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Review of precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies for the Australian pig industry [PDF]

, 2003
The wide spread application of computers is changing the way in which information technology (IT) is used in livestock production. 'Precision livestock farming' (PLF) is a relatively new concept and has developed rapidly in the last few years.
Cook, Peter, Durack, Matthew, Banhazi, Thomas, Dunn, Mark   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Multi-omics integration analyses reveal microbiome and metabolome features in pregnant sow diarrhea induced by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

BMC Microbiology
Gut microbial dysbiosis and its derived-metabolites changes have been evidenced to participant in diarrhea piglets; little is known underlying the crosstalk between gut microbiota and metabolites in pregnant sow diarrhea induced with PEDV. In this study,
Xia Dong, Jiahui Yi, Ying Wang, Ao Zhou, Jing Zhang, Liangyu Shi, Cheng Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of frequent feed pushes of mixed feed on feeding behaviour, feed intake, and milk production in an AMS herd

, 2017
Precision Livestock Farming offers new technologies to substitute man hours spent on feeding management in intensive dairy farming, including automated feed pusher robots.
Sloth K. H., Fontana I., Bossen D., Tullo E., Coletti C., Pena Fernandez A., Guarino M.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Deoxynivalenol-mediated kidney injury via endoplasmic reticulum stress in mice

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Objective: Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common fungal toxin that poses significant health risks to humans and animals. The present study aimed to investigate the adverse effects and molecular mechanisms of DON-induced kidney injury.
Qingbo Zhao, Siyi Zhang, Weili Feng, Ao Zhou, Liangyu Shi, Jing Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sheep biometric identification based on multiple body parts

Animal
Precision livestock farming technologies require individual animal identification to integrate specific animal data with farm processes, including health, milk recording, and feeding management. Identification methods, such as physical marks and ear tags,
R. Biton, I. Shimshoni, A. Godo, J. Lepar, I. Halachmi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vertical Price Transmission in Food Markets: New Evidence From Meta‐Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of empirical research has examined price dynamics along the food supply chain, yet findings remain heterogeneous and often conflicting. This study conducts a meta‐analysis of 140 studies, totaling 652 observations, to examine (1) the reported presence of asymmetric price transmission and (2) the reported direction of price ...
Sushan K C, Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo‐Barrera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Crop Forecast Similarity, Government Policies, and Macroeconomic Conditions Affect WASDE Forecast Accuracy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) play a central role in how agricultural commodity markets process information about supply, demand, and prices. This study examines how global and domestic shocks, as well as policy interventions, are reflected in the similarity of WASDE ...
Zhining Sun, Rabail Chandio, Ani L. Katchova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source