[Consumption and ruminating behavior in sheep. 5. Continuous registration and recording of consumption and rumination dependent jaw movements in sheep based on acceleration measurements].

A method of the registration of the feed intake and ruminating behaviour of sheep which uses piezoelectric converters was tested. The appliance-technological solution and the feasibility and routine measurings are described. It showed that measurings on the basis of acceleration registration produced similar results as the 'halter method with plate feelers' used so far and that disturbance of the test animals is reduced.