In order to base welfare assessment of dairy cattle on real-time measurement, integration of
valid and reliable precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies is needed. The aim of this …

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 …

Simple Summary The increasing implementation of technological advances originally
developed for video gaming (PlayStation, Xbox) is helping to progress livestock production …

Highlights•Top head image is used as Region of Interest for dairy cow individual
identification.•Dairy cows are classified in the feeder zone as standing or feeding.•Cow is …

Remote monitoring, modern data collection through sensors, rapid data transfer, and vast
data storage through the Internet of Things (IoT) have advanced precision livestock farming …

Abstract Precision Livestock Farming relies on several technological approaches to acquire
in the most efficient way precise and up-to-date data concerning individual animals. In dairy …

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 …

Body condition scoring of livestock is widely used as a subjective method for assessing
energy reserves and making management decisions for livestock. Since animal dimensions …

Quadcopters equipped with machine learning vision systems are bound to become an
essential technique for precision agriculture applications in pastures in the near future. This …

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 …