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Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 44(200463–69 Dynamic weighing of dairy cows:using a lumped-parameter model of cow walk Dragan Cveticanin a , ?, Georg Wendl b b Remming, Heroja Tepica 15, 21000Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro Research Centre of Agricultural Engineering, Bavarian State Research Centre for Agriculture, V?ttingerStr. 36, 85354Freising, Germany Received 13June 2003; received in revised form 27October 2003; accepted 1March 2004a Abstract The paper deals with the dynamic weighing of dairy cows. A simple physical–mathematicalmodel that simulates cow walk is described. The four-legged system of cow movement is simpli?edas a two legged system. The output of the model, which is the force to the ground produced by a cow’sfeet, depends on walking speed and body weight. The developed model was used for body weight determination as cows crossed a walk-through weighing scale. An accuracy of 2%compared to statically measured body weight could be achieved in the absence of crowding of animals traversing the platform. ?2004Elsevier B.V . All rights reserved. Keywords:Dynamic weighing; Cow walk; Modelling 1. Introduction Dairy farming is developing into automated production system. The objective is to fully automate every process from feeding to milking in order to reduce production costs and maximise milk yield. Dynamic weighing of cattle is an important segment of this system. Weighing in motion without stopping the animal’smovement after it leaves the milking parlour is of interest due to continuity of the milking process and smaller variations of body weight when measured at the same time of the day. The forces to the ground during the cow’spassage are recorded on walk-through weighers. Walk-through weighing scale ?Corresponding author. E-mail address:cdragan@eunet.yu(D.Cveticanin. 0168-1699/$–see front matter ?2004Elsevier B.V . All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/pag.2004.03.001 64D. Cveticanin, G. Wendl /Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 44(200463–