Mobile precision flock management tool for intensively managed meat sheep

B. B. Odevci, E. Emsen

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Abstract

A Mobile Sheep Manager Software (M-SMS) was developed for commercial lamb production model using cloud architecture that collects and utilises farm data and responds to the farm management with respect to insights on the operational and financial aspects of the farm. Metadata used in the software is composed of ewe reproductive performance, overall productivity, lamb growing rate, survival rate of newborns, and health status of flock. The system detects alerts occurring in the farm and suggests for troubleshooting. M-SMS was combined with Cloud Services compounded with Predictive Analytics Services for helping fine-tune flock management and improve operational excellence. Mobile Sheep Manager Software is aimed at sheep farmers who need an easy to use “point and click” solution to keep legislative records, to attain operational guidance and build flock performance data. The product supports for purchase, cull or breed decisions are based on targets of flock performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPrecision Livestock Farming 2019 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019
EditorsBernadette O'Brien, Deirdre Hennessy, Laurence Shalloo
PublisherOrganising Committee of the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming (ECPLF), Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre
Pages74-77
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781841706542
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019 - Cork, Ireland
Duration: Aug 26 2019Aug 29 2019

Publication series

NamePrecision Livestock Farming 2019 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019

Conference

Conference9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityCork
Period8/26/198/29/19

Keywords

  • Precision flock management
  • Predictive services
  • Sheep
  • Software

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Animal Science and Zoology

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