Frontiers in Animal Science | Precision Livestock Farming

Original Research

Published on 31 Mar 2025

Two years of precision livestock management: harnessing ear tag device behavioral data for pregnancy detection in free-range dairy cattle on silage/hay-mix ration

in Precision Livestock Farming

Damiano Cavallini
Melania Giammarco
Giovanni Buonaiuto
Giorgio Vignola
Julio De Matos Vettori
Martina Lamanna
Paraskevi Prasinou
Riccardo Colleluori
Andrea Formigoni
Isa Fusaro

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1547395

290 views

Opinion

Accepted on 19 Mar 2025

How and why to monitor social networks in dairy cows

in Precision Livestock Farming

Hector Marina
Ida Hansson
Keni Ren
Freddy Fikse
Maya Gussmann
Per Peetz Nielsen
Anna Skarin
Svenja Woudstra
Lars Rönnegård

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1556812

108 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Mar 2025

Using Machine Learning to Identify Key Predictors of Maternal Success in Sheep for Improved Lamb Survival

in Precision Livestock Farming

Ebru Emsen
Bahadir Baran Odevci
Muzeyyen Kutluca Kormaz

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1543490

263 views

Perspective

Published on 07 Mar 2025

The environmental impact of goats: uprooting the narrative

in Precision Livestock Farming

Cara Loomis
Carol Kerven

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1544366

588 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Precision of dairy farming: navigating challenges and seizing opportunities for sustainable dairy production in Africa

in Precision Livestock Farming

Etsemeskel Tadele
Destaw Worku
Dessie Yigzaw
Teshager Muluneh
Abebe Melese

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1541838

902 views

Opinion

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Lessons learnt from strain types, milking order, and mastitis pathogen transmission

in Precision Livestock Farming

Svenja Woudstra
Maya Katrin Gussmann
Hector Marina
Ida Hansson
Carsten Thure Kirkeby
Volker Krömker
Per Peetz Nielsen
Keni Ren
Lars Rönnegård

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1556831

422 views

Review

Published on 17 Jan 2025

Enhancing rabbit farming efficiency with integrated genomics and nutritional strategies

in Precision Livestock Farming

Naqash Goswami
Ifeanyi Solomon Ahamba
Lionel Kinkpe
Ali Mujtaba Shah
Ye Xiangyang
Bing Song
Xianggui Dong
Shuhui Wang
Zhanjun Ren

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1514923

1,472 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jan 2025

Individual behavior tracking of heifers by using object detection algorithm YOLOv4

in Precision Livestock Farming

Sarah Jahn
Gabriel Schmidt
Lisa Bachmann
Helen Louton
Timo Homeier-Bachmann
Anne K. Schütz

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1499253

854 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Feed conversion efficiency does not negatively affect young sheep and ewe performance

in Precision Livestock Farming

Ignacio De Barbieri
Elly A. Navajas
Zully Ramos
Gracialda Ferreira
José Velazco
Gabriel Ciappesoni

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1480928

720 views

Methods

Published on 16 Dec 2024

Sensor data cleaning for applications in dairy herd management and breeding

in Precision Livestock Farming

Katharina Schodl
Anna Stygar
Franz Steininger
Christa Egger-Danner

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1444948

799 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2024

Association between automatic milking system parameters and intramammary infections in dairy cows at dry-off

in Precision Livestock Farming

Jonathan Ongom
Hedmon Okella
Fernanda C. Ferreira
Emmanuel Okello

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1397144

1,203 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2024

Exploring the Catrina, an autochthonous cattle breed of the Azores, for a comparative analysis of methane emissions with Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

in Precision Livestock Farming

Ana Rita Azevedo
Maria Susana Lopes
Alfredo Borba
Artur da Câmara Machado
Duarte Mendonça

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1423940

900 views

Methods

Published on 12 Sep 2024

A key-feature-based clustering approach to assess the impact of technology integration on cow health in Austrian dairy farms

in Precision Livestock Farming

Caspar Matzhold
Katharina Schodl
Peter Klimek
Franz Steininger
Christa Egger-Danner

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1421299

828 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2024

Determining calf traceability and cow–calf relationships in extensive farming using geolocation collars and BLE ear tags

in Precision Livestock Farming

Roger Vidal-Cardos
Emma Fàbrega
Antoni Dalmau

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1435729

1,472 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2024

Monitoring the lactation-related behaviors of sows and their piglets in farrowing crates using deep learning

in Precision Livestock Farming

Yu-Jung Tsai
Yi-Che Huang
En-Chung Lin
Sheng-Chieh Lai
Xu-Chu Hong
Jonas Tsai
Cheng-En Chiang
Yan-Fu Kuo

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1431285

1,734 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 07 May 2024

Designing a diagnostic method to predict the optimal artificial insemination timing in cows using artificial intelligence

in Precision Livestock Farming

Megumi Nagahara
Satoshi Tatemoto
Takumi Ito
Otoha Fujimoto
Tetsushi Ono
Masayasu Taniguchi
Mitsuhiro Takagi
Takeshige Otoi

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1399434

2,120 views