Development of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies for the Australian pig industry

Precision Livestock Farming 2007 - Papers Presented at the 3rd European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 219-228

  Banhazi, T ^a   Dunn, M ^b   Cook, P ^c   Black, J ^d   Durack, M ^b   Johnnson, I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d John L Black Consulting   (Australia)

^e Australian Pork Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Data analysis; Pig industry; Sensors; Software

Indexed keywords

DATA COMPATIBILITY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS; IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS; PIG INDUSTRY; PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL; DATA REDUCTION; HARDWARE; SENSORS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84890851766     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (62)

1. Artmann, R. (2003). Proposal for an "Agrar BUS" as a farm area Network. 1th EPLFC, Berlin, Germany. Wageningen Academic Publisher. 15-21.
2. Auernhammer, H. (2001). Precision farming - the environmental challenge. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 30(1-3), 31-43.
3. Banhazi, T. (2005). Improved air quality measurement procedure - BASE-Q system. AAPV Conference, 15-19 May, 2005, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. AVA. 71-75.
4. Banhazi, T., Black, J.L. and Durack, M. (2003). Australian Precision Livestock Farming workshops. Joint Conference of ECPA - ECPLF, Berlin, Germany. Wageningen Academic Publisher. 675-684.
5. Banhazi, T., Black, J.L., Durack, M., Cargill, C., King, A. and Hughes, P. (2002). Precision Livestock Farming. Proceedings of the Australian Association of Pig Veterinarians Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Australian Association of Pig Veterinarians. 103-110.
6. Banhazi, T., Cargill, C., Harper, Z. and Glatz, P. (2001). The impact of thermal environment on pig production. 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, 26-29 August 2001, Budapest, Hungary. Wageningen Pers. 294.
7. Bird, N., Crabtree, H.G. and Schofield, C.P. (2001). Engineering Technologies Enable Real Time Information Monitoring In Pig Production. In Integrated management systems for livestock- Occasional Publication No 28, eds. C.M. Wathes, A.R. Frost, F. Gordon and J.D. Wood, British Society of Animal Science and Institution of Agricultural Engineers. Edinburgh, pp. 105-112.
8. Black, J.L. (2002). Experience in the successful adoption of AUSPIG By Industry. Animal Production in Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. 442-448.
9. Black, J.L. (2001). Swine Production - Past, Present and Future. Palestras XXXVII Reuniao annual Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia, Brazil. Sociedade Brasileira do Zootecnia.
10. Brandl, N. and Jorgensen, E. (1996). Determination of live weight of pigs from dimensions measured using image analysis. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 15(1), 57-72.
11. Chao, K., Gates, R.S. and Sigrimis, N. (2000). Fuzzy Logic Controller Design for Staged Heating and Ventilating Systems. Transactions of the ASAE, 43(6), 1885-1894.
12. Chedad, A., Moshou, D., Aerts, J.M., Van Hirtum, A., Ramon, H. and Berckmans, D. (2001). Recognition System for Pig Cough based on Probabilistic Neural Networks. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 79(4), 449-457.
13. Chesmore, E.D., Yoon, C.S., Talling, J.C., Van Driel, K.S. and Lake, M. (2003). Non-invasive sensors for monitoring the body temperature and heart rate of pigs during transport. 1st EPLFC, Berlin, Germany. Wageningen Academic Publishers. 33-37.
14. Cox, S. (2002). Information technology: the global key to precision agriculture and sustainability. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 36(2-3), 93-111.
15. Enting, J., Huirne, R.B.M., Dijkhuizen, A.A. and Tielen, M.J.M. (2000). Zovex, a knowledge-integrated computer system to support health management on pig farms. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 26(1), 13-35.
16. Eradus, W.J. and Rossing, W. (1994). Animal Identification, key to farm automation. 5th International Conference on Computers in Agriculture, 6-9 February, Orlando, Florida. ASME. 189-193.
17. Fialho, F.B., Bucklin, R.A., Zazueta, F.S. and Myer, R. (1997). Simulation Model of Heat Balance in Swine. 5th International Symposium - Livestock Environment V, Bloomington, Minnesota. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 1040-1046.
18. Fialho, F.B., Myer, R., Bucklin, R.A. and Zazueta, F.S. (1997). Simulation Model of Swine Growth and Development. 5th International Symposium - Livestock Environment V, Bloomington, Minnesota. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 1047-1054.
19. Frost, A.R., Schofield, C.P., Beaulah, S.A., Mottram, T.T., Lines, J.A. and Wathes, C.M. (1997). A review of livestock monitoring and the need for integrated systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 17(2), 139-159.
20. Gates, R.S. and Banhazi, T. (2002). Applicable Technologies for Controlled Environment Systems (CES) in Livestock Production. Animal Production in Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. 486-489.
21. Geers, R. (1994). Electronic monitoring of farm animals: a review of research and developement requirements and expected benefits. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 10, 1-9.
22. Geers, R., Puers, R. and Goedseels, V. (1997). Electronic identification and monitoring of pigs during housing and transport. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 17(2), 205-215.
23. Guerrin, F. (2001). MAGMA: a simulation model to help manage animal wastes at the farm level. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 33(1), 35-54.
24. Halachmi, I., Edan, Y., Maltz, E., Peiper, U.M., Moallem, U. and Brukental, I. (1998). A real-time control system for individual dairy cow food intake. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 20(2), 131-144.
25. Hand, J.L., Kreidenweis, S.M., Kreisberg, N., Hering, S., Stolzenburg, M., Dick, W. and McMurry, P.H. (2002). Comparisons of aerosol properties measured by impactors and light scattering from individual particles: refractive index, number and volume concentrations, and size distributions. Atmospheric Environment, 36(11), 1853-1861.
26. Harris, P.J., Schaare, P.N., Cook, C.J. and Henderson, J.D. (2001). An ambulatory physiological monitor for animal welfare studies. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 32(3), 181-194.
27. Jongebreur, A.A. (2000). Strategic Themes in Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering in the 21st Century. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 76(3), 227-236.
28. Kerker, M. (1997). Light Scattering Instrumentation for Aerosol Studies: An Historical Overview. Aerosol Science and Technology, 27, 522-540.
29. Kettlewell, P.J., Mitchell, M.A. and Meeks, I.R. (1997). An implantable radio-telemetry system for remote monitoring of heart rate and deep body temperature in poultry. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 17(2), 161-175.
30. Knap, P.W. (1999). Simulation of Growth in Pigs; Evaluation of a Model to Relate Thermoregulation to Body Protein and Lipid Content and Deposition. Animal Science, 68, 655-679.
31. Kollis, K., Phang, C.S., Banhazi, T.M. and Searle, S.J. (2006). Weight estimation using image analysis and statistical modelling: a preliminary study. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, in press.
32. Kuhlmann, F. and Brodersen, C. (2001). Information technology and farm management: developments and perspectives. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 30(1-3), 71-83.
33. Lammers, G.H., Langeveld, N.G., Lambooij, E. and Gruys, E. (1995). Effects of injecting electronic transponders into the auricle of pigs. The Veterinary Record, 136, 606-609.
34. Lewis, T. (1998). Evolution of farm management information systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 19(3), 233-248.
35. Lopez, J., Jesse, G.W., Becker, B.A. and Ellersieck, M.R. (1991). Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Finishing Swine: Effect of a Hot, Diurnal Temperature on Average Daily Gain, Feed Intake, and Feed Efficiency. Journal of Animal Science, 69(5), 1843-1849.
36. Madsen, T.N. and Kristensen, A.R. (2005). A model for monitoring the condition of young pigs by their drinking behaviour. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 48(2), 138-154.
37. Marchant, J.A. and Schofield, C.P. (1993). Extending the snake image processing algorithm for outlining pigs in scenes. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 8, 261-275.
38. McQueen, R.J., Garner, S.R., Nevill-Manning, C.G. and Witten, I.H. (1995). Applying machine learning to agricultural data. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 12(4), 275-293.
39. Moshou, D., Chedad, A., Van Hirtum, A., De Baerdemaeker, J., Berckmans, D. and Ramon, H. (2001). Neural recognition system for swine cough. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 56(4-5), 475-487.
40. Munack, A. and Speckman, H. (2001). Communication Technology Is the Backbone of Precision Agriculture. Agricultural Engineering International: the CIGR Journal of Scientific Research and Development, 3.
41. Naas, I.A. (2002). Application of Mechatronics to Animal Production. Agricultural Engineering International: the CIGR Journal of Scientific Research and Development, 4.
42. Parsons, D.J., Green, D.M., Schofield, C.P. and Whittemore, C.T. (2007). Real-time Control of Pig Growth through an Integrated Management System. Biosystems Engineering, 96(2), 257-266.
43. Perez-Munoz, F., Hoff, S.J. and Van Hal, T. (1998). A quasi ad-libitum electronic feeding system for gestating sows in loose housing. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 19(3), 277-288.
44. Pessl, G. and Denzer, H. (2003). Portable and mobile instrument for continuos stable climate measurement. Joint Conference of ECPA and ECPLF, Germany. Wageningen Academic Publisher. 797.
45. Ramaekers, P.J.L., Huiskes, J.H., Verstegen, M.W.A., Den Hartog, L.A., Vesseur, P.C. and Swinkels, J.W.G.M. (1995). Estimating individual body weights of group-housed growing-finishing pigs using a forelegs weighing system. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 13(1), 1-12.
46. Schiefer, G. (2003). New technologies and their impact on agriculture, environment and the food industry. 4th EFITA Conference, 5-9 July, 2003, Debrecen, Hungary. University of Debrecen. 3-11.
47. Schmoldt, D.L. (2001). Precision agriculture and information technology. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 30(1-3), 5-7.
48. Schofield, C.P. (1990). Evaluation of Image Analysis as a Means of Estimating the Weight of Pigs. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 47, 287-296.
49. Schofield, C.P. (1992). Image analysis for monitoring the weight and behaviour of pigs. DINA Research Report No 7.
50. Scott, N.R. (1984). Livestock buildings and equipment: A review. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 29(2), 93-114.
51. Shao, J., Xin, H. and Harmon, J.D. (1998). Comparison of image feature extraction for classification of swine thermal comfort behavior. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 19(3), 223-232.
52. Stafford, J.V. (2000). Implementing Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 76(3), 267-275.
53. Thysen, I. (2000). Agriculture in the Information Society. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 76(3), 297-303.
54. Tillett, R.D. (1991). Model-based image processing to locate pigs within images. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 6, 51-51.
55. Tillett, R.D., Onyango, C.M. and Marchant, J.A. (1997). Using model-based image processing to track animal movements. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 17(2), 249-261.
56. Timmons, M.B., Gates, R.S., Bottcher, R.W., Carter, T.A., Brake, J. and Wineland, M.J. (1995). Simulation Analysis of a New Temperature Control Method for Poultry Housing. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 62(4), 237-245.
57. Van Asseldonk, M.A.P.M., Huirne, R.B.M., Dijkhuizen, A.A., Beulens, A.J.M. and Udink ten Cate, A.J. (1999). Information needs and information technology on dairy farms. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 22(2-3), 97-107.
58. Whittemore, C.T., Green, D.M. and Schofield, C.P. (2001). Nutrition management of growing pigs. Integrated Management Systems for Livestock, Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK. BSAS, Edinburgh. 89-95.
59. Williams, S.R.O., Moore, G.A. and Currie, E. (1996). Automatic weighing of pigs fed ad libitum. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 64(1), 1-10.
60. Williams, S.R.O., Moore, G.A. and Currie, E. (1995). Disturbance-Free Pig Weighing. Manipulating Pig Production V. 201.
61. Wouters, P., Geers, R., Parduyuns, G., Goossens, K., Truyen, B., Goedseels, V. and Van der Stuyft, E. (1990). Image-analysis parameters as inputs for automatic environmental temperature control in piglet houses. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 4, 233-246.
62. Zhang, Y. and Barber, E.M. (1995). An evaluation of heating and ventilation control strategies for livestock buildings. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 60(4), 217-225.