Precision Livestock Farming as a Tool to Improve the Welfare and Health of Farm Animals
The worldwide demand for meat and animal products is expected to increase by at least 40% in the next 15 years.The first question is how to achieve high-quality,sustainable and safe meat production that can meet this demand.At the same time,livestock production is currently facing serious problems.Concerns ahout animal health in relation to food safety and human health are increasing all the time.Europe wants improved animal welfare and has made a significant investment in it.At the same time.the environmental impact of the livestock sector is far from being solved.Finally we must ask how the farmer,who is the central figure in this process.will make a living from more sustainable livestock production.One tool that might provide real opportunities is Precision Livestock Farming.Continuous,fully automatic monitoring and improvement of animal health.welfare,yields and the environmental impact should become possible.This paper presents examples of systems that have already been developed in order to demonstrate the potential of this technology.
Berckmans Daniel
M3-BIORES Department of Biosystems KU Leuven Belgium
国际会议
XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene(第十六届动物卫生国际会议(ISAH 2013))
南京
英文
4-8
2013-05-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）