IoT and big data in animal farming

Abstract

In this paper the smart animal farming problems are discussed. The offered on the market devices and sensors, which are used for monitoring and collecting data on the sensation and daily habits of the animals, are considered and analysed. Precise farming and the use of IoT offers a new and different way of farming. Data collection from each individual animal allows for individual care to be taken or individual way of farming the animals rather than the compulsory farming of a group or a herd. It achieves much more careful monitoring and more precise control over the farming. The main aim of these technologies is still using resources effectively which currently means that they are only used when, where and as much as needed. Software developers can create specialised apps on the bases of the data from these sensors and data collection devices that allow for data sharing and use from multiple different farms, data analysis and suggestions, tips and solutions for specific problems. This can be incredibly useful to prevent large disease hotspots by using the collected and analysed shared data to find early signs of the disease. Apart from data, these apps typically allow sharing photos, reports, warnings, questions and discussions between the farmers.