Managementtechnologies for dairy farming

Alfred de Vries

CRV BV

IDFWDS2016

Farms are getting bigger

Larger herds management challenges

Alternative approaches- batch management, synchronization- individual management,

new technologies (precision farming)

Monitoring individual cows

Use of real-time data from various devices- automation equipment (e.g. milking robot)- sensors- camera’s- on-site lab tests

Applications based on single-source data

Solutions based on one device

Integrated with AI service, bull advice and preg check

Trend to use multi-source data

More accurate- less false positives- less false negatives

Smart Dairy Farming initiativeGoal: To make real-time data available for management applications

The farmer driven digital highway

Strategic herd management

Genomic testing based on DNA-markers Rearing the better heifers

Developments next 10 years

Specialized appsGlobal platforms that connect cowsFull data integration (including genetic)