Naslov
The precision technologies in livestock production

Autori
Gantner, Vesna ; Brka, Muhamed ; Važić, Božo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts of XI International Symposium of Agricultural Sciences "AgroReS 2022" / Nježić, B. - Banja Luka : Poljoprivredni fakultet Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, 2022, 248-249

ISBN
978-99938-93-81-3

Skup
11th international symposium on agricultural sciences (AgroReS 2022)

Mjesto i datum
Trebinje, Bosna i Hercegovina, 26.05.2022. - 28.05.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
livestock production ; precision technologies ; sensors ; big data

Sažetak
The forecasts indicate that the global human population by the year 2050 will be over 9 billion resulting in the consumption of 50–60% more food compared to the present consumption. Furthermore, the global population is becoming wealthier indicating that will tend to prefer animal products (meat, milk and eggs). In order to prevent global food insecurity, it is essential to enable sustainable intensification of animal production under the following conditions: increased demand for animal products, reduced resources required for production (agricultural land, water), and availability of various tools and production methods. In these conditions, intensification of animal production implies the increase of animal density and decrease of the stock-person per animal ratio. In the case of increasing herd size and decreasing workforce availability, precision livestock farming imposes as an optimal solution. Precision livestock farming implies the usage of various sensors and big data analysis in order to provide a simple score concerning animal health, productivity, fertility, and welfare. By gathering and analyzing a large quantity of data precision livestock farming can provide farmers with information regarding the production, reproduction and welfare at the animal and herd level. That information enables a farmer to optimize the management of the farm and consequently realize an efficient and sustainable animal production system. The benefits of the application of precision livestock farming are reflected through improved animal health and welfare, increased efficiency, decreased production costs, improved quality of products, decreased negative environmental effects and increased sustainability of the farm. Currently, there are a large number of different precision livestock farming technologies on the market. The decision of what system should be applied (single/multiple sensors) on a particular farm depends entirely on the farmer.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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