The increasing demand for sustainable livestock products also demands new
considerations in animal breeding. Breeding programs are now seeking to integrate animal …

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 …

Large-scale phenotyping of animal behaviour traits is time consuming and has led to
increased demand for technologies that can automate these procedures. Automated …

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 …

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 …

Locomotion scoring is time consuming and is not commonly completed on farms. Farmers
also underestimate their herds' lameness prevalence, a knowledge gap that impedes …

Body condition scoring (BCS) is a farm-management tool for estimating dairy cows' energy
reserves. Today, BCS is performed manually by experts. This paper presents a 3 …

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 …

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 …