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The poultry industry faces growing challenges in ensuring animal welfare, preventing disease outbreaks, and addressing labor shortages. Traditional vision intelligence-based behavior monitoring needs intensive manual labeling, which is impractical for large-scale operations, necessitating advanced, efficient, and scalable solutions. Utilizing artificial intelligence technologies to monitor poultry behavior accurately in real-time can revolutionize animal welfare practices and […]
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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 inspection and get that planter…
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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 applications. Precision soil sampling –…
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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 cage-free hen houses as that…
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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 efficiency and product quality under…
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