A review on dairy cattle farming: Is precision livestock farming the compromise for an environmental, economic and social sustainable production?

2020 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 121409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Lovarelli ◽  
Jacopo Bacenetti ◽  
Marcella Guarino
Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2305
Author(s):  
Adrián Ramón-Moragues ◽  
Patricia Carulla ◽  
Carlos Mínguez ◽  
Arantxa Villagrá ◽  
Fernando Estellés

Heat stress plays a role in livestock production in warm climates. Heat stress conditions impair animal welfare and compromise the productive and reproductive performance of dairy cattle. Under heat stress conditions, dairy cattle modify their behavior. Thus, the assessment of behavior alterations can be an indicator of environmental or physiological anomalies. Moreover, precision livestock farming allows for the individual and constant monitoring of animal behavior, arising as a tool to assess animal welfare. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of heat stress on the behavior of dairy cows using activity sensors. The study was carried out in Tinajeros (Albacete, Spain) during the summer of 2020. Activity sensors were installed in 40 cows registering 6 different behaviors. Environmental conditions (temperature and humidity) were also monitored. Hourly data was calculated for both animal behavior and environmental conditions. Temperature and Heat Index (THI) was calculated for each hour. The accumulated THI during the previous 24 h period was determined for each hour, and the hours were statistically classified in quartiles according to the accumulated THI. Two groups were defined as Q4 for no stress and Q1 for heat stress. The results showed that animal behavior was altered under heat stress conditions. Increasing THI produces an increase in general activity, changes in feeding patterns and a decrease in rumination and resting behaviors, which is detrimental to animal welfare. Daily behavioral patterns were also affected. Under heat stress conditions, a reduction in resting behavior during the warmest hours and in rumination during the night was observed. In conclusion, heat stress affected all behaviors recorded as well as the daily patterns of the cows. Precision livestock farming sensors and the modelling of daily patterns were useful tools for monitoring animal behavior and detecting changes due to heat stress.


Author(s):  
Amam Amam ◽  
Moh. Wildan Jadmiko ◽  
Pradiptya Ayu Harsita ◽  
Roni Yulianto ◽  
Nur Widodo ◽  
...  

Resources have an important role in livestock farming business, while the aspect of vulnerability can hamper the development of livestock farming business. The purpose of this study is to identify the resources of dairy cattle farming business and examine its effects on the aspects of vulnerability. The resources of this study consisted of economic resources, environmental resources, and social resources. The research was conducted in June-September 2019 at the Joint Business Group (KUB) of Tirtasari Kresna Gemilang which is located in Malang District, East Java Province. The 174 respondents are all dairy farmers who are the members of the group. The data collection methods used are Focus on Group Discussion (FGD), observation, and survey. The survey method was carried out through interviews and questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The results showed that the vulnerability aspect of dairy cattle farming business was positively and significantly affected by economic and environmental resources (0,249 and 0,317, respectively). On the other hand, social resources had a negative influence, although it was not significant to the vulnerability aspect of dairy cattle farming business. The conclusion of the research shows that the aspect of the vulnerability of dairy cattle farming business is influenced by economic, environmental, and social resources by 29.5%.


Author(s):  
Henk Hogeveen ◽  
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Mariska van der Voort ◽  

This chapter reviews advances in precision livestock farming techniques for monitoring dairy cattle welfare. It begins by describing the potential of PLF technology linked to the Five Domains framework, then goes into more detail by focusing on the use of precision livestock farming techniques for each of the five domains. Finally, the chapter reviews the need for data processing algorithms.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcella Guarino ◽  
Tomas Norton ◽  
Dries Berckmans ◽  
Erik Vranken ◽  
Daniel Berckmans

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Özkan Elmaz ◽  
Cevat Sipahi ◽  
Mustafa Saatci ◽  
Mahiye Özçelik Metin

Author(s):  
Piotr Bórawski ◽  
Zdzisław Kochanowicz ◽  
Beata Kalinowska

Investment levels in agricultural businesses specializing in dairy cattle production in Polish FADN regions were compared based on data for 2004-2016. The analysis included gross and net investments (variables FADN SE516 and SE521) and investment subsidies (variable SE406). The research shows that agricultural holdings specializing in dairy cattle farming in the years 2004-2016 in the FADN Wielkopolska and Śląsk region and in the region of Pomerania and Masuria have reached the level of gross investment per one farm on average annually higher than the average annual level of gross investment in Poland. Farms specializing in dairy cattle farming in the FADN regions of Mazowsze and Podlasie, as well as Małopolska and Pogórze have achieved a lower level of gross investment per farm than on average per year in Poland. The average level of net investment per one agricultural holding specializing in dairy cattle farming in the regions of FADN Wielkopolska and Śląsk, Pomorze and Mazury as well as Mazowsze and Podlasie was of a positive value, whereas in the Małopolska and Pogórze region it was negative. Studies have shown that agricultural farms specializing in dairy cattle farming in the Wielkopolska and Śląsk regions developed the fastest among all farms in Poland, while the fastest growing farms specializing in dairy cattle farming are found in the Małopolska and Pogórze regions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Raquel Breitenbach ◽  
Caroline Citta Mazocco ◽  
Graziela Corazza

A bovinocultura de leite é uma atividade considerada penosa pelos agricultores, pela elevada carga de trabalho, horários rigorosos, complexidade das atividades e oscilações constantes na remuneração. Consequentemente, é uma das atividades agropecuárias com maior dificuldade na sucessão familiar. O Projeto de Extensão “Quem vai cuidar das “Mimosas”? Sucessão Familiar na Bovinocultura de Leite” foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de auxiliar no processo de sucessão rural, estimulando crianças, adolescentes e jovens de Sertão, Rio Grande do Sul, e entorno a gostarem do campo e da atividade de bovinocultura de leite. O presente trabalho objetivou resgatar e analisar as atividades e resultados do referido projeto. Para tanto, caracteriza-se como pesquisa qualitativa, utilizou o método de estudo de caso e os instrumentos de entrevistas com os participantes do projeto, observação das atividades desenvolvidas, e análise documental das distintas formas de publicações e produção de documentos do grupo condutor do projeto. As ações realizadas pelo Projeto foram: atividades de entretenimento; troca de experiência e diálogo com crianças e adolescentes filhos de pecuaristas de leite da região de atuação do IFRS Campus Sertão; publicações e interação nas mídias digitais e redes sociais com temas relacionados ao campo e a bovinocultura de leite; elaboração e divulgação de materiais didáticos sobre terneiras leiteiras. Destaca-se que, a partir destas atividades, o Projeto atingiu os objetivos propostos ao influenciar positivamente o comportamento participativo, a curiosidade e o envolvimento dos distintos públicos-alvo, gerando um movimento de valorização da agricultura e bovinocultura de leite. As crianças e adolescentes sentiram-se valorizadas pelas suas especificidades de serem do campo e filhas de pecuaristas de leite. Palavras-chave: Crianças, Desenvolvimento Rural, Sucessão Geracional, Pecuária de Leite   Incentive to family succession in dairy farming: experience report Abstract: Dairy cattle farming is considered a painful activity by farmers, due to the high workload, strict schedules, complexity of the activities, and constant income fluctuation. Consequently, it is one of the most challenging agricultural activities in family succession. The Extension Project "Who will take care of the ‘Mimosas’? Family Succession in Dairy Cattle" was developed to assist in the process of rural succession, stimulating children, adolescents and young people of Sertão municipality and surroundings, in the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, to appreciate the rural lifestyle and the activity of dairy cattle farming. The present work aimed to rescue and to analyze the activities and results of this project. It was characterized as qualitative research, using the case study method and the instruments of interviews with the participants, observation of the developed activities and documentary analysis of the different forms of publications and production of documents of the group who has carried out the project. The actions carried out by the Project were: entertainment activities; exchange of experience and dialogue with children and adolescents of dairy farmers in the IFRS Campus Sertão region; publications and interaction in the digital media and social networks with themes related to the rural life and the dairy cattle farming; elaboration and dissemination of didactic material on dairy calves. It is noteworthy that, based on these activities, the Project achieved the proposed objectives by positively influencing the participatory behavior, curiosity and involvement of the different target audiences, generating the valorization of agriculture and dairy cattle farming. The children and adolescents felt valued for their specificities of being from the field and daughters of milk farmers. Keywords: Children, Rural Development, Generational Succession, Dairy Farmer   Estímulo a la sucesión familiar en la ganadería de leche: relato de experiencia Resumen: La ganadería de leche es una actividad considerada penosa por los agricultores, por la elevada carga de trabajo, horarios rigurosos, complejidad de las actividades y oscilaciones constantes en la remuneración. En consecuencia, es una de las actividades agropecuarias con mayor dificultad en la sucesión familiar. El Proyecto de Extensión "¿Quién va a cuidar de las ‘Mimosas’? Sucesión Familiar en la Bovinocultura de Leche" fue desarrollado con el objetivo de auxiliar en el proceso de sucesión rural, estimulando niños, adolescentes y jóvenes del municipio de Sertão y entorno, en el Estado de Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, a gustar del campo y de la actividad de ganadería de leche. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo rescatar y analizar las actividades y resultados de dicho proyecto. Para ello, se caracteriza como investigación cualitativa, utilizó el método de estudio de caso y los instrumentos de entrevistas con los participantes del proyecto, observación de las actividades desarrolladas y análisis documental de las distintas formas de publicaciones y producción de documentos del grupo conductor del proyecto. Las acciones realizadas por el Proyecto fueron: actividades de entretenimiento; intercambio de experiencia y diálogo con niños y adolescentes hijos de ganaderos de leche de la región de actuación del IFRS Campus Sertão; publicaciones e interacción en los medios digitales y redes sociales con temas relacionados con el campo y la ganadería de leche; elaboración y divulgación de materiales didácticos sobre terneras lecheras. Se destaca que, a partir de estas actividades, el Proyecto alcanzó los objetivos propuestos al influenciar positivamente el comportamiento participativo, la curiosidad y el envolvimiento de los distintos públicos destinatarios, generando un movimiento de valorización de la agricultura y ganadería de leche. Los niños y adolescentes se sintieron valorados por sus especificidades de ser del campo e hijas de ganaderos de leche. Palabras-clave: Niños, Desarrollo Rural, Sucesión Generacional, Ganadero de Leche


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajer Amamou ◽  
Mohsen Ben Sassi ◽  
Hatem Aouadi ◽  
Hichem Khemiri ◽  
Mokhtar Mahouachi ◽  
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