A.I. is bringing precision livestock analytics to farms. This helps monitor the health and overall conditions of animals on a given farm at any given moment.
The Five Most-Key Takeaways from This Blog Post
- Monitoring devices on livestock can offer real-time data to A.I., which in turn can analyze the data to make conclusions about the health and conditions of animals.
- These can be helpful for preventive measures and early detection of problems in animals.
- Feed intake can be a good one to monitor in the case of farms where keeping animals on a specific diet is the key to success.
- Monitoring the spread of illnesses can also be useful, as A.I. can quickly detect the signs of an illness that could spread among the animals.
- Even posture is a subject for A.I. monitoring, a sign of how A.I. is allowing for improvements in many levels of livestock management.
Old Macdonald Had a Farm…and A.I.
Many countries in the world, with America perhaps foremost among these, rely on quick and easy access to products that depend on farms with efficient livestock management.
Much of this involves food products. After all, those dinosaur chicken nuggets come from somewhere, right?
Though farming itself is ancient, like many other ancient human endeavors it can benefit from integration with technology. As technology progresses, so do certain things that it integrates with.
And in the case of A.I. in farming, it is certainly the case that the powers of A.I. in speedy data analytics can help mitigate many of the challenges that farms face in livestock management.
Monitoring health already got the nod in the Key Takeaways section, so let’s look at some other aspects that A.I. can help with.
Resource Allocation and Sustainable Farming
Finding out the most-efficient uses of resources at hand can help improve the quality of life for the livestock on a given farm.
Water and feed, for instance, are two finite resources that need proper allocation to optimize a farm’s operations.
Not only can that increase profits by ensuring that animals are healthier and getting what they need, it can also help save money in general. A.I. can help mitigate wasteful practices like overfeeding and general waste of food or water or energy in managing livestock.
Designing Operations and Predictive Maintenance
A.I. can generate tons of ideas for how a farm could be setup at once.
For this reason, it can make for an excellent designer of operations.
Its predictive powers are also important as well. Predictive maintenance is an application that can help operations run smoothly by identifying when equipment may break down or need maintenance.
Weather Prediction
Bad weather has long been the scorn of farmers. Of course, rain is necessary for many farms as well, as it can help grow crops.
A.I. is getting better and better at predicting the weather, getting accurate forecasts weeks ahead of time.
In the context of livestock management, accurate weather prediction can help keep animals safe.
What Farmers Need to Know
Learning about A.I. and how to use A.I. is a key skill for future farmers.
Though A.I. can be complex and abstract at times, a farmer does not need a degree in computer science to be able to benefit from A.I.
Think of it like other farm implements. A farmer can operate a tractor well even without knowing the details of how the machine works “under the hood”.
Likewise, A.I. systems are not meant to be used only by “A.I. whisperers”, but by people across all industries, and of various skill levels.
The Last (But Not Least) Key Takeaway
Farms that treat A.I. as a necessary implement are likely to succeed over those that don’t, as A.I. can help in the prediction and monitoring of key areas of livestock management.
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