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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.

Especially since the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, trade unions around the world have become more active on environmental issues, and on networking and building alliances with other groups.

Source: Agricultural Workers and Their Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Conservation Agriculture is knowledge intensive and represents a paradigm shift in farming. For this reason, the promotion process must be accompanied by a clear communication strategy.

Study by Professor G. Basch et al.

Chapter 15, „Experiences with CA in Europe“ от книгата Conservation Agriculture

Trade unions can use their workplace representation and structures, organizational abilities, experience of collective bargaining, technical know-how and education and training programmes, as well as their political commitment, to enhance their contributions to the achievement of sustainable agricultural production, food security and sustainable development.

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

Contracts of employment prevailing in agriculture display a great diversity, both within and between countries. Seasonal, daily and permanent contracts of employment can be found alongside task or piece rate employment. Permanent contracts are the least common form of contract and their share in total agricultural employment has been declining in most countries.

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

Study by Professor G. Basch et al.

Chapter 15, „Experiences with CA in Europe“ от книгата Conservation Agriculture

Authors: G. Basch, T. Friedrich, A. Kassam and E. Gonzalez-Sanchez
Editors: Farooq Muhammad, Siddique Kadambot
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, 2015 

Source: Conservation Agriculture in Europe

Translated and adapted version in Bulgarian