig scream sound monitor to give an indication of the pigs' impaired welfare due to feed deprivation KU Leuven
Aspects of on-farm animal welfare could be automatically and continuously monitored trough sensor technology. Monitoring sounds produced in a pig house could potentially indicate situations of impaired animal welfare. The objective of this study was to investigate whether a 24-hour feed deprivation as a stressor can be detected by analysing the number of pig screams. A newly developed pig scream sound monitor was used to count the number of ...