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Janice Siegford

Michigan State University

Agriculture Hall

East Lansing, MI 48824-1122

United States

  • Michigan State University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

10

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1

Scholarly Papers (10)

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1.

Evaluation of Computer Vision for Detecting Agonistic Behavior of Pigs in a Single-Space Feeding Stall Through Blocked Cross-Validation Strategies

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 May 2022
Junjie Han, Janice Siegford, Dirk Colbry, Raymond Lesiyon, Anna Bosgraaf, Chen Chen, Tomas Norton and Juan Steibel
Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Jiangsu University, KU Leuven and Michigan State University
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Swine agonistic behavior, imbalanced data, Deep learning, Computer vision, cross validation

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Beyond the Farm: Stakeholder Perspectives on Precision Livestock Farming in the Swine Industry

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Mar 2025
Babatope Ebenezer Akinyemi, Lesley Jessiman, Simon P. Turner and Janice Siegford
Michigan State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Michigan State University
Downloads 71 (867,774)

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agricultural technology, animal welfare, data security, stakeholder perception, swine industry

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Public Perceptions of Precision Livestock Farming in the U.S. Swine Industry: Attitudes, Knowledge, and Ethical Considerations

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Aug 2025
Babatope Ebenezer Akinyemi and Janice Siegford
Michigan State University and Michigan State University
Downloads 49 (1,086,013)

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agricultural technology, animal welfare, ethical perception, public acceptance, smart farming

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Rearing Laying Hens: Environmental Complexity and Genetic Strain Affect Pullet But Not Chick Performance in a T-Maze Learning Task

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Apr 2023
Ana Rentsch, Alexandra Harlander, Lee Niel, Janice Siegford and Tina Widowski
University of Guelph, University of Guelph, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Michigan State University and University of Guelph
Downloads 49 (1,074,648)

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laying hens, pullets, chicks, rearing aviary, spatial skills, T-maze

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Precision Livestock Farming Usage Among a Subset U.S. Swine Producers: Insights Through a Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Nov 2024
Babatope Ebenezer Akinyemi, Janice Siegford, Lesley Jessiman, Simon P. Turner, Anna K. Johnson and Faical Akaichi
Michigan State University, Michigan State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Iowa State University and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
Downloads 39 (1,196,171)

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animal welfare, COM-B framework, swine industry, technology usage, structural equation model

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Human perceptions of smart farming technologies: a systematic scoping review

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 30 Oct 2025
Babatope Ebenezer Akinyemi and Janice Siegford
Michigan State University and Michigan State University
Downloads 38 (1,236,159)

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adoption and acceptance, animal welfare, data governance, Precision livestock farming, public trust

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U.S. Swine Producers’ Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Precision Livestock Farming Technologies: A Case Study on Reducing Piglet Crushing by Sows

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Jan 2026
Babatope Ebenezer Akinyemi, Janice Siegford, Simon P. Turner and Faical Akaichi
Michigan State University, Michigan State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
Downloads 31 (1,304,549)

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Choice Experiment, Piglet Crushing, Precision livestock farming, Swine Production, Willingness to Pay

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Unflappable: Wing Flapping of Aviary-Housed Laying Hens Following Spatial Restriction

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Jul 2025
Valentina Bongiorno, Tessa Grebey, Janice Swanson, Tina Widowski and Janice Siegford
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Guelph and Michigan State University
Downloads 19 (1,459,862)

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Chickens, Cage-Free Housing, Dynamic Behavior, Space, Behavioral Needs, Comfort Behavior

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Real-Time Automated LED-Based Interventions to Disperse Poultry Piling

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Feb 2026
Daniel Morris, Yunfei Long, Benjamin Smith, Ahmed Ali and Janice Siegford
Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Clemson University and Michigan State University
Downloads 14 (1,509,872)

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laying hen, chicken, cage-free, piling, intervention, computer vision, precision live-stock farming

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Laying hen pullets prioritize roosting location over perch diameter at night

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 May 2026
Steeley Ellis, Linda Caston, Alexandra Harlander, Madison Penney, Vicky Sandilands, Janice Siegford and Tina Widowski
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Guelph, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Michigan State University and University of Guelph
Downloads 8 (1,566,597)

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Pullet, Perching, perch diameter, Roosting, Behaviour