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Now that we understand how technologies can help producers and industry in poultry farming 4.0, Rodrigo Galli presents his vision of which technologies can and are being used to help production efficiency in traditional poultry and elevate it to farming 4.0.
In this issue he shows us how they are used in practice.
Poultry 4.0 tools play a crucial role in the efficiency of poultry production, making it possible to monitor, prevent and even predict animal performance, based on technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data.
Computer vision, for example, using deep learning, is able to monitor birds’ behavior, identifying signs of health, disease or stress, as well as evaluating the weight, volume of feed, number and egg quality.
The AI also makes possible to do precise production predictions, such as the ideal time for slaughter based on marketing targets, feed consumption, egg production and bird weight.
In addition, automation plays a fundamental role, enabling tasks such as feeding, weighing, temperature adjustment and egg collection in an automated way, which increases the efficiency of the operation.
The application of these technologies in a practical way is divided into:
Technologies for feed mills.
Poultry houses.
Health.
Management.
Let’s start with the technologies that can be applied in the feed mill.
FEED MILL PLANT
I mention three main types of NIR technologies (Near Infrared Spectroscopy) frequently used in feed mills.
Bench (or Laboratory) NIR: This equipment is usually found in quality control laboratories. They are used for accurate analysis and detailed nutritional composition of ingredients and feed, and may some cases even analyze the impact of soybean processing and DDG. The samples are prepared and analyzed directly on the equipment, providing results in seconds.
NIR In-line (or On-line): These systems are designed to be installed directly on the production lines feed mills and analyze the ingredients in real time, allowing immediate adjustments to formulation and dosage, guaranteeing the consistency of feed batches.
Portable NIR: Portable NIR devices are compact and mobile that can be taken directly to suppliers of raw materials, feed mills or poultry farm installations. With internet connection, they can send data in real-time for analysis and decision making.
We also have Process Automation, which c...
