Design of Hardware and Software Platform for Intelligent Automation of Livestock Farming using Internet of Things

Behneghar, Hamid; Majidi, Babak; Movaghar, Ali

doi:10.22092/amsr.2021.352371.1367

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ MSc in Computer Engineering, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor &ndash; Department of Computer Engineering &ndash; Khatam University &ndash; Tehran - Iran

³ Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22092/amsr.2021.352371.1367

Abstract

The 4th generation industrial livestock farming reduces livestock losses, increases fertility rates, reduces operating costs, manages human resources, and generally increases productivity. In this research, a set of wearable sensors including a cattle collar and a leg mounted sensor was designed for automation of livestock farming. A LoRaWAN based internet of things network was designed using a set of custom gateways in three livestock farms. An intelligent livestock big data analysis framework that uses edge and cloud computing was designed for processing and modelling of the behaviour of the cattle using the collected sensor data. A decision support system for estrous cycle management, stress and health control and cattle behaviour modelling was designed using machine learning based modelling of this data. The proposed system monitored the cattle and provided the vital signs such as body temperature, mobility, feeding behaviour and estrous behaviour for management and veterinarian decision support. The accuracy of the KNN algorithm for modelling livestock behaviour was 78% and the accuracy of convolutional deep neural networks was 84%. However, due to the simplicity of the KNN algorithm, this method increased the battery life of the system by 4.5 times and therefore, it was a more appropriate choice for commercial livestock farming.

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Main Subjects

Agricultural operations automation

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Agricultural Mechanization and Systems Research

Design of Hardware and Software Platform for Intelligent Automation of Livestock Farming using Internet of Things

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Volume 22, Issue 78 - Serial Number 78
September 2021
Pages 107-126

Design of Hardware and Software Platform for Intelligent Automation of Livestock Farming using Internet of Things

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Volume 22, Issue 78 - Serial Number 78September 2021Pages 107-126

Volume 22, Issue 78 - Serial Number 78
September 2021
Pages 107-126