Abstract. The aim of this paper was to focus the evolution of the application of technologies to identify and monitor animals. In time, a lot of various solutions have been thought up in order to record spatial data and time spotting of the animals in grazing areas. From first radio-telemetry approaches in the fifties to automatic photographing or videotaping, technology has made huge progress thanks to the digital revolution. Instruments have become more sophisticated, precise and automatic. The analysis of their capacity and limits could be useful to offer a complete overview about new opportunities for planning good research methodology. Bibliographical studies point out analogies, differences and technological advances of different systems of identification useful both for wild and domestic animal populations. The survey of conventional radio technologies, satellite telemetry, and RFID systems allows investigation of the real potentials and new opportunities of different solutions. In order to collect data to conduct a comparative analysis, new RFID products were tested on pigs on an outdoor farm located in a hilly area in the north of Italy. The preliminary results of electronic identification system to monitor pig behavior are presented in this paper. Outcomes of the paper trace the working out of new features of these technologies: automatic elaboration of databases, precision of remote sensing, minimizing instrument and human mistakes. All these characteristics enable researchers to operate widely and efficiently. Furthermore, researchers will be able to integrate the technologies in order to create an environmental analysis methodology aimed to optimize and rationalize animal management performance.

Spatial identification of animals in different breeding systems to monitor behavior / Barbari, M.; Conti, L.; Simonini, S. - ELETTRONICO. - (2008), pp. 937-942. (Intervento presentato al convegno Livestock Environment VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium tenutosi a Iguassu Falls, Brazil nel 31 agosto - 4 settembre).

Spatial identification of animals in different breeding systems to monitor behavior

BARBARI, MATTEO;CONTI, LEONARDO;SIMONINI, STEFANO
2008

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Abstract. The aim of this paper was to focus the evolution of the application of technologies to identify and monitor animals. In time, a lot of various solutions have been thought up in order to record spatial data and time spotting of the animals in grazing areas. From first radio-telemetry approaches in the fifties to automatic photographing or videotaping, technology has made huge progress thanks to the digital revolution. Instruments have become more sophisticated, precise and automatic. The analysis of their capacity and limits could be useful to offer a complete overview about new opportunities for planning good research methodology. Bibliographical studies point out analogies, differences and technological advances of different systems of identification useful both for wild and domestic animal populations. The survey of conventional radio technologies, satellite telemetry, and RFID systems allows investigation of the real potentials and new opportunities of different solutions. In order to collect data to conduct a comparative analysis, new RFID products were tested on pigs on an outdoor farm located in a hilly area in the north of Italy. The preliminary results of electronic identification system to monitor pig behavior are presented in this paper. Outcomes of the paper trace the working out of new features of these technologies: automatic elaboration of databases, precision of remote sensing, minimizing instrument and human mistakes. All these characteristics enable researchers to operate widely and efficiently. Furthermore, researchers will be able to integrate the technologies in order to create an environmental analysis methodology aimed to optimize and rationalize animal management performance.
2008
Livestock Environment VIII
Livestock Environment VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium
Iguassu Falls, Brazil
31 agosto - 4 settembre
Barbari, M.; Conti, L.; Simonini, S
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