The groundbreaking impact of digitalization and artificial intelligence in sheep farming

• DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105197
• Publication Date: 2024-02-20T20:40:43Z
• Authors: Muhammad Furqan A...; Giovanni Pietro B...; Antonio Varcasia; Maria Francesca Sini; Fahad Ahmed; Giovanni Lai; Marta Polinas; Elisabetta Antuof...; Claudia Tamponi; Raffaella Cocco; Andrea Corda; Maria Luisa Pinna...
• Keywords: Precision Agriculture; Animal health

The integration of digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has marked the onset a new era efficient sheep farming in multiple aspects ranging from general well-being to advanced web-based management applications. resultant improvement health consequently better yield already started benefit both farmers veterinarians. predictive analytical models embedded with machine learning (giving sense machines) helped decision-making enabled derive most out their farms. This is evident ability remotely monitor livestock by wearable devices that keep track animal vital signs behaviour. Additionally, veterinarians now employ AI-based diagnostics for parasite detection control. Overall, AI have completely transformed traditional practices animals. However, there pressing need optimize digital farming, allowing appreciate adopt these innovative systems. To fill this gap, review aims provide available systems designed aid precision sheep, offering an up-to-date understanding on subject. Various contemporary techniques, such as sky shepherding, virtual fencing, detection, automated counting behaviour tracking, anomaly nutrition, breeding support, several mobile-based applications are currently being utilized farms appear be promising. Although artificial intelligence may represent key features sustainable development they present numerous challenges application.