An investigation of cow feeding behavior using motion sensors

An experiment to study the impact of supplements upon the feeding behavior of dairy cattle was conducted at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Dairy Research Facility. Collar systems with 3-axis accelerometer and magnetometer were fitted to individual cows to infer their feeding behavior. We describe the solutions applied to correct for sensor data issues, and then provide some preliminary analysis associated with developing behavior models using multivariate time series data.