Research progress on intelligent farming techniques of beef cattle

LUO Xi’er; LU Xiaolong; LIU Qingyou; CUI Kuiqing

doi:10.7671/j.issn.1001-411X.202405032

Journal of South China Agricultural University > 2024 > 45(5): 661-671. > DOI: 10.7671/j.issn.1001-411X.202405032

LUO Xi’er, LU Xiaolong, LIU Qingyou, et al. Research progress on intelligent farming techniques of beef cattle[J]. Journal of South China Agricultural University, 2024, 45(5): 661-671. DOI: 10.7671/j.issn.1001-411X.202405032

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Research progress on intelligent farming techniques of beef cattle

LUO Xi’er^{1, 2,},
LU Xiaolong^{1, 2},
LIU Qingyou^{1, 2},
CUI Kuiqing^2, ,

1.
Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, Foshan 528225, China
2.
College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China

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Received Date: May 21, 2024
Available Online: July 03, 2024
Published Date: July 07, 2024

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Beef cattle intelligent farming technology is the key technology for the transformation and upgrading of beef cattle farming from extensive to intensive, and it plays an increasingly important role in enhancing farming efficiency and management efficiency. Domestic beef cattle farming industry faces outstanding problems such as low utilization rate of intelligent equipment, low farm management efficiency and high farming cost. This paper outlines the current research progress and status of beef cattle intelligent farming technology from six aspects, including beef cattle individual identification technology, intelligent phenotype collection technology, intelligent estrus identification technology, automated feeding technology, disease detection technology, as well as environmental monitoring and cleaning of the barn, etc., describes the application of the key technologies and the principles, and looks forward to the future development of beef cattle intelligent farming technology, with a view to providing a reference for China’s beef cattle aquaculture intelligent development.
- Smart farming,
- Beef cattle,
- Individual recognition,
- Behavioral monitoring,
- Environmental monitoring

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