TrackLab

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Product information

  • Animal behavior research

    Read about our solutions for animal behavior research, including EthoVision XT, The Observer XT, and TrackLab.

  • TrackLab

    Do you want to know more? Download this overview of the product's features, research areas, and applications.

  • Case study

    TrackLab was installed at Aberystwyth University for the detailed analysis of the spatial behavior of sheep. Read more about it in our case study!
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References

  • Van Gijssel A., Loke B.J., Ouweltjes W., Rodenburg T.B., Visser E.K. and Noldus L.P.J.J. (2019) TrackLab 2: a new solution for automatic recording of location, activity and social behavior of group-housed animals. In: O’Brien B., Hennessy D. and Shalloo L. (eds) Precision Livestock Farming ’19. The 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF, Cork, Ireland, pp 677-68.
  • Van Gijssel A., Loke B.J., Ouweltjes W., Rodenburg T.B., Visser E.K. and Noldus L.P.J.J. (2019) TrackLab 2: a new solution for automatic recording of location, activity and social behavior of group-housed animals. Poster publication. The 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF, Cork, Ireland.
  • Rodenburg, TB; van der Eijk, JAJ; Pichová, K .; van Mil, B .; of Haas, EN (2017). PhenoLab: automatic recording of location, activity and proximity in group-housed laying hens. Precision Livestock Farming '17 , 269-274.
  • Stadig, LM; Rodenburg, TB, Ampe, B .; Reubens, B .; Tuyttens, FA (2017). An automated positioning system for chickens monitoring: effects of wearing a backpack on behavior, leg health and production. Applied Animal Behavior Science , doi: 10.1016 / j.applanim.2017.09.016.
  • Spink, A.; Cresswell, B .; Koelzsch, A.; Langevelde, F .; Neefjes, M .; Noldus, L.; Oeveren, H.; Prins, H.; van der Wal, T .; Weerd, N .; de Boer, WF (2013). Animal behavior analysis with GPS and 3D accelerometers. Proceedings of Precision Livestock Farming 2013 , 229-239.
  • Vázquez-Diosdado, J.A.; Doidge, C.; Bushby, E.V.; Occhiuto, F.; Kaler, J. (2024). Quantification of play behaviour in calves using automated ultra-wideband location data and its association with age, weaning and health status. Scientific Reports, 14: 8872. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59142-z
  • Malou van der Sluis, M. van der; de Klerk, B.; Ellen, E.D.; de Haas, Y.; Hijink, T.; Rodenburg, T.B. (2019). Validation of an ultra-wideband tTracking system for recording individual levels of activity in broilers. Animals, 9:580, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9080580
 


Recent blog posts

4 Cool cow facts

4 Cool cow facts

The investigation of movement, activity, and behavior of animals in stables gives great insight. Read this blog to learn more about that, but also about cow behavior in paddocks.
Retail analysis - Using TrackLab in a supermarket

Retail analysis - Using TrackLab in a supermarket

Noldus Information Technology teamed up with Jan Linders supermarkets, a chain of supermarkets in the southern part of The Netherlands.
Standing cows

Standing cows

Does it matter how much time a cow spends standing up or lying down? Bert Tolkamp thought that it did matter, and he proved his point by winning an IgNobel prize for his work on this.