Smart Integrated Livestock Farming: integrating user-centric & ICT-based decision support platform
Final report
Smart Integrated Livestock Farming: integrating user-centric & ICT-based decision support platformCall: ICT and Automation for a Greener Agriculture
Id: 14302
Acronym: SILF
Duration:
Tuesday, 6 September, 2016
Consortium:
| No | Partner | Contact | Country | Total 1000€ | Funded 1000€ | Funder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Coord. | Department of Engineering Aarhus School of Engineering Aarhus University | Claus Sørensen | Denmark | 131.8 | 119.9 | Danish AgriFish Agency Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries |
| 2 | Division of Agricultural Structures and Agricultural Machinery Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering Agricultural University of Athens | Thomas Bartzanas | Greece | 92.0 | 78.0 | Managing Authority of the Rural Development Plan Ministry of Rural Development & Food |
| 3 | UCD School of Biosystems Engineering College of Engineering and Architecture University College Dublin | Nicholas holden | Ireland | 202.0 | 171.0 | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) |
| 4 | Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) | Annelies Van Nuffel | Belgium | 89.0 | 89.0 | Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) |
| 5 | Porphyrio NV | Kristof Mertens | Belgium | 111.5 | 47.0 | Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) |
| 6 | Production Animal Research Biotechnology and Food Research Economic Research Plant Production Research Senior Research Scientist MTT Agrifood Research Finland | Mikko Jarvinen | Finland | 48.0 | 24.0 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
| 7 | Agro Intelligence ApS | Ole Green | Denmark | 67.0 | 21.5 | Danish AgriFish Agency Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries |
Main results:
Available databases of relevance for development of an IoT data management platform for livestock farming were identified through a survey in the five partner countries. Experiments with accelerometers were carried out identifying parameters and classifiers of lameness. A list of key environmental indicators was identified. The indicators include categories within energy,
nutrient use, soil/land issues, biodiversity, water, carbon footprint and economy. The indicators form the basis for a farm based LCA where economic drivers are integrated. System analysis has been performed by indicating the identified stakeholders. A web representing the mutual relations between different actors.were developed and prepared for continous updating. of economic consequences of lameness.
Exploitation:
Available databases with data on animal health form the basis for farmers and advisors to compare and benchmark different production systems and methods in terms of sustainability. including indicators iwithin energy, nutrient use, soil/land issues, biodiversity, water, carbon footprint and economy. Specifically, guidelines for the use of accelerometers for lameness dectection was outlined. Based on the results, Good Dairy Farming Practises were developed within animal health, milk hygiene, feeding, animal welfare, environmental impact, and socio-economic benefits as guildelines for adviosrs and farmers. Also, thse results are useable for researchers in their pursuit of further design and implementat of information management systems in precision livestock system.
Publications:
Dissemination:
Dissemination activities:
The 17th International Symposium and 9th International Conference on Lameness in Ruminants, hosted by the University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Sciences, held from the 11th to the 14th August 2013 at the Bristol Marriott City Centre Hotel
The 6th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming held in Leuven, Belgium on September 10-12, 2013. This conference is a Joint European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming
Demonstration farms: will be research farms in Finland, Ireland and Belgium.
MTT Maaninka Research Station Open day 23.8.2013. Among other activities the SILF project and Gaitwise equipment were presented to the visitors. Total amount of visitors estimated to 1000 persons.
Several visitor groups at MTT Maaninka Research Station.
Dairy care
http://www.dairycareaction.org/first-dairycare-conference.html poster
EAAP 2014
http://www.eaap2014.org/
Copenhagen – 25-29 August 2014, SILF presentation
WAFL 2014
https://colloque.inra.fr/wafl2014
France – 3-5 Sept 2014, SILF presentation
ECPLF 2015 Milaan, SILF presentation
Presentation of research on the International Fair for Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Garden and Green areas (Agribex), general public, 8-13 December 2015
Workshop lameness: What is limping?, for farmers, 20 November 2015
Farmers of the future: Sensors in dairy farming, for agricultural students, 29 April 2015
Milk café, for farmers, 3 June 2015
Seminar Milcontrol: lameness detection in dairy cattle, for milk machine technicians, 16 December 2014
Opening new dairy stable ILVO, general public, 11 October 2014
Lameness in dairy cattle: automatic detection, for farmers, 27 November 2014
Illustrations:
Approved:
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Proposal summary:
In this project we will develop an evaluation platform that demonstrates through research the potential for an Internet of Things (IoT) enabled FMIS with animal-centric ICT, production databases & best practice standards to assist farmers optimise sustainable livestock production. In this respect SILF will take an integrated approach to solving issues with environmental impact and animal welfare during livestock production. Previously developed smart farming sensing systems for lameness detection in dairy production will be robustified, validated and evaluated against other available systems in different member states. The commercial/environmental benefit of these systems alongwith 'object-connected ICT' will be realised through specific business-models and lifecycle costing for farming.