Agriculture, Vol. 29 No. 2, 2023.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.18047/poljo.29.2.9
Advantages and Threats of Precise Monitoring and Management Technology Application on Dairy Farms
Matija Domaćinović
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Pero Mijić
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Josip Novoselec
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Ana Domaćinović
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology, Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Dragan Solić
; Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Gundulićeva 36b, Osijek, Croatia
Ivana Prakatur
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Abstract
In addition to the usual labor-intensive technological processes (i.e., feeding, milking, cleaning, and curing), an increasing importance in today’s milk production, is attached to the monitoring of animal behavior and the state of microclimate in a facility. While behavioral monitoring is performed on a smaller number of target animals on the smaller dairy farms, numerous modern electronic measuring devices are introduced for the sake of animal monitoring on the larger farms, such as the sensors and biosensors, pedometers, computers, 2D and
3D surveillance cameras, thermal cameras, microphones, laser detectors, and automatic scales, all grouped under the name of a PLF system (Precision Livestock Farming). This system works pursuant to the principle of monitoring and (individual or collective) data collection of select indicators, followed by a computerized algorithmic data processing, whereby the integration of a large number of data provides useful information leading to a decision-making proposal. According to the numerous study results, the PLF system pertaining to the dairy cows has a positive effect on the early detection of animal diseases or stress, which leads to a more rational use of production resources, resulting in a higher production efficiency and better animal welfare. Since a prcise-technology system does not only offer new opportunities but also represents certain dangers, however, it is recommended that future commercialization of precise-technology systems on dairy farms be entrusted to the opinions of professionals who will be able to objectively evaluate multiple benefits of these PLF systems, based on the results of a multidisciplinary research.
Keywords
dairy farm; sensors; precision technologies; disease; well-being
Hrčak ID:
311694
URI
Publication date:
19.12.2023.
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