Industry 4.0 and precision livestock farming (PLF): an up to date overview across animal productions

S Morrone, C Dimauro, F Gambella, MG Cappai - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Smart animal agriculture: application of real-time sensors to improve animal well-being and production

I Halachmi, M Guarino, J Bewley… - Annual review of animal …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Consumption of animal products such as meat, milk, and eggs in first-world countries has
leveled off, but it is rising precipitously in developing countries. Agriculture will have to …

Precision technologies to address dairy cattle welfare: Focus on lameness, mastitis and body condition

SR Silva, JP Araujo, C Guedes, F Silva, M Almeida… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The welfare of farm animals is a growing concern in the EU and across the
world. In milk production, there is a strong need to assess the welfare of dairy cows. One of …

Automatic lameness detection in cattle

M Alsaaod, M Fadul, A Steiner - The veterinary journal, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an increasing demand for health and welfare monitoring in modern dairy farming.
The development of various innovative techniques aims at improving animal behaviour …

Intelligent perception-based cattle lameness detection and behaviour recognition: A review

Y Qiao, H Kong, C Clark, S Lomax, D Su, S Eiffert… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cattle lameness detection as well as behaviour recognition are the two
main objectives in the applications of precision livestock farming (PLF). Over the last five …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate detection of lameness in dairy cattle with computer vision: A new and individualized detection strategy based on the analysis of the supporting phase

X Kang, XD Zhang, G Liu - Journal of dairy science, 2020 - Elsevier
Lameness has a considerable influence on the welfare and health of dairy cows. Many
attempts have been made to develop automatic lameness detection systems using computer …

Precision livestock farming: a 'per animal'approach using advanced monitoring technologies

I Halachmi, M Guarino - Animal, 2016 - cambridge.org
Precision livestock farming (PLF) can be defined as real-time monitoring technologies aimed
at managing the smallest manageable production unit's temporal variability, known as 'the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of three-dimensional computer vision used in precision livestock farming for cattle growth management

Y Wang, S Mücher, W Wang, L Guo… - Computers and Electronics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Within precision livestock farming, three-dimensional computer vision can improve growth
monitoring in cattle management. To investigate the implementation of three-dimensional …

RGB-D video-based individual identification of dairy cows using gait and texture analyses

F Okura, S Ikuma, Y Makihara, D Muramatsu… - … and Electronics in …, 2019 - Elsevier
The growth of computer vision technology can enable the automatic assessment of dairy
cow health, for instance, the detection of lameness. To monitor the health condition of each …

A feasibility study on the use of a structured light depth-camera for three-dimensional body measurements of dairy cows in free-stall barns

A Pezzuolo, M Guarino, L Sartori, F Marinello - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Frequent checks on livestock's body growth can help reducing problems related to cow
infertility or other welfare implications, and recognizing health's anomalies. In the last ten …