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May the Extensive Farming System of Small Ruminants Be Smart?

Rosanna Paolino, Adriana Di Trana, Adele Coppola, Emilio Sabia, Amelia Maria Riviezzi, Luca Vignozzi, Salvatore Claps, Pasquale Caparra, Corrado Pacelli, Ada Braghieri

Agriculture · 2025

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Summary

Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) applies a complex of sensor technology, algorithms, and multiple tools for individual, real-time livestock monitoring. In intensive livestock systems, PLF is now quite widespread, allowing for the optimisation of management, thanks to the early recognition of diseases and the possibility of monitoring animals’ feeding and reproductive behaviour, with an overall improvement of their welfare. Similarly, PLF systems represent an opportunity to improve the profitability and sustainability of extensive farming systems, including those of small ruminants, rationalising the use of pastures by avoiding overgrazing and controlling animals. Despite the livestock distribution in several parts of the world, the low profit and the relatively high cost of the devices ca

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/agriculture15090929
Catalogue ID
SNmoimwuu3-dx6pgu
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