Co-funded by the European Union.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

'Industry 4.0 and Livestock Farming' Series

Part 5: Challenges of precision livestock farming and IoT

Precision livestock farming is widely known as an approach for employing inputs efficiently and achieving the greatest possible outputs. Furthermore, the precision livestock farming is a sustainable system from a variety of perspectives. According to the literature, IoTs will undergo significant technological improvements as service-oriented technology. It is worth noting, however, that the responsibility to leverage the intelligent solutions that IoT will provide in livestock management will remain in human hands.

Part 4: Monitoring health parameters during breeding period, sequel

According to a study carried out in 2014, the world’s cattle population was estimated at 1.43 billion while the population of sheep and goat was set at 1.87 billion [103]. Despite this high number of small ruminants, research regarding PLF approaches in sheep and goat are significantly less numerous as compared to cattle.

Translated and adapted: Industry 4.0 and Precision Livestock Farming (PLF): An up to Date Overview across Animal Productions

Part 3: Monitoring health parameters during breeding period

Both in dairy and beef cattle, pedometers, along with several other systems, are used in the detection of lameness.

Translated and adapted: Industry 4.0 and Precision Livestock Farming (PLF): An up to Date Overview across Animal Productions

Authors: Sarah Morrone, Corrado Dimauro, Filippo Gambella, Maria Grazia Cappai

Publication: Sensors 2022

Part 1: Industry 4.0 and Precision Livestock Farming: what's happening?

Precision livestock farming (PLF) has spread to various countries worldwide since its inception in 2003, though it has yet to be widely adopted. Additionally, the advent of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) have enabled a continued advancement and development of PLF. This modern technological approach to animal farming and production encompasses ethical, economic and logistical aspects. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of PLF and Industry 4.0, to identify current applications of this rather novel approach in different farming systems for food producing animals, and to present up to date knowledge on the subject.
Subscribe to 'Industry 4.0 and Livestock Farming' Series