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 …

The rise in the demand for animal products due to demographic and dietary changes has
exacerbated difficulties in addressing societal concerns related to the environment, human …

Several precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies, conceived for optimizing farming
processes, are developed to detect the physical and behavioral changes of animals …

Welfare assessment has traditionally been performed by direct observation by humans,
providing information at only selected points in time. Recently, this assessment method has …

Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Since animals express their internal state through behaviour, changes in said behaviour
may be used to detect early signs of problems, such as in animal health. Continuous …

Animal behavior, as one of the most crucial indicators of animal health and welfare, provides
rich insights into animal physical and mental states. Automated animal activity recognition …

The assessment of animal welfare on-farm is important to ensure that current welfare
standards are followed. The current manual assessment proposed by Welfare …

The increasing demand for providing an animal-friendly environment that ensures animal
well-being and economic efficiency in animal farming leads to more advanced and efficient …

On-animal sensor systems provide an opportunity to monitor ewes during parturition,
potentially reducing ewe and lamb mortality risk. This study investigated the capacity of …