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The position of the accelerometer is at the top of the animal’s back (behind the withers), and the positions of the two electrodes connected to a transmitter of the heart rate monitor are at the animal’s right shoulder and left anterior thorax, which are known to be the appropriate points for heart rate measurements for ruminants.
