This chapter discusses developments in robotics in the poultry, pig and dairy sectors and explores the main drivers for these innovative solutions. The concepts of precision livestock farming and robotics engineering are connected on an organizational level and farmers have freedom of choice to work with human labor, specialized service providers and robotic solutions. In practice, the farmer will use a combination of the three, to suit their own preference. Examples of advances in developments are given for the poultry, pig and dairy sectors, as well as indications of future challenges. Predictions from the EU-Robotics topic group and the ag ROBOfood network are supplied in order to achieve better understanding of the challenges facing the livestock sector.
Inhoudsopgave
- 1 Introduction and main drivers for livestock robotics
- 2 The role of robotics in precision livestock farming
- 3 Examples of robotic development: poultry
- 4 Examples of robotic development: pig production
- 5 Examples of robotic development: dairy
- 6 Challenges for research
- 7 Conclusion
- 8 References
Over de auteur
Dr Kees Lokhorst is senior scientist and specialized in Precision Livestock Farming, Robotics. He coordinates the ag ROBOfood project and is the coordinator of the Dutch agrifood TEF. He is involved in several national and international research projects (e.g. WASP, Bio Business, EU-PLF, Io F2020, ERANET ICT Agri, 4D4F, EIP focus group on mainstreaming precision agriculture, Smart Dairy Farming) concerning transition processes in (animal) farming systems. Research is focused on the possibilities of ICT and sensor information to support farmers in their daily management.
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