Precision Farming Technologies for Monitoring Livestock and Poultry
A special issue of AgriEngineering (ISSN 2624-7402). This special issue belongs to the section "Livestock Farming Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 April 2025 | Viewed by 1630
Special Issue Editors
Interests: precision livestock farming; precision poultry; artificial intelligence; computer vision; machine learning; sensors; animal behavior and welfare
Interests: precision livestock farming; artificial intelligence; machine vision systems; imaging system; smart food manufacturing; robotics
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Interests: precision poultry and livestock farming; climate-smart farming; computer vision; machine learning; sensors; big data; animal behavior and welfare; animal environment; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: precision livestock management; animal housing and environmental control; applied data analysis in agriculture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of precision livestock and poultry farming has rapidly evolved and transformed management practices by integrating state-of-the-art sensing technologies and computer tools to offer innovative farming solutions. Recent advancements in sensors, IoT, computer vision, machine learning, and robotics have revolutionized traditional practices by enabling continuous, objective, and automated monitoring of animal health, behavior, and welfare. These technologies enhance production efficiency, support sustainable farming practices, and improve animal welfare.
We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on “Precision Farming Technologies for Monitoring Livestock and Poultry” which aims to gather cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews on applying these technologies in livestock and poultry management. We are pleased to invite researchers from around the world to contribute original research and review papers. Showcasing these advancements and improvements over time provides the transformative impact of precision technologies on the poultry and livestock industry.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Precision poultry management;
- Precision livestock farming;
- Sensor utilization;
- Data management;
- Robotics applications;
- Simulations of robotic systems;
- Smart farming solutions for optimizing resource use;
- IoT implementations;
- Artificial intelligence;
- Computer vision;
- Machine learning;
- Precision health monitoring and disease detection;
- Welfare and behavior monitoring;
- Nutrient management systems for precision feeding;
- Precision breeding techniques.
Dr. Ramesh Bahadur Bist
Dr. Dongyi Wang
Dr. Lilong Chai
Dr. Yijie Xiong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision livestock farming
- precision poultry farming
- machine learning
- deep learning
- computer vision
- robotics
- wearable devices
- IoT
- sensors
- big data
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