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Labelling the Behaviour of Piglets and Activity Monitoring from Video as a Tool of Assessing Interest in Different Environmental Enrichments / Oznaczanie zachowania i monitorowanie aktywności prosiąt na podstawie zapisu wideo jako narzędzie oceny ich zainteresowania różnymi elementami wzbogacającymi środowisko Cover

Labelling the Behaviour of Piglets and Activity Monitoring from Video as a Tool of Assessing Interest in Different Environmental Enrichments / Oznaczanie zachowania i monitorowanie aktywności prosiąt na podstawie zapisu wideo jako narzędzie oceny ich zainteresowania różnymi elementami wzbogacającymi środowisko

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 13 (2013): Issue 3 (July 2013)
By: Gunel Ismayilova,  Annamaria Costa,  Ilaria Fontana,  Daniel Berckmans and  Marcella Guarino  
Open Access
|Aug 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2013-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 611 - 621
Published on: Aug 1, 2013
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
piglets,
environmental enrichment,
labelling,
activity monitoring,
camera images
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2013 Gunel Ismayilova, Annamaria Costa, Ilaria Fontana, Daniel Berckmans, Marcella Guarino, published by National Research Institute of Animal Production
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