Publications

 

International peer-reviewed publications

2023

• Franchi, G. A., Larsen, M. L. V., Kristoffersen, I. H., Winters, J. F. M., Pedersen, J.P., & Jensen, M. B. (2023). Play behaviour positively relates to weight gain, feeding behaviour and drinking behaviour in weaner pigs (Sus scrofa). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 259, 105836.
• Kobek-Kjeldager, C., Larsen, M. L. V., & Pedersen, L. J. (2023). Changes in piglet and litter characteristics across parities in two highly prolific sow hybrids in an outdoor organic herd. Animal Science Journal 94, e13840.
• Kobek-Kjeldager, C., Pedersen, L. J., & Larsen, M. L. V. (2023). Behavioural characteristics of fatal piglet crushing events under outdoor conditions. Livestock Science 268, 105164.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Wang, M., Willems, S., Liu, D., Norton, T. (2023). Automatic detection of locomotor play in young pigs: a proof of concept. Biosystems Engineering 229, 154-166.
• Verlinden, S. M. D., Larsen, M. L. V., Parmiggiani, A., Gao, C., Li, X., Youssef, A., Everaert, N., & Norton, T. (2023). Increased temperature during incubation increases the sociality of male broilers in later life. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 258, 105815.
• Wang, M., Li, X., Larsen, M. L. V., Liu, D., Rault, J.-L., & Norton, T. (2023). A computer vision-based approach for respiration rate monitoring of group housed pigs. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 210, 107899.

2022

• Alameer A., Buijs, S., O’Connell N., Dalton, L., Larsen M. L. V., Pedersen L. J., & Kyriazakis, I. (2022). Automated detection and quantification of contact behaviour in pigs using deep learning. Biosystems Engineering 224, 118-130.
• Franchi, G. A., Larsen, M. L. V., Winters, J. F. M., Jensen, M. B., & Pedersen, J.P. (2022). Investigating the effects of two weaning methods and two genetic hybrids on play behavior in weaner pigs (Sus scrofa). Frontiers in Animal Science 3, 909038.
• Franchi, G. A., Larsen, M. L. V., Herskin, M. S., Foldager, L., Larsen, M., & Jensen, M. B. (2022). Effects of changes in diet energy density and milking frequency and a single injection of cabergoline at dry-off on feeding behavior and rumination time in dairy cows. JDS Communications 3, 195-200.
• Larsen M. L. V. & Pedersen L. J. (2022). Use of drinkers by finisher pigs depend on drinker location, pig age, time of day, stocking density and tail damage. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9:1029803.
• Verlinden, S. M. D., Norton, T., Larsen, M. L. V., Schroyen, M., Youssef, A., & Everaert, N. (2022). Influence of temperature during incubation on the mRNA levels of temperature sensitive ion channels in the brain of broiler chicken embryos. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 268, 111199.
• Verlinden, S. M. D., Larsen, M. L. V., Debontridder, P., Youssef, A., Everaert, N., & Norton, T. (2022). Effect of lower temperature stimuli during incubation on fear and social-related behaviours in broilers. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 248, 105572.
• Wang, M., Larsen, M. L. V., Liu, D., Winters, J. F. M., Rault, J.-L., & Norton, T. (2022). Towards re-identification for long-term tracking of group-housed pigs. Biosystems Engineering 222, 71-81.

2021

• Larsen, M. L. V., Wang, M., & Norton, T. (2021). Information Technologies for Welfare Monitoring in Pigs and Their Relation to Welfare Quality®. Sustainability 13, 692.
• Larsen, M., Franchi, G. A., Herskin, M. S., Foldager, L., Larsen, M. L. V., Sørensen, M. T., & Jensen, M. B. (2021). Effects of feeding level, milking frequency, and single injection of cabergoline on feed intake, milk yield, milk leakage, and clinical udder characteristics during dry-off in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 104, 11108-11125.
• Wang, M., Oczak, M., Larsen, M. L. V., Bayer, F., Maschat, K., Baumgartner, J., Rault, J.-L., & Norton, T. (2021). A PCA-based frame selection method for applying CNN and LSTM to classify postural behaviour in sows. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 189, 106351.
• Wang, M., Youssef, A., Larsen, M. L. V., Rault, J. L., Berckmans, D., Marchant-Forde, J. N., Hartung, J., Bleich, A., Lu, M., & Norton, T. (2021). Contactless Video-Based Heart Rate Monitoring of a Resting and an Anesthetized Pig. Animals 11, 442.

2020

• Chen, C., Zhu, W., Oczak, M., Maschat, K., Baumgartner, J., Larsen, M. L. V., & Norton, T. (2020). A computer vision approach for recognition of the engagement of pigs with different enrichment objects. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 217, 105580.
• Jensen, D. B., Larsen, M. L. V., & Pedersen, L. J. (2020). Predicting pen fouling in fattening pigs from pig position. Livestock Science 231, 103852.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Pedersen, L. J., Edwards S., Albanie S., & Dawkins, M. S. (2020). Movement change detected by optical flow precedes, but does not predict, tail-biting in pigs. Livestock Science 240, 104136.

2019

• Larsen, M. L. V., Gustafsson, A., Marchant-Forde, J. N., & Valros, A. (2019). Tear staining in finisher pigs and its relation to age, growth, sex and potential pen level stressors. Animal 13, 1704-1711.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Pedersen, L. J., & Jensen, D. B. (2019). Prediction of tail biting events in finisher pigs from automatically recorded sensor data. Animals 9, 458.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Jensen, M. B., & Pedersen, L. J. (2019). Increasing the number of wooden beams from two to four increases the exploratory behaviour of finisher pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 216, 6-14.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. L., & Pedersen, L. J. (2019). Changes in activity and object manipulation before tail damage in finisher pigs as an early detector of tail biting. Animal 13, 1037-1044.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Bertelsen, M., & Pedersen, L. J. (2019). Pen fouling in finisher pigs: Changes in the lying pattern and pen temperature prior to fouling. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, 118.
• Norton, T., Chen, C., Larsen, M. L. V., & Berckmans, D. (2019). Precision livestock farming: building ‘digital representations’ to bring the animals closer to the farmer. Animal 13, 3009-3017.

2018

• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. M. L., & Pedersen, L. J. (2018). Tail posture as a detector of tail damage and an early detector of tail biting in finishing pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 209, 30-35.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. L., & Pedersen, L. J. (2018). Which is the most preventive measure against tail damage in finisher pigs: tail docking, straw provision or lowered stocking density? Animal 12, 1260-1267.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Bertelsen, M., & Pedersen, L. J. (2018). Factors affecting fouling in conventional pens for slaughter pigs. Animal 12, 322-328.

2017

• Larsen, M. L. V., Bertelsen, M., & Pedersen, L. J. (2017). How do stocking density and straw provision affect fouling in conventionally housed slaughter pigs? Livestock Science 205, 1-4.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Thodberg, K., & Pedersen, L. J. (2017). Radiant heat increases piglets’ use of the heated creep area on the critical days after birth. Livestock Science 201, 74-77.

2016

• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. M. L., & Pedersen, L. J. (2016). Can tail damage outbreaks in the pig be predicted by behavioural change? The Veterinary Journal 209, 50-56.
• Muns, R., Malmkvist, J., Larsen, M. L. V., Sørensen, D., & Pedersen, L. J. (2016). High environmental temperature around farrowing induced heat stress in crated sows. Journal of Animal Science 94, 377-384.
• Pedersen, L. J., Larsen, M. L. V., & Malmkvist, J. (2016). The ability of different thermal aids to reduce hypothermia in neonatal piglets. Journal of Animal Science 94, 2151-2159.

2015

• Larsen, M. L. V., & Pedersen, L. J. (2015). Does light attract piglets to the creep area? Animal 9, 1032-1037.

Conference abstracts/papers

2024

2023

• Rousing, T., Jensen, J. D., Larsen, M. L. V., & Pedersen L. J. (2023). H2020 mEATquality: On-farm animal welfare assessment in slaughter pigs. At the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science EAAP, Lyon, France, August 25 – September 1, 2023.

• Ko, H. L., Pedersen, L. J., Franchi, G., Jensen, M. B., Larsen, M., Boumans, I. J. M. M., Bus, J.D., Bokkers E. A. M., Manteca X, & Llonch, P. (2023). An attempt to aggregate pig welfare indicators from sensors: achievements and barriers. At the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science EAAP, Lyon, France, August 25 – September 1, 2023.

• Larsen, M. L.V., Liu, D., Sigvartssøn, M. K.-K., Norton, T., & Pedersen, L. J. (2023). Computer vision as a means to determine optimal sampling interval for feeding behaviour duration of finisher pigs. At the 56th ISAE congress, Tallinn, Estonia, August 1-5, 2023.

2022

• Franchi, G. A., Larsen, M. L. V., Kristoffersen, I. H., Winters, J. F. M., Jensen, M. B., & Pedersen, L. J. (2022). Validating play behaviour as a positive welfare indicator in pigs (Sus scrofa) around weaning. At the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science EAAP, Porto, Portugal, September 5-9, 2022. 
• Larsen, M. L. V., Wang, M., Willems, S., Liu, D., & Norton, T. (2022). First step to remote detection of locomotor play in young pigs: a preliminary study. At the 10th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Vienna, Austria, August 29 to September 2, 2022.
• Larsen, M. L. V., & Norton, T. (2022). Potential of depth images to monitor feeder access in growing pigs: a methodological study. At the 10th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Vienna, Austria, August 29 to September 2, 2022.
• Wang, M., Xue, L., Larsen, M. L. V., & Norton, T. (2022). Contactless Video-Based Respiration Rate Monitoring of group housed pigs. At the 10th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Vienna, Austria, August 29 to September 2, 2022.

2021

• Larsen, M. L. V., Pedersen, L. J., Kristoffersen, I. H., Winters, J., Norton, T., & Jensen, M. B. (2021). The relation between play behavior and growth rate in piglets across weaning. At the 8th WAFL congress, August 16-19, 2021 (Virtual).
• Franchi, G. A., Larsen, M. L. V., Herskin, M. S., Larsen, M., & Jensen, M. B. (2021). Dairy cows fed an energy-reduced diet ad libitum during dry-off display behavioural changes indicative of hunger. At the 54th ISAE congress, Bangalore, India, August 2-6, 2021 (Virtual).
• Verlinden, S., Larsen, M. L. V., Debontridder, P., Everaert, N., & Norton, T. (2021). Influence of cold incubation on later life distress experiences. At the 54th ISAE congress, Bangalore, India, August 2-6, 2021 (Virtual).
• Wang M., Larsen, M. L. V., Marchant-Forde, J., Berckmans, D., & Norton, T. (2021). Contactless video-based respiration rate monitoring of the pig in resting status. 12th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management, April 14-16, 2021, Virtual.

2019

• Jensen, D. B., Larsen, M. L. V., & Pedersen, L. J. (2019). Comparison of architectures and training strategies for convolutional neural networks intended for location-specific counting of slaughter pigs. At the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Cork, Ireland, August 26-29, 2019.

2018

• Thorsen, C. K., Larsen, M. L. V., Moustsen, V. A., Theil, P. K., & Pedersen, L. J. (2018). Management of large litters using milk supplementation – Preliminary results. At the 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science EAAP, Dubrovnik, Kroatien, August 27-31, 2018.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. M.-L., & Pedersen, L. J. (2018). Early detection of tail biting from behavioural changes in finisher pigs. At the 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science EAAP, Dubrovnik, Kroatien, August 27-31, 2018.

2016

• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. M.-L., & Pedersen, L. J. (2016). A more sustainable pig production without tail biting and tail docking. At the EURSAFE congress, Porto, Portugal, September 28 to October 1, 2016.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. M.-L., & Pedersen, L. J. 2016. Both tail docking and straw provision reduce the risk of tail damage outbreaks. At the 50th ISAE congress, Edinburgh, UK, July 12-15, 2016.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Andersen, H. M.-L., & Pedersen, L. J. 2016. How expected stressful factors affect the tail posture of Slaughter pigs. At the ISAE Nordic congress, Billund, Denmark, January 2016.

2014

• Pedersen, L. J., Larsen, M. L. V., & Thodberg, K., 2014. Effect of a light and heat source in the creep area on piglets’ thermal comfort and use of the heated area. At the 48th ISAE congress, Bilbao, Spain, July 29 to August 2, 2014.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Pedersen, L. J., & Thodberg, K., 2014. Effect of increased room temperature and a new heat source on piglets’ use of the heated creep area. At the 48th ISAE congress, Bilbao, Spain, July 29 to August 2, 2014.

Book chapters

• Larsen, M. L. V., Pedersen, L. J. & Norton, T. (2024). Chapter 13: Precision Livestock Farming. In Tail Biting in Pigs (pp. 330-347). Brill | Wageningen Academics.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Norton, T., & Pedersen, L. J. (2022). Chapter 4: Steps and barriers in the development of a PLF system for welfare monitoring: tail biting in growing pigs as example. In Practical Precision Livestock Farming: Hands-on experiences with PLF technologies in commercial and R&D settings (pp. 71-83). Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Other publications

• Larsen, M.L.V. 2023. Animal Welfare Monitoring. In: Zhang, Q. (eds) Encyclopedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies. Springer, Cham.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Jensen, M. B., & Pedersen, L. J. 2018. Slagtesvins aktivitet rettet mod trælægter som beskæftigelses- og rodemateriale i konventionelle svinestier. Note to the Danish Ministry, December 31, 2018.
• Larsen, M. L. V. 2018. Two strategies to prevent tail damage in finishers: removal of risk factors and early detection. PhD thesis.
• Pedersen, L. J., Larsen, M. L. V., Jensen, M. B., Wallgren, T., & Gunnarsson, S. 2017. How can enrichment help to reduce tail docking? Pig Progress, September.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Jensen, M. B., Herskin, M. S., Andersen, H. M.-L., & Pedersen, L. J. 2017. Kan halebid undgås uden brug af halekupering? HYOlogisk, June, s. 28-30.
• Larsen, M. L. V. & Pedersen, L. J. 2016. Stabilvarmetilførsel til nyfødte pattegrise. SVIN, February.
• Larsen, M. L. V., Pedersen, L. J. 2014. Øgetbrug af pattegrisehulen. HYOlogisk, October, s. 24-27.