Group of Ruminant Research
Departament of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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Expertise: Lactation biology, dairy animals management and ruminant nutrition. Electronic identification of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. Machine milking and udder health. Ultrasonography and thermograpy of animals. Rumen digestion sensoring. Facility: Experimental farm for dairy cows, sheep and goat. Faraday and climatic chamber for studies with animals. Laboratory for electronic identification and radiofrequency equipment testing. Laboratory for feed and animal product analyses and evaluation. Priority: Electronic identification and traceability of livestock and their products, use of ICT for measuring livestock performances and assesing on animal wellbeing. Static and dynamic performance tests of animal identification devices and readers. Evaluation of dairy farm performance recording equipment. Use of rumen sensors for measuring changes produced by nutrition. Evaluation of heat stress effects in dairy animals.