Keyword : Precision breeding

How Are Information Technologies Addressing Broiler Welfare? A Systematic Review Based on the Welfare Quality® Assessment

Heitor Vieira Rios, Paulo Dabdab Waquil, Patrícia Soster de Carvalho, Tomas Norton

Published in 2020

Preview: “The question posed for the review was “which ITs are related to welfare and how do they monitor this for broilers?”. The Welfare Quality® (WQ) protocol for broiler assessment was utilized as a framework to analyse suitable articles. A total of 57 studies were reviewed wherein all principles of broiler welfare were addressed.”

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators

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Precision livestock farming - Blueprint: When technology improves on-farm piglet welfare monitoring

Samaneh Azarpajouh, Julia Calderón Díaz, Hossein Taheri

Published in 2020

Article listing digital systems for assessing the welfare of lactating piglets.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Automated Step Detection in Inertial Measurement Unit Data From Turkeys

Aniek Bouwman, Anatolii Savchuk, Abouzar Abbaspourghomi, Bram Visser

Published in 2020

Comparison of three methods of detecting locomotive behaviours in turkeys based on data captured by inertial (digital) measurement systems.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Grazing Cow Behavior's Association with Mild and Moderate Lameness

Niall W. O'Leary, Daire. T. Byrne, Pauline Garcia, Jessica Werner, Morgan Cabedoche, Laurence Shalloo

Published in 2020

Study of the mobility behaviour of cows on pasture using an accelerometer for the early detection of lameness.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Pain, Precision farming, Welfare indicators

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A review of traditional and machine learning methods applied to animal breeding

Shadi Nayeri, Mehdi Sargolzae, Dan Tulpan

Published in 2019

A review of traditional and new precautionary methods currently used in livestock farming, of their success and of the future of this field in the new era of digital agriculture.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Precision farming, Modelling, Breeding and rearing systems

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Automated detection of lameness in sheep using machine learning approaches: novel insights into behavioural differences among lame and non-lame sheep

Jasmeet Kaler, Jurgen Mitsch, Jorge A. Vázquez-Diosdado, Nicola Bollard, Tania Dottorini, Keith A. Ellis

Published in 2020

Test of an ear sensor comprising an accelerometer and a gyroscope for detecting lame sheep while standing, walking and lying

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Ovines

Keywords: Pain, Precision farming

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Douleurs Animales en Elevage

P. Le Neindre, D. Baldin, S. Desmoulin, R. Guattéo, D. Guéméné, JL. Guichet, R. Larrère, K. Latouche, C. Leterrier, O. Levionnois, P. Mormede, L. Mounier, J. Porcher, P. Prunet, A. Prunier, A. Serrie, J. Servière, C. Terlouw, PL. Toutain, N. Vialles

Published in 2013

There is growing public sensitivity to animal pain across a variety of human activities: animal experimentation, pet cruelty, live performances such as in circuses, and the rearing of animals for human consumption. This situation gives rise to a sometimes difficult dialogue between animal rights campaigners who refuse to accept any exploitation of animals, those who advocate improvements to the living conditions of animals, and businesses who point out the financial constraints within their sectors. The contents of this expertise are intended to inform public decision-making and, beyond this, to provide a robust reference framework to argue positions and decisions in the public debate, and to identify the needs of research in this field in order to better respond to the questions raised.

Document Types: Scientific work

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Mammals, Monogastrics, Ovines, Fish, Porcines, Ruminants, Poultry

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment,  Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Precision farming, Experimentation, Force-feeding, Welfare indicators, Brain integration, Mutilation, Cognitive processes, Stress

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