Precision pig management – resolving conflicts by integrated solutions
| Autor: | C. M. Wathes, C. P. Schofield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Polymers and Plastics Control (management) 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science Risk analysis (engineering) Sustainability 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Process control Environmental science Pig farming Production (economics) Environmental impact assessment Environmental planning Integrated management |
| Zdroj: | BSAP Occasional Publication. 31:77-84 |
| ISSN: | 2053-5953 0263-967X |
| Popis: | Integrated management systems (IMS) for pig production are one means by which the industry will be able to meet tight product specifications while satisfying society's demands to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production. The systems are based on modern theories of process control that have been proven in other industries but have yet to be applied to pig production. The initial application will be growth of the finishing pig but other stages of production, e.g. the gestating sow, may also be managed using an IMS. In the longer term, control of environmental processes within pig housing may also be amenable to an IMS but will undoubtedly reveal – and provide the opportunity to resolve – the conflicts between financial and environmental pressures in modern pig production. Other applications are envisaged and include active control of pig behaviour as well as disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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