Precision Livestock Farming: An international review of scientific and commercial aspects
Keywords:
Precision Livestock Farming(PLF), smart farming, commercialisation, scientific issue, animal welfare, efficiencyAbstract
Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) is potentially one of the most powerful developments amongst a number of interesting new and upcoming technologies that have the potential to revolutionise the livestock farming industries. If properly implemented, PLF or Smart Farming could (1) improve or at least objectively document animal welfare on farms; (2) reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and improve environmental performance of farms; (3) facilitate product segmentation and better marketing of livestock products; (4) reduce illegal trading of livestock products; and (5) improve the economic stability of rural areas. However, there are only a few examples of successful commercialisation of PLF technologies introduced by a small number of commercial companies which are actively involved in the PLF commercialisation process. To ensure that the potential of PLF is taken to the industry, it is recommended to: (1) establish a new service industry; (2) verify, demonstrate and publicise the benefits of PLF; (3) better coordinate the efforts of different industry and academic organisations interested in the development and implementation of PLF technologies on farms; and (4) encourage the commercial sectors to assist with professionally managed product development. Keywords: Precision Livestock Farming(PLF), smart farming, commercialisation, scientific issue, animal welfare, efficiency DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20120503.001 Citation: Banhazi T M, Lehr H, Black J L, Crabtree H, Schofield P, Tscharke M, et al. Precision Livestock Farming: An international review of scientific and commercial aspects. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2012; 5(3): 1References
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[22] Niemi J K, Sev
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[3] Chamberlain-Ward S L. Continuous ambient air monitoring systems. in 14th International Clean Air & Environment Conference, 1998; Melbourne, Australia.
[4] Cumby T R, Phillips V R. Environmental impacts of livestock production. in Integrated Management Systems for Livestock, 2001; Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK. BSAS, Edinburgh.
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[6] Banhazi T M, Black J L. Precision livestock farming: a suite of electronic systems to ensure the application of best practice management on livestock farms. Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, 2009; 7(1): 1-14.
[7] Banhazi T M, Tscharke M, Ferdous W M, Saunders C, Lee S H. Improved image analysis based system to reliably predict the live weight of pigs on farm: Preliminary results. Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, 2011; 8(2): 107-119
[8] Banhazi T M, Lewis B, Tscharke M. The development and commercialisation aspects of a practical feed intake measurement instrumentation to be used in livestock buildings. Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, 2011; 8(2): 131-138.
[9] Black J L, Scott L. More beef from pastures: current knowledge, adoption and research opportunities. 2002, Meat and Livestock Australia Limited: Sydney, Australia.
[10] Berckmans D. What can we expect from Precision Livestock Farming and why? in Acceptable and Practical Precision Livestock Farming, Smith I G and Lehr H, Editors. 2011, European Commission Halifax, UK. pp. 7-10.
[11] Lehr H. General conclusions and recommendations, in Multidisciplinary Approach to Acceptable and Practical Precision Livestock Farming for SMEs in Europe and Worldwide, Smith I G and Lehr H, Editors. 2011, European Commission: Halifax, UK. pp. 179-188.
[12] Berckmans D. Precision livestock farming (PLF). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2008; 62(1): 1.
[13] Lehr H. Food information management and advanced traceability in Multidisciplinary Approach to Acceptable and Practical Precision Livestock Farming for SMEs in Europe and Worldwide, Smith I G and Lehr H, Editors. 2011, Uropean Commission Halifax, UK. pp. 84-111.
[14] Devir S, Maltz E, Metz J H M. Strategic management planning and implementation at the milking robot dairy farm. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 1997; 17(1): 95-110.
[15] Halachmi I, Edan Y, Maltz E, Peiper U M, Moallem U, Brukental I. A real-time control system for individual dairy cow food intake. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 1998; 20(2): 131-144.
[16] Exadaktylos V, Silva M, Berckmans D. Real-time analysis of chicken embryo sounds to monitor different incubation stages. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2011; 75(2): 321-326.
[17] Gates R S, Chao K, Sigrimis N. Identifying design parameters for fuzzy control of staged ventilation control systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2001; 31(1): 61-74.
[18] Brandl N, Jorgensen E. Determination of live weight of pigs from dimensions measured using image analysis. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 1996; 15(1): 57-72.
[19] Schofield C P. Evaluation of image analysis as a means of estimating the weight of pigs. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 1990; 47: 287-296.
[20] Wang Y, Yang W, Winter P, Walker L. Walk-through weighing of pigs using machine vision and an artificial neural network. Biosystems Engineering, 2008; 100(1): 117-125.
[21] Maltz E, Livshin N, Antler A, Edan Y, Matza S, Antman A. Variable milking frequency in large dairies: performance and economic analysis - models and experiments. in 1st European Precision Livestock Farming. 2003. Berlin, Germany: Wageningen Academic Publisher.
[22] Niemi J K, Sev
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Banhazi, T. M., Lehr, H., Black, J. L., Crabtree, H., Schofield, P., Tscharke, M., & Berckmans, D. (2012). Precision Livestock Farming: An international review of scientific and commercial aspects. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 5(3), 1–9. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/599
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