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 …

Animal welfare implications of digital tools for monitoring and management of cattle and sheep on pasture

A Herlin, E Brunberg, J Hultgren, N Högberg… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Monitoring the welfare of cattle and sheep in large pastures can be time-
consuming, especially if the animals are scattered over large areas in semi-natural pastures …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding up to 91% concentrate to Holstein and Jersey dairy cows: Effects on enteric methane emission, rumen fermentation and bacterial community …

DW Olijhoek, ALF Hellwing, SJ Noel, P Lund… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to climate change, periods of drought might be longer and occur more frequently, which
challenges roughage production and requires changed feeding of dairy cattle by increasing …

Intelligent wearable devices and biosensors for monitoring cattle health conditions: A review and classification

M Alipio, ML Villena - Smart Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart farming technologies are rapidly being developed due to their effectiveness and
efficiency in monitoring the health of livestock. Such examples are intelligent wearables and …

[HTML][HTML] A review on beef cattle supplementation technologies

G Defalque, R Santos, M Pache, C Defalque - Information Processing in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in the worldwide population reflects the expansion of beef cattle production
and exportation. Although pasture is the world's primary feed source of cattle food, failures in …

Evaluation and application potential of an accelerometer-based collar device for measuring grazing behavior of dairy cows

J Werner, C Umstatter, L Leso, E Kennedy… - Animal, 2019 - cambridge.org
The commercially available collar device MooMonitor+ was evaluated with regards to
accuracy and application potential for measuring grazing behavior. These automated …

The assessment of supplementation requirements of grazing ruminants using nutrition models

LO Tedeschi, G Molle, HM Menendez… - Translational Animal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This paper was aimed to summarize known concepts needed to comprehend the intricate
interface between the ruminant animal and the pasture when predicting animal …

Understanding intake on pastures: how, why, and a way forward

WB Smith, ML Galyean, RL Kallenbach… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
An assessment of dietary intake is a critical component of animal nutrition. Consumption of
feed resources is the basis upon which feeding strategies and grazing management are …

Predicting the feed intake of cattle based on jaw movement using a triaxial accelerometer

L Ding, Y Lv, R Jiang, W Zhao, Q Li, B Yang, L Yu… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of an accelerometer is considered as a promising method for the automatic
measurement of the feeding behavior or feed intake of cattle, with great significance in …

On-animal sensors may predict paddock level pasture mass in rotationally grazed dairy systems

JP Edwards, M Qasim, RH Bryant, C Thomas… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Precision livestock farming aims to improve animal welfare and farm management using
digital technology. We investigated the potential of individual on-animal sensors to predict …