A novel method for automatically analysing the activity of fast-moving animals: a case study of Callimico goeldii monkeys housed in a zoological garden.

ABSTRACT: Behavioural indices are recognised as important criteria for assessing animal welfare. One of the basic animal behaviours included in ethograms is their activity. The assessment of fast-moving animals, performed by humans using the visual observation method, is difficult and not very objective. Therefore, the aim of the research was to develop a method of automated analysis of animal activity, particularly useful in the observation of quick and lively individuals, and to prove its suitability for assessing the behaviour of fast-moving animals. A method of automatically assessing animal activity was developed using digital image analysis, with the Python programming language and the OpenCV library being the foundational tools. The research model was Callimico goeldii monkeys housed in a zoo

SUBMITTER: Nieckarz Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10350455 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature