ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
Increased Cattle Feeding Precision from Automatic Feeding Systems: Considerations on Technology Spread and Farm Level Perceived Advantages in Italy.
Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sensor-Based Precision Feeding Systems in Animal Production: Technologies and Applications.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- - Invited Review - Advancing precision livestock farming: integrating artificial intelligence and emerging technologies for sustainable livestock management.Animal bioscience · 2026Article
- Impact of forage-free diet with cottonseed cake and of feeding frequency using an automated system on productivity and profitability in feedlot-finished cattle.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Nutrient requirements and feeding management for ostrich during breeding and production: A comprehensive review.Poultry science · 2025Review
- Comparisons of Feed Bunk Nutrient Consistency, Milk Production and Cow Behavior Between Herds Using Automated Milking Systems With or Without Automated Feeding Robots.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Milk sustainability in specialized farms as affected by farm size and culling rates: A new perspective for allocation.Veterinary and animal science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Automation reduces the impact of farming on climate change and helps farmers adapt to its financial impact. Automatic feeding systems (AFSs) increase the ruminant's feeding precision and ease operators' workload. Such systems exist on a spectrum, requiring varied levels of operator support and installation complexity. A recent survey on farmers pointed out that those already running an AFS and those willing to buy one appreciate its ease of use, the resulting animal welfare, and the resulting overall benefits (increased production, farm profitability, and reduced feed waste). Whether technologically complex or not, studies have confirmed the benefits that farmers perceive to be underlying the remarkable reduction in the environmental impact of feeding operations (AFSs are electrically powered), the increase in animal welfare resulting from reduced conflicts around accessing the feed bunk, and the constant availability of fresh feed. However, their introduction should follow accurate and holistic structural and economic planning for existing and newly built facilities. The availability of public subsidies plays an essential role in pushing farmers to adopt the most modern digital technologies, whose benefits may even increase when farmers couple them with interconnected sensors to monitor animals' physiological states.
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