A Systematic Review on Commercially Available and Validated Sensor Technologies for Welfare Assessment of Dairy Cattle.

ABSTRACT: In order to base welfare assessment of dairy cattle on real-time measurement, integration of valid and reliable precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies is needed. The aim of this study was to provide a systematic overview of externally validated and commercially available PLF technologies, which could be used for sensor-based welfare assessment in dairy cattle. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify externally validated sensor technologies. Out of 1,111 publications initially extracted from databases, only 42 studies describing 30 tools (including prototypes) met requirements for external validation. Moreover, through market search, 129 different retailed technologies

SUBMITTER: Stygar AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8044875 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature