000152193 001__ 152193
000152193 005__ 20250401114419.0
000152193 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/agriculture15050448
000152193 0248_ $$2sideral$$a143428
000152193 037__ $$aART-2025-143428
000152193 041__ $$aeng
000152193 100__ $$aLarraz, Virginia
000152193 245__ $$aUse of new technologies to determine the locomotion energy expenditure and livestock activity patterns of free-grazing sheep in mountain pastures
000152193 260__ $$c2025
000152193 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000152193 5203_ $$aThis study assessed the daily energy expenditure and activity of sheep in mountain pastures in the Pyrenees (Spain), using Global Positioning System (GPS) and accelerometer data. Sheep traveled an average of 9.6 km daily, and the average daily energy expenditure due to locomotion was 3.20 MJ.day−1. Activity exhibited a bimodal grazing pattern, peaking in early morning and late afternoon, with reduced movement at midday and night. Despite an average loss of 0.65 points of the body condition score (BCS), most sheep remained within the optimal range. This study demonstrates the substantial energy demands of sheep grazing in the rugged terrain of mountain pastures and the effectiveness of GPS and accelerometer technology in capturing detailed activity patterns, providing insights for optimizing grazing strategies and livestock management.
000152193 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E03-23R
000152193 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
000152193 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000152193 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-4877-5249$$aBarrantes, Olivia$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000152193 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9990-571X$$aReiné, Ramón$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000152193 7102_ $$15011$$2705$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural$$cÁrea Producción Vegetal
000152193 773__ $$g15, 5 (2025), 448 [19 pp.]$$pAgriculture (Basel)$$tAgriculture (Basel)$$x2077-0472
000152193 8564_ $$s3336750$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/152193/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada
000152193 8564_ $$s2578872$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/152193/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada
000152193 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:152193$$particulos$$pdriver
000152193 951__ $$a2025-04-01-11:02:29
000152193 980__ $$aARTICLE