Evaluation of Pedometers for Measuring Distance Traveled by Cattle on Two Grazing Systems
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 38 (1) , 90-93
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3899343
Abstract
The precision and accuracy of pedometers for measuring distance traveled by cattle on production size grazing systems were studied. Pedometer calibration factors were simliar among cattle, but varied because of differences in the sensitivity of pedometers to movement and/or the tightness of the case around the animal''s leg. Adjusting pedometer readings by their individual calibration factor provided a precise and accurate measure of travel distance. Cattle on a short duration grazing system tended to walk farther, and travel distance was more variable than with animals on a continuous grazing system.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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