**4. Use of biotelemetry in other fields**

Other fields have preceded poultry in the use of biotelemetry and studies of the use of biotelemetry in other species are available for wildlife, livestock, fish, laboratory animals and humans. A quick survey of some of these studies may be a useful source of information for poultry research as they contain interesting equipment and methodologies.

A broad survey of the literature seems to indicate that the most advanced use of biotelemetry is in human medicine. There has been increased interest in the medical field in remote patient monitoring driven by the need for real-time patient data and the ability to monitor multiple patients simultaneously (Tan et al., 2009). Several studies in the literature have surveyed advances in biotelemetry in the medical field and they give insight into the

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