Precision Livestock Farming (PLF)

How to implement Precision Livestock Farming? How could research contribute to on-farm practice? And how could supply and demand in­fluence the development and the use of PLF?

PLF is the management of livestock farming by continuous automated real-time monitoring/controlling of production/ reproduction, health and welfare of livestock. Bringing research to practice will become increasingly important in research projects.
During the ATF-EAAP special session (31 August 2015), participants were challenged to discuss with researchers, the agrochain industry, representatives of the European Commission and other experts how research contributes to on-farm practice and how supply and demand influence the development and the use of PLF.

This Special Session aimed to contribute to the understanding of the role of demand and supply actors in the PLF chain and their interaction with scientists in innovation and the application of PLF into practice processes.

This special session at the EAAP annual meeting was followed by the 5th ATF seminar on the theme “A transatlantic perspective on visions and strategic research agenda for animal productions in Europe and the USA“.