Can We Reliably Detect Respiratory Diseases through Precision Farming? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Respiratory diseases commonly affect livestock species, negatively impacting animal's productivity and welfare. The use of precision livestock farming (PLF) applied in respiratory disease detection has been developed for several species. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate if PLF technologies can reliably monitor clinical signs or detect cases of respiratory diseases. A technology was considered reliable if high performance was achieved (sensitivity > 90% and specificity or precision > 90%) under field conditions and using a reliable reference test. Risk of bias was assessed, and only technologies tested in studies with low risk of bias were considered reliable. From 23 studies included-swine (13), poultry (6), and bovine (4) -only three complied with our reliability criteria

SUBMITTER: Garrido LFC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10093556 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature