Transforming Animal Husbandry: Leveraging Herd Management, Automation and Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Productivity and Sustainability

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 23 - 30, 28.06.2024

Kübra Benan Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.58833/bozokvetsci.1396800

Abstract

Herd management in livestock enterprises is a complex business endeavor that demands technical expertise, vigilant attention to animal health and welfare, quality assurance, and the monitoring of worker productivity and well-being. It necessitates the evaluation of diverse data through a well-defined logic and demands a professional approach for precise decision-making. As a result, herd management systems, automation, and artificial intelligence applications have progressively become indispensable tools on livestock farms. These applications play a pivotal role in ensuring the sustainability and profitability of production in both the short and long term, given the perpetual nature of this cycle. This article explores the evolution and benefits of herd management systems, automation, and artificial intelligence applications as advanced technologies in animal husbandry enterprises from the past to the present.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Herd Management, Husbandry

Hayvancılığı Dönüştürmek: Verimlilik ve Sürdürülebilirliği Geliştirmek için Sürü Yönetimi, Otomasyon ve Yapay Zekadan Yararlanmak

Abstract

Hayvancılık işletmelerinde sürü yönetimi, teknik uzmanlık, hayvan sağlığı ve refahına odaklanmayı, kalite güvencesini sağlamayı ve çalışanların verimliliği ile refahını izlemeyi gerektiren karmaşık bir çabadır. Bu süreç, çeşitli verilerin düzenli bir mantıkla değerlendirilmesini ve kesin kararlar almak için profesyonel bir yaklaşımı içermektedir. Sonuç olarak, sürü yönetim sistemleri, otomasyon ve yapay zeka uygulamaları, hayvancılık çiftliklerinde giderek vazgeçilmez araçlar haline gelmiştir. Bu uygulamalar, üretimin hem kısa hem de uzun vadede sürdürülebilirliğini ve karlılığını sağlamada önemli bir rol oynamaktadır.Bu çalışma, hayvancılık işletmelerinde sürü yönetim sistemleri, otomasyon ve yapay zekâ uygulamalarının geçmişten günümüze olan gelişimini ve sağladığı faydaları detaylı bir şekilde incelemektedir.

Keywords

Yapay Zeka, Sürü Yönetimi, Hayvancılık

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