Daniel Berckmans 
Advances in precision livestock farming [EPUB ebook] 

Part 1 Data collection and analysis
1.Developments in on-animal sensors for monitoring livestock: Mark Trotter, CQUniversity Institute for Future Farming Systems, Australia; Derek Bailey, New Mexico State University, USA; and Jaime Manning, Caitlin Evans, Diogo Costa, Elle Fogarty and Anita Chang, CQ University Institute for Future Farming Systems, Australia;
2.Developments in thermal imaging techniques to assess livestock health: A. L. Schaefer and N. J. Cook, University of Alberta, Canada;
3.Developments in acoustic techniques to assess livestock health: Erik Vranken, Sound Talks NV, Belgium and KU Leuven M3-BIORES – Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses, Belgium; Daniel Berckmans, KU Leuven M3-BIORES – Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses and Bio RICS NV, Belgium; and Wim Buyens and Dries Berckmans, Sound Talks NV, Belgium;
4.Machine vision techniques to monitor behaviour and health in precision livestock farming: C. Arcidiacono and S. M. C. Porto, University of Catania, Italy;
5.Developments in activity and location technologies for monitoring cattle movement and behaviour: N. A. Lyons, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia; and S. Lomax, The University of Sydney, Australia;
6.Developments in data analysis for decision-making in precision livestock farming systems: Elaine van Erp-van der Kooij, HAS University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands;
Part 2 Applications
7.Monitoring and control of livestock housing conditions using precision livestock farming techniques: Daniela Lovarelli and Marcella Guarino, University of Milan, Italy;
8.Developments in individual-animal feed efficiency monitoring systems for livestock: Ilan Halachmi and Ran Bezen, The Volcani Centre – Agriculture Research Organization (ARO) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Assaf Godo, Harel Levit and Victor Bloch, The Volcani Centre – Agriculture Research Organization (ARO), Israel; and Yael Edan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;
9.Developments in automated systems for monitoring livestock health: mastitis: M. van der Voort and H. Hogeveen, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;
10.Developments in automated systems for monitoring livestock health: lameness: Zoe E. Barker, University of Reading, UK; Nick J. Bell, University of Nottingham, UK; Jonathan R. Amory, Writtle University College, UK; and Edward A. Codling, University of Essex, UK;
11.Developments in automated monitoring of livestock fertility/pregnancy: Michael Iwersen and Marc Drillich, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria;
12.Advances in robotic milking systems: Bernadette O’Brien and Deirdre Hennessy, Teagasc, Ireland;
13.Developments in monitoring grazing behaviour and automated grazing management in extensive systems: Dana L. M. Campbell, Gregory J. Bishop-Hurley, Caroline Lee and Ed Charmley, CSIRO, Australia;

Dr Bernadette O’Brien is a Senior Research Officer at Teagasc Moorepark’s Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre in Ireland. Dr O’Brien has also been involved in coordinating successful applications for research funding to National and EU (Seventh Framework) programmes. Dr O’Brien has published extensively and has significant international collaborations with research scientists at Agroscope, Switzerland; Massey University and Dexcel in New Zealand and Wisconsin University (Madison), USA.