Precision livestock farming '09

369 Pages·2009·20.074 MB·English

by  C. Lokhorst, P. W. G. Groot Koerkamp

Precision
livestock
farming ’09

edited by:
C. Lokhorst
P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp
Wageningen Academic
u b l i s h e r s
Precision livestock farming ’09

Precision
livestock
farming
’09
edited by:
C. Lokhorst
P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp
Papers presen ted at the 4th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming
Wageningen, the Netherlands
6-8 July 2009
Wageningen Academic 
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International scientific committee for paper selection
Prof. P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp (chair) Netherlands Dr. T. Demmers United Kingdom
Prof. J.M. Aerts Belgium Dr. M. Guarino Italy
Dr. Th. Amon Austria Prof. J. Hartung Germany
Dr. Th. Banhazi Australia Dr. R. Kaufmann Switzerland
Prof. Li Baoming China Prof. L. Keeling Sweden
Prof. D. Berckmans Belgium Dr. C. Lokhorst Netherlands
Dr. S. Christensen Denmark Dr. F. Madec France
Dr. S. Cox United Kingdom Dr. E. Maltz Israel
Local Organizing Committee
Kees Lokhorst (chair)
Jan Huijsmans
Ramon de Louw
Yvonne van Hezik
Ingrid Luitse
Niek Botden
Mike Jacobs
Erwin van der Waal
Eldert van Henten
Daan Goense
Peter Groot Koerkamp
Arnold Bregt
Sjaak Wolfert
Jan-Erik Wien
Students Heeren XVII
European Program Committee for ECPLF
D. Berckmans Belgium (chair)
T. Amon Austria
R. Brunsch Germany
S. Christensen Denmark
T. Demmers United K ingdom
M. Guarino Italy
R. Kaufmann Switzerland
L. Keeling Sweden
C. Lokhorst Netherlands (secretary)
F. Madec France
E. Maltz Israel
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Table of contents
Editorial 13
Section 1 - Feeding dairy 15
Precision concentrate rationing to the dairy cow using on-line daily milk composition
sensor, milk yield and body weight 17
E. Maltz, A. Antler, I. Halachmi and Z. Schmilovitch
Evaluation of an application for dynamic feeding of dairy cows 25
G. André, E.J.B. Bleumer and G. van Duinkerken
Implementation of an application for daily individual concentrate feeding in commercial
software for use on dairy farms 33
E.J.B. Bleumer, G. André and G. van Duinkerken
An approach to precisely calculate variable dosing of highly nutritious and energetic
animal feed 37
H. Ortiz-Laurel and D. Rössel
Section 2 - Data quality and poultry applications 45
A Study on the cause and effect of lameness on broiler chickens 47
Ö. Cangar, S. Cardinaels, N. Everaert, B. De Ketelaere, C. Bahr, J. Zoons, E. Decuypere
and D. Berckmans
Potential of LCA for designing technological innovations: the case of organic eggs 55
S.E.M. Dekker, I.J.M. de Boer, A.J.A. Aarnink and P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp
Automated monitoring of milk meters 63
R.M. de Mol and G. André
Section 3 - Livestock environment 71
Spraying rapeseed oil reduces dust in poultry houses 73
A.J.A. Aarnink, J. van Harn, A. Winkel, F.E. de Buisonje, T.G. van Hattum and N.W.M. Ogink
Simulating the effect of forced pit ventilation on ammonia emission from a naturally
ventilated cow house with CFD 81
A.A. Sapounas, J.B. Campen, M.C.J. Smits and H.J.C. Dooren
Development of new methods and strategies for monitoring operational performance of
ammonia emission mitigation technology at livestock operations 91
N.W.M. Ogink, R.W. Melse and J. Mosquera
Development and evaluation of two ISOagriNET compliant systems for measuring
environment and consumption data in animal housing systems 99
A. Kuhlmann, D. Herd, B. Rößler, E. Gallmann and T. Jungbluth
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