Poultry scientists working on "chicken translator"
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Wayne Daley (left), a Georgia Tech Research Institute principal research scientist, and Casey Ritz, a University of Georgia associate professor of poultry science, prepare to record chicken vocalizations
Wayne Daley (left), a Georgia Tech Research Institute principal research scientist, and Casey Ritz, a University of Georgia associate professor of poultry science, prepare to record chicken vocalizations
Researcher David Anderson, in Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, analyzes chicken vocalizations
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia examine recordings of bird vocalizations from a small flock of chickens at the University of Georgia’s Poultry Research Center
Some of the test subjects
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Any experienced chicken farmer will tell you, the relative contentment of the birds can be gauged by the sounds they’re making. While this has generally been accepted as anecdotal folk wisdom, a team of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia are now trying to scientifically verify it. They’re hoping that their research could lead to better living conditions for the animals, lower costs to farmers, and higher productivity.
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