Industry 3.5 to empower smart production for poultry farming and an empirical study for broiler live weight prediction

AbstractThe objective of this work was to evaluate the ultrasound method as a tool forin-vivobreast and abdominal fat prediction on Campero-INTA broilers. Breast length (mm), width (mm), surface (mm2; ultrasound) and depth (mm; ultrasound), and abdominal fat depth (mm; ultrasound) were measured at 65-66 and 72-73 days of age on 96 males. At 79 days of age, the broilers were weighed and slaughtered. Breast and abdominal fat weights (g) were obtained. Multiple regression equations were fitted using live weight (g) andin-vivomeasurements to predict breast and abdominal fat weights and proportions (g/g). The best model for each case was selected by the Stepwise procedure. Equations fitted were verified using another set of data. Breast weight prediction using live weight and breast length in the model was as accurate as using live weight and breast depth. The former is recommended for breeding work. Abdominal fat weight prediction using ultrasound measurements of fat was less accurate than breast weight prediction. Repeatabilities for ultrasound breast measurements were higher (0·72 to 0·73) than those for abdominal fat (0·51 to 0·52). Operator effect may be important when training levels are different.

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Live weight prediction of cattle using deep image regression

10.1109/metroagrifor52389.2021.9628547 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alexey Ruchay ◽

Konstantin Dorofeev ◽

Vsevolod Kalschikov ◽

Vladimir Kolpakov ◽

Kinispay Dzhulamanov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Live Weight ◽

Deep Image ◽

Weight Prediction

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Livestock indicators of broiler chickens rearing when use in feeding of sweet chestnut wood extract

Kormlenie sel'skohozjajstvennyh zhivotnyh i kormoproizvodstvo (Feeding of agricultural animals and feed production) ◽

10.33920/sel-05-2103-01 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 3-12

Author(s):

N. P. Buryakov ◽

A. S. Zaikina ◽

M. A. Buryakova ◽

M. Shaaban ◽

A. Yu. Zagarin

Keyword(s):

Broiler Chickens ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Live Weight ◽

Feed Additive ◽

Control Group ◽

Sweet Chestnut ◽

Daily Gain ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Chestnut Wood ◽

Poultry Farming

The intensifi cation of modern industrial poultry farming as the most progressive and dynamically developing branch of agriculture aimed at raising productivity and increasing production volumes, inevitably leads to numerous problems related to poultry health. One of the most common ways to solve this problem is to use antibacterial drugs. The results of scientifi c and economic experiment on the use of the phytobiotic additive “Farmatan VSO (Butitan)” in feeding broiler chickens of cross Cobb-500 have been provided in the article. The inclusion in the poultry diet of the phytobiotic “Farmatan VSO (Butitan)” in the amount for compound feed Start 800 g/t, Growth and Finish – 400 g/t leads to increase in the live weight of broilers by 3,0 % compared to the control group. At the same time the average daily gain of live weight in the 4th experimental group was 73 g, which was by 2,8 % more than in the control group. The use of phytobiotic additives in the feeding of broiler chickens contributes to the highest livability of poultry (98,1 %). It has been found that the best indicators for feed expenditures have been noted in the 3rd and 4th experimental groups 1,47 and 1,48 kg, which were 3,3 and 2,6 % lower than in the control group. Thus, the authors have found that the highest live weight, average daily gain, livability and lowest expenditures of feed per unit of production diff ered in broiler chickens of 4th experimental group where in the compound feed antibiotic Flavomycin has been replaced on phytobiotic feed additive “Farmatan VSO (Butican)” in the compound feed Start 800 g/t, Growth and Finish- 400 g/t. Production testing of the use of “Farmatan VSO (Butitan)” has shown the high eff ectiveness of phytobiotics as a mean of replacing the feed antibiotic and improving the livestock indicators of broiler chickens rearing.

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Influence of zeolite honguruu on growth and development, digestibility and metabolism of geese

Agrarian Bulletin of the ◽

10.32417/1997-4868-2020-196-5-80-85 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 196 (5) ◽

pp. 80-85

Author(s):

N. Chernogradskaya ◽

Mihail Grigor'ev ◽

Roini Sharvadze ◽

Aleksandra Grigorieva

Keyword(s):

Growth And Development ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Physiological State ◽

Live Weight ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Physiological Experiment ◽

Daily Growth ◽

Analogue Method ◽

Poultry Farming

Abstract. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of zeolite honguruu on the growth and development, digestibility and metabolism of geese in the conditions of Yakutia. During the experiment, research methods generally accepted in poultry farming were used. Live weight – by weighing birds, digestibility and metabolism according to the method of VIZH, VNITIP. The scientific novelty of the research was to find the possibility of involving natural zeolite in the feed ration of young goose young in the conditions of Yakutia. For carrying out the experiments, we formed 3 groups of geese of 20 animals in each analogue method. Therefore, we determined the effect of zeolite on growth, development, physiological state, and digestibility of nutrients. The purpose of the research is to identify the degree of safety when using zeolite in poultry farming and to obtain an environmentally friendly product for human nutrition. The use of zeolite contributed to an increase in gross increase in live weight by 14.13 % and 19.22 %. So, the supplement contributed to an increase in average daily growth during all periods of cultivation: in 60–70 days – 7.85 % and 15.24 %; in 70–80 days – by 21.73 % and 28.30 %, in 80–90 days – by 13.61 % and 15.76 %. During the experiment, the control group of geese accounted less than the experimental groups of birds – 14.14 % and 19.22 %. A physiological experiment was conducted to determine the effect of zeolite honurin on metabolism. It was found that the additive contributes to better digestion of nutrients in terms of dry matter by 0.9 % and 1.58 %, organic matter by 0.83 % and 1.38 %, protein by 0.64 % and 0.92 %, fat by 0.84 % and 1.58 %, fiber by 0.33 % and 2.21 %, and nitrogen-free extractives by 0.96 % and 1.42 %. During the experiment, it was found that the nitrogen balance in all geese was positive but had differences in the degree of deposition in the body. So the experimental geese of the experimental groups exceeded their peers from the control group by 3.47 % and 5.56 %, respectively. Thus, the use of zeolite zeolite is positive for the growth and development, digestibility and metabolism of geese.

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APPLICATION OF PROPOLIS TINCTURE TO PREVENT INFECTIONS OF BROILERS

Bulletin of NSAU (Novosibirsk State Agrarian University) ◽

10.31677/2072-6724-2019-50-1-139-147 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 139-147

Author(s):

S. B. Lysko ◽

A. V. Portianko ◽

M. V. Zadorozhnaya ◽

A. P. Krasikov

Keyword(s):

Immune System ◽

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Live Weight ◽

Control Group ◽

Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽

Poultry House ◽

Industrial Experiment ◽

Environmentally Safe ◽

Poultry Farming

Scientific and industrial experiment was carried out at the poultry farming on Ross308 broilers. The authors explored various schemes of application of propolis tincture for pre venting respiratory infection of poultry of bacterial etiology. The researchers arranged a control group and two experimental groups according to the principle of analogues. The groups were placed in separate isolated poultry houses. Chickens of the control group were fed with antibiotic Tilmipool (0.3 ml/l of water) aged 1-3; 14-16; 25-27 days; their poultry house was sprayed with Ecocide C (0.5%, 1 l/100 m3, exposure 60 min) on 1, 7, 14, 21-22, 28-29, 35-36 days of their life. In the 1st group the antibiotic was applied as it was in the control group; aerosol treatment was conducted with propolis tincture (dilution 1:20, 0.5 l/100 m3, exposure 60 min) during the same age periods. In the 2nd group, propolis tincture (1 ml/l of water) was applied for broilers aged 1-5; 14-18; 25-30 days combined with aerosol treatment of propolis tincture air (dilution 1:20, 0.5 l/ 100 m3, exposure 60 min) for 1, 7, 14, 21-22, 28-29, 35-36 days of their life. The most effective way to prevent respiratory diseases of poultry is seen in application of propolis tincture according to the scheme used in the experiment with the 2nd group. The scheme reduces the number of pathogenic, relatively pathogenic microorganisms in the scrapes from the laryngeal mucous membrane and in the air of the poultry house, activates the immune system and metabolism of poultry, increases livability on 3.0% and live weight on 342.7 g, which eliminates application of antibiotics for preventive measures, providing environmentally safe products of poultry farming.

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Validation of a model to predict live weight and estimate dry matter intakes of individual dairy cows on commercial farms

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200012722 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 2003 ◽

pp. 113-113

Author(s):

H. C. F. Wicks ◽

J. D. Leaver

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cows ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Live Weight ◽

Dairy Herd ◽

Validation Process ◽

Agricultural Research Institute ◽

Commercial Farms ◽

The Mean ◽

Weight Prediction

A method to estimate total dry matter intake (DMI) of individual dairy cows on commercial farms was developed to aid nutritional research on commercial farms (Wicks, 2001). Recently a second validation of the model was carried out using cows from the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ARINI) dairy herd. The results from the validation process at Wye and ARINI are shown and the mean square prediction error (MSPE) of the model for live weight prediction and DMI estimation were calculated.

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Study on duck weight estimation by using image processing

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202018702001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 187 ◽

pp. 02001

Author(s):

Phatpisey Lieng ◽

Kiattisak Sangpradit

Keyword(s):

Live Weight ◽

Prediction Equation ◽

The Body ◽

Ellipse Fitting ◽

Weight Estimation ◽

Acceptable Error ◽

Measured Weight ◽

Fitting Algorithm ◽

Weight Prediction ◽

Top View

The objective of this research was to process digital image to investigate the possibility of ducks weight estimation based on the software LabVIEW with the vision builder. In this study the images were record by the top-view camera. An ellipse fitting algorithm was applied to localize ducks within the stall. Estimating duck weight consists of these steps. First, image acquisition. Second, counts pixel of the samples. Third calculate duck weight by using samples pixel as the output. Results from this study showed that, the estimated ducks weight by using digital photos had 3.27% of the error when compare to the measured weight. The correlation coefficient of the body weight prediction equation from a comparison between measured (absolute) and estimated by camera for all duck is clearly high (R2=0.91). It was found that the system able to estimate duck weight with an acceptable error. So we can develop this research processing or build up the automatic sorting duck in the future. This method operated pretty well in prophecy live weight.

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In vivo prediction of live weight and carcass traits using body measurements in indigenous guinea fowl

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry ◽

10.2298/bah1201137o ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 137-146

Author(s):

D.M. Ogah

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Carcass Traits ◽

Live Weight ◽

Guinea Fowl ◽

Chest Circumference ◽

Carcass Weight ◽

Meat Production ◽

Body Measurements ◽

Weight Prediction ◽

Breast Weight

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between live measurements and carcass traits, and develop linear regression models to predict live weight and set of carcass traits in an indigenous guinea fowl. Twenty eight adult indigenous birds of both sexes were used for the study. Live weight and body measurements were obtained before slaughter while carcass traits were taken on hot carcass. Result obtained from descriptive statistics showed that, mean performance were 1208?6.86g, 22.17?0.13 cm, 8.94?0.07cm, 2.96?0.03cm, 34.23?0.19cm, 850.15?7.18g, 267.23?1.69g, 72.39?0.64g and 70.38% for body weight, body length, thigh length, keel length, chest circumference, carcass weight, breast weight, thigh weight and dressing percentage. All the traits except for keel length were positively (P<0.001) correlated to body weight. Chest circumference had the highest predictive power in live weight estimate (R2.558), while body weight stand out as the single most important variable in carcass weight and breast weight prediction (R2.820 and .902) This suggest that carcass weight and breast weight prediction can best be obtained using body weight, providing direction in developing model for selection and improvement of guinea fowl for meat production.

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Economic assessment of anti-stress therapy in the production of meat in poultry farming

BIO Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/bioconf/20213700057 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 00057

Author(s):

Nina Zhuravel ◽

Alevtin Miftakhutdinov ◽

Vitaliy Zhuravel

Keyword(s):

Economic Efficiency ◽

Broiler Chickens ◽

Economic Effect ◽

Live Weight ◽

Economic Assessment ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Poultry Meat ◽

Stress Therapy ◽

The Impact ◽

Poultry Farming

The paper presents the results of the effectiveness of anti-stress therapy and its economic assessment when growing broiler chickens in a poultry farming against the background of the use of a stress-protector antioxidant-complex (SPAO-complex) in broiler chickens. The pharmacological complex was used in the form of a drink at a dose of 185 mg/kg of live weight for 5 days during periods of the greatest influence of stress factors, namely at the stage of vaccination associated with the greatest immunological load (at 10-14 days of age) and (or) at the stage of final fattening. The effectiveness of antistress therapy was assessed by the morphological parameters of poultry blood, leukocyte indices, the yield of poultry meat and the quality of carcasses. The economic efficiency was assessed by the ratio of the economic effect and veterinary costs. A relative decrease in the total level of leukocytes and a change in leukocytes of different types was found: a decrease in agranulocytes and an increase in agranulocytes, a decrease in the value of the Krebs index, the leukocyte index of intoxication, an increase in the lymphocyte index, the ratio of agranulocytes and granulocytes and lymphocyte-granulocyte index. The use of the SPAO-complex in broiler chickens in the form of a drink at a dose of 185 mg/kg of live weight for 5 days due to the growth rate and an increase in live weight helped to reduce the impact of stress factors and led to an increase in meat yield by 2.34-4.92% and a decrease in injuries before slaughter, which was reflected in a decrease in the level of carcass defect from 20-40%. It influenced the value of the economic effect which amounted to 70.08-145.2 rubles. The value of veterinary costs for different anti-stress therapy regimens ranged from 9.35 to 101.32 rubles. The economic efficiency of using the SPAO-complex at a dose of 185 mg/kg of live weight per day for 5 days per one ruble of costs during the period of intensive vaccination was 16.7 rubles, during the period of final fattening it was 0.81 rubles and during periods of intensive vaccination and final fattening it was 1.52 rubles.

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In vivo prediction of live weight and carcass traits using body measurements in indigenous guinea fowl

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry ◽

10.2298/bah1104827o ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 1827-1836 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D.M. Ogah

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Carcass Traits ◽

Live Weight ◽

Guinea Fowl ◽

Chest Circumference ◽

Carcass Weight ◽

Meat Production ◽

Body Measurements ◽

Weight Prediction ◽

Breast Weight

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between live measurements and carcass traits, and develop linear regression models to predict live weight and set of carcass traits in an indigenous guinea fowl. Twenty eight adult indigenous birds of both sexes were used for the study. Live weight and body measurements were obtained before slaughter while carcass traits were taken on hot carcass. Result obtained from descriptive statistics showed that, mean performance were 1208?6.86 g, 22.17?0.13 cm, 8.94?0.07 cm, 2.96?0.03 cm, 34.23?0.19 cm, 850.15?7.18 g, 267.23?1.69 g, 72.39?0.64 g and 70.38% for body weight, body length, thigh length, keel length, chest circumference, carcass weight, breast weight, thigh weight and dressing percentage. All the traits except for keel length were positively (P<0.001) correlated to body weight. Chest circumference had the highest predictive power in live weight estimate (R2 .558), while body weight stand out as the single most important variable in carcass weight and breast weight prediction (R2 .820 and .902) This suggest that that carcass weight and breast weight prediction can best be obtained using body weight, providing direction in developing model for selection and improvement of guinea fowl for meat production.

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