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Precision livestock farming '09 :

9086866638

9789086866632

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Precision livestock farming '09 :

[Book]

papers presented at the 4th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 6-8 July 2009

edited by C. Lokhorst, P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp.

Wageningen, The Netherlands

Wageningen Academic Publishers

2009

(368 pages) : illustrations

Section 1. Feeding dairy --; section 2. Data quality and poultry applications --; section 3. Livestock environment --; section 4. Wireless sensing --; section 5. Fencing --; section 6. Dairy fertility and calving management --; section 7. Animal identification --; section 8. Pigs --; section 9. Mastitis detection --; section 10. Locomotion.

Precision livestock farming is becoming ever more relevant as the agricultural industry struggles to come to terms with aspects such as animal welfare, animal disease, the environment, economics, traceability, robots and livestock management. Whilst some benefits have proved elusive, others contribute positively to today's agriculture. Research continues to be necessary and needs to be reported and disseminated to a wide audience. These proceedings contain the reviewed papers from the 4th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming. The papers reflect the wide range of disciplines that impinge upon precision livestock farming including feeding dairy, data quality, poultry and pig applications, livestock environment, wireless sensing, dairy fertility and calving management, animal identification, mastitis detection and locomotion. The broad range of research topics reported are a valuable resource for researchers, adv.

Livestock -- Congresses.

Livestock systems -- Congresses.

Precision farming -- Congresses.

edited by C. Lokhorst, P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp.

C Lokhorst

Peter W G Groot Koerkamp

[Book]

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