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ArticleThe veterinary quarterly2025

Validation of a new textile sensor band for on-farm heart rate variability assessment in calves.

Luca Turini, Gaia Pesenti Rossi, Giulia Sala, Giulia Foggi, Giulia Gislon, Sara Mondini, Sara Barbieri, Sara Calonaci, Elisabetta Canali, Francesca Bonelli and 1 more

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Luca TuriniDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Gaia Pesenti RossiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy.
Giulia SalaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Giulia FoggiAgroVet-Strickhof, ETH Zurich, Lindau, Switzerland.
Giulia GislonDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Territory, Agroenergy (DiSAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sara MondiniDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Territory, Agroenergy (DiSAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sara BarbieriDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy.
Sara CalonaciDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Elisabetta CanaliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy.
Francesca BonelliCentro di Ricerche Agro-Ambientali "E. Avanzi", University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Marcello MeleDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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Abstract

Heart rate variability (HRV) has been studied as an indicator of stress and welfare in various species, including dairy calves, where significant changes in HRV were linked to cow-calf separation, isolation and disbudding. Wearable bands with smart textiles biotechnology offer a promising, low-stress alternative due to their comfort and ease of use without shaving or taping. The aim of this study was to examine if smart textiles biotechnology could be compared to a Standard base-apex ECG for measuring HRV in dairy calves. Twenty healthy Italian Holstein calves aged (20-60 days old) were recruited. Standard base-apex ECG and Smartex ECG were simultaneously acquired for 16 min in the standing, unsedated, unclipped calves. After extracting HRV parameters, comparisons were made using time, frequency, and nonlinear analyses. Agreement between devices was assessed using the Bland-Altman test and Spearman's 𝜚 correlations. Sperman's 𝜚 showed a very strong correlation for Mean RR, SDNN and LF (

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ElectrocardiographyHeart RateTextilesWearable Electronic DevicesAnimalsAnimal WelfareCattleMaleAnimal welfareCalvesECGHRVOn-farm monitoringPrecision livestock farmingTextile sensor bandWearable technology

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