Study on the development of dairy facilities and a cow herd monitoring system
2003
Kida, T. (National Inst. of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)) | Kamo, M. | Sawamura, A. | Matsumoto, D.
Summary In Japan, dairy farms tend to be large scale in terms of herd size, and a significant labor force replaces machinery. Recently automatic feeding systems and composting systems have been developed, and some large dairy farms have introduced these systems. In this study, the cow bam and facilities monitoring system consists of 1 )Automatic feeding system, 2)Compost preparation system and 3)Internet live camera system was developed. A dairy farmer can monitor the cow barn's situation from other place with their PC. This system promotes a new internet-based dairy management style. The system can be found at the URL (http://pc211.ngri.affrc.go.jp).
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