Solutions to Challenges Facing Dairy Farming

1. Technology is Changing Livestock and Farm Management Allflex India

2. Humans and animals have always been inter-dependent. Humans have always had a penchant for domesticating animals, especially those that can provide food, companionship and serve as beasts of burden. This interaction between human and non-human animals has fascinated even anthropologists which has given rise to a new term, ‘anthrozoologists’. The inclusion of animals as intimate members of the family as well as part of human livelihood is behind the long-term connection between the two species.

3. History is witness Humans have had a relationship with domestic animals. Nowadays pets are regarded as “social substitutes” with the deep bonding they enjoy with humans. The presence of pets at has been said to induce well-being in people and helps develop social skills in children. Besides being as pets, animals have also been serving mankind with being a source of food like milk and meat and play a role in the movement of goods as well as humans. There are also many non-food uses of animals some of which are for leather and furs, which is as old as million years of human development. Animals are also great sources of wool, antitoxins, and can be used for safety as well as therapy owing to their acute odor detection as well as sense of danger. With digitization taking over the world, almost all aspects of life have been given a digital makeover. The human-animal relationship too has been touched by the wonder of internet and technology. With the help of digitization, now it is easier to conduct several tasks related to animals which not only benefits the humans, but can also prove vital in maintaining the health and safety of animals.   Allflex has carved a niche for itself in the realm of livestock technology by employing cutting edge tools like robotics, artificial intelligence and big data to increase animal welfare, farm productivity and find solutions to challenges facing dairy farming. Allflex comes equipped with sensors, data science and machine learning to improve various aspects of farm operations to raise efficiency, productivity and sustainability. 

4. How Digitalization is Changing Livestock? Farmers face all kinds of challenges, right from infrastructure to connectivity, growing demands for animal proteins, and disease affecting animal health. Technology has impacted most industries in our modern age including livestock management. Let’s have a look at some of the ways industry is using technology to help improve farming and livestock management: Greater Nutrition Transparency The latest mobile near-infrared devices help monitor exactly the animal feed and troubleshoot issues early. It can provide a way of controlling feed quality than traditional methods, which often require the farmer to send samples to be tested in a lab, an expensive and lengthy exercise. These new tech features help farmers gain better control to rear healthy animals, and predict production and profitability. Digitalizing Body Composition Score Farmers use a visual evaluation called Body composition score to determine where a sow is in her reproductive stage and understand her wellbeing. By putting the measurements digitally, it can be added to farm management software and shared with the veterinarian to better care for the animals.

5. Its livestock management system boosts animal healthcare monitoring along with farm management systems, animal livestock identification via wireless technologies. Allflex’s livestock health solutions help determine the heat detection in cows. The impeccable solutions from Allflex are backed by best-in-class technical service to customers worldwide.