External validation of a collar-mounted triaxial accelerometer for second-by-second monitoring of eight behavioural states in dogs.

ABSTRACT: Early detection of disease by an animal owner may motivate them to seek early veterinary advice. Presentation before a more advanced clinical manifestation is evident could lead to more effective treatment and thus benefit the animal's health and welfare. Accelerometers are able to detect changes in specific activities or behaviours, thus indicating early signs of possible adverse health events. The objective of this validation study was to determine whether the detection of eight behavioural states: walk, trot, canter/gallop, sleep, static/inactive, eat, drink, and headshake, by an accelerometer device was sufficiently accurate to be useful in a clinical setting. This fully independent external validation estimated the accuracy of a specific triaxial, collar-mounted accelerometer on a sec

SUBMITTER: den Uijl I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5706712 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature