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Cage-Free Hens’ Mislaying Behavior Detection with Deep Learning

Posted on May 6, 2023 in Uncategorized by

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Introduction The laying hen industry is shifting from conventional caged to cage-free (CF) housing due to various welfare concerns and public demand to improve poultry behavior and welfare. The CF housing can improve welfare by providing more space and chances to perform natural behaviors, but...

Avoid these Common Mistakes During Fertilizer Application with Broadcast Spreaders

Posted on Apr 24, 2023 in Uncategorized by

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Broadcast spinner spreaders are one of the most common and widely used application equipment for lime and granular fertilizer. The importance of proper spreader calibration for accurate fertilizer applications has been emphasized many times and it is always good to see growers putting the time...

Planter Preparation – Using Block Test to Check Depth Settings

Posted on Mar 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by

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With corn planting underway in some parts of the state, the 2023 planting season is officially here and will be in full swing over the new few weeks. That also means if you have not already, this is the perfect time to perform a thorough...

Variable-Rate Liming Pays for Itself

Posted on Feb 6, 2023 in Uncategorized by

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Soil pH variability in agricultural fields is common and needs to be addressed properly to avoid any consequences of low or high soil pH issues later in the growing season. One of the basic precision agriculture practices to address this variability is variable-rate (VR) lime...

Monitoring Cage-free Hens’ Pecking with Deep Learning

Posted on Jan 9, 2023 in Uncategorized by

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US Egg production is transitioning from conventional cage to cage-free system. While cage-free system allows birds to perform natural behaviors such as dustbathing, foraging, and perching, an inherent challenge is feather pecking (FP, Figure 1). Pecking is one of the primary welfare issues in commercial...

Tracking Broiler Chickens at Different Ages with Deep Learning

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 in Uncategorized by

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Broiler production and issues: The world’s population is expected to reach 9.5 billion by 2050 and the requirement for animal products (e.g., meat, eggs, and milk) will be increased by 70% as compared to 2005 levels. As indicated, it is challenging to improve animal production...

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Cage-Free Hens’ Mislaying Behavior Detection with Deep Learning

Avoid these Common Mistakes During Fertilizer Application with Broadcast Spreaders

Planter Preparation – Using Block Test to Check Depth Settings

Variable-Rate Liming Pays for Itself

Monitoring Cage-free Hens’ Pecking with Deep Learning

Tracking Broiler Chickens at Different Ages with Deep Learning

Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture

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