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Biol."],"abstract":"<jats:p>Abstract Buffalo is one of the leading milk-producing dairy animals. Its production and reproduction are affected due to some factors including inadequate monitoring around parturition, which cause economic losses like delayed birth process, increased risk of stillbirth, etc. The appropriate calving monitoring is essential for dairy herd management. Therefore, we designed a study its aim was, to predict the calving based on automated machine measured prepartum behaviors in buffaloes. The data were collected from n=40 pregnant buffaloes of 2nd to 5th parity, which was synchronized. The NEDAP neck and leg logger tag was attached to each buffalo at 30 days before calving and automatically collected feeding, rumination, lying, standing, no. of steps, no. of switches from standing to lying (lying bouts) and total motion activity. All behavioral data were reduced to -10 days before the calving date for statistical analysis to use mixed model procedure and ANOVA. Results showed that feeding and rumination time significantly (P&lt;0.05) decreased from -10 to -1 days before calving indicating calving prediction. Moreover, Rumination time was at lowest (P&lt;0.001) value at 2h before the calving such behavioral changes may be useful to predict calving in buffaloes. Similarly, lying bouts and standing time abruptly decreased (P&lt;0.05) from -3 to -1 days before calving, while lying time abruptly increased (P&lt;0.01) from -3 to -1 days before calving (531.57\u00b123.65 to 665.62\u00b118.14, respectively). No. of steps taken and total motion significantly (P&lt;0.05) increased from -10 to -1 days before calving. Feeding time was significantly (P&lt;0.02) lowered in 3rd parity buffaloes compared with 2nd, 4th and 5th parity buffaloes, while standing time of 5th parity buffaloes were lowered (P&lt;0.05) as compared to 2nd to 4th parity buffalos at -1 day of prepartum. However, rumination, lying, no. of steps taken and total motion activity at -1 day of prepartum was independent (P&gt;0.05) of parity in buffaloes. Neural network analysis for combined variables from NEDAP technology at the daily level yielded 100.0% sensitivity and 98% specificity. In conclusion NEDAP technology can be used to measured behavioral changes -10 day before calving as it can serve as a useful guide in the prediction calving date in the buffaloes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/1519-6984.257884","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,4]],"date-time":"2022-05-04T13:37:26Z","timestamp":1651671446000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Evaluation of automated monitoring calving prediction in dairy buffaloes a new tool for calving management"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"82","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8610-7615","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"R. 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