2020
DOI: 10.1017/s0022029920000680
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The Internet of Things enhancing animal welfare and farm operational efficiency

Abstract: The growth in wirelessly enabled sensor network technologies has enabled the low cost deployment of sensor platforms with applications in a range of sectors and communities. In the agricultural domain such sensors have been the foundation for the creation of decision support tools that enhance farm operational efficiency. This Research Reflection illustrates how these advances are assisting dairy farmers to optimise performance and illustrates where emerging sensor technology can offer additional benefits. One… Show more

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“…Michie et al . (2020) make the same point in relation to detection of disease. As we have seen, technologies are already available that are perfectly capable of identifying when something is wrong, but they do not diagnose the specific problem, that is the province of the veterinarian.…”
Section: Calm Farmingmentioning
confidence: 94%
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“…Michie et al . (2020) make the same point in relation to detection of disease. As we have seen, technologies are already available that are perfectly capable of identifying when something is wrong, but they do not diagnose the specific problem, that is the province of the veterinarian.…”
Section: Calm Farmingmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Not all sensor modalities fit neatly into ‘activity’ or ‘biomarker’ categories, rumen boluses that measure temperature being an example. As yet, temperature is the only physiological parameter available for monitoring by a commercial sensor, but heart rate, respiration rate, blood chemistry and others are probably not far away (see Michie et al ., 2020, for example). Technologies are also available for prediction of calving and for automated measurement of body condition score (Caja et al ., 2016).…”
Section: Historical Development Of Sensors For Dairy Animalsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…1a). PLF systems may use huge databases involving data mining methodologies and artificial intelligence techniques (Michie et al ., 2020). It is important to emphasize that, despite the final decision in PLF potentially being made autonomously by the system, PLF systems are conceived to be a tool to help the farmers and their external advisors (managers, nutritionists, veterinarians) and not to replace them for relevant management decisions (Rutter, 2017).…”
Section: Sensor Technologies For Small Ruminantsmentioning
confidence: 99%