Table 5 Percentage of techniques that were applied for measuring data from individuals or groups of animals in a group-housed setting
Data from individuals (%, abs. number given in brackets) | Data from groups of animals (%, abs. number given in brackets) | Not indicated (%, abs. number given in brackets) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Manual evaluation | 64 (87) | 34 (46) | 1 (2) |
Beam-based tracking | 72 (13) | 28 (5) | – |
Visual object tracking (video)a | 48 (12) | 48 (12) | 4 (1) |
Telemetry | 100 (17) | – | – |
RFID | 92 (23) | 8 (2) | – |
Electronic sensors and transducers | 38 (3) | 63 (5) | – |
Vibration, force and weight-sensitive tracking | 80 (4) | 20 (1) | – |
Running wheel (counter) | – | 100 (2) | – |
Drinkometer/Lickometer | 100 (4) | – | – |
Audio recording | 75 (3) | 25 (1) | – |
Other | 100 (6) | – | – |