DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER OF THE LOCOMOTION OF ANIMALS

A device for determining a parameter of the locomotion of animals has at least one marker with a tracker, and/or at least one sensor and an evaluation unit. The marker and/or the sensor are attached to a jacket provided for dressing the animal. The marker and/or sensor is arranged on the jacket so that the marker is arranged on the animal wearing the jacket having a defined spatial assignment to a parameter-relevant body location of the animal associated to the marker and/or sensor. The evaluation unit determines a parameter of the locomotion on the basis of a motion, detected by the tracker, of the parameter-relevant body location associated to the marker and/or on the basis of a motion, detected by the sensor, of the parameter-relevant body location associated to the sensor.