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Precision Livestock

Farming

Deborah PietteM3-BIORES

September 16th 2015

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• About 20 enthusiastic people

• 253 A-Publications

• 359 Conference papers

• 16 products

• 15 patents

• 2 spin-off companies

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Improving health, welfare and productivity of individual

living organisms by integrating on-line

measured/modelled biological responses in the

monitoring and control of biological processes

Our mission

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Research methodology

Complex Individual Time-Varying Dynamic

Measure

Model

Manage

In an on-line way

Living organism = CITD - system

Complex Individual Time-Varying Dynamic

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Process

inputs

(e.g. drug)

Process

outputs

(e.g. heart

rate)

Controller/

monitor

Prediction

Model

MeasureMeasure

Desired/expected

output

Manage

Research methodology

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Measure, model & manage

livestock

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Problem of monitoring animals

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Livestock farming in the past…

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Worldwide Individual Meat Consumption

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Numbers of animals

Number of farmers

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Resulting in

High number of animals per farm

Less available time per individual animal

More welfare and other problems

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What is PLF?

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Management of livestock farming by automated

real-time monitoring/improving of production/

reproduction, health and welfare of livestock.

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PLF Research in EU Projects

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2009 - 20011

1.1 million euro2009 - 2013

2.5 million euro

2012 - 2014

1.4 million euro

2012 - 2016

5.9 million euro

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Examples of PLF technology:

What is possible today?

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Example on pigs: Infection

monitoring by

on-line pig sound analysisi.c.w. University of Milan, SoundTalks NV, Fancom BV

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On-line cough recognition algorithm in pig stables

Health monitoring by on-line sound analysis:

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Example on pigs: Monitoring of

aggression

i.c.w. Umil, TIHO, Fancom BV

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Health monitoring by on-line video analysis:

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Example on broilers: Real time

monitoring of problems in a broiler

house i.c.w. Fancom BV

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Vision-based Early Warning System for

Broiler Houses

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Dis

trib

ution

(%)

Normal situation Problem in

feeding lines

Feeder line Defect Feeder line

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Example on broilers: scratching

behaviour

i.c.w. Ughent, ILVO

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Example on cows: Automated

lameness monitor

i.c.w. ARO Israel, WUR, DeLaval

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Vision-based Early Warning System for

Dairy Farms

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Back arch extraction

Lame

Yes/No

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General Conclusions

• PLF offers fully automated continuous real time detailed management of animals.

• PLF brings the farmer to the individual animals that need his/her attention.

• PLF provides the farmer with an active management tool.

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Bicycle helmets

Race horses

Chickens

Mussels

Professional Cyclists

Intensive CareESA (2006)

Daphnia

Tubifex (1991)

Larvae

Sleep monitor

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Thank you for your attention

For more information you can check our website:

http://www.m3-biores.com

Questions

Contact: daniel.berckmans@biw.kuleuven.be