Need:

Single identification of animals  on milking parlor entrance

Aim:

Collecting individual milk production animal data

Description:

  • Sheep are identified by their ruminal bolus or ear-tag.
  • When the animal pass through the tunnel the antenna reads its transponder.
  • Once identified, each animal is placed in its respective position according to the order of entry.
  • In this way milk yields will be associated with each individual animal.

How to implement:

  • You need to have all your animals tagged.
  • Only when the milking machine is switched on, the RFID reading can be taken.
  • DelPro PC Program extracts data of individual animal.

Expected benefits:

  • The system enables to identify animals and register their individual milk yield, being able to intervene on production drops.

Prerequisites and/or limits:

  • All animals need an RFID tag. A PC management program is needed to couple electronic identification with milk production.
  • Set up costs 10,000 Euro
  • No subscription required

Cost / Benefit Analysis

Social, environmental and welfare assessments: –

Country:

Italy

Production system (Dairy or/and meat sheep/goat):

Dairy  sheep

Category of Animal (ewe, goat, replacement, lamb, kid):

Ewe

Source of information:

 

Attachment/links:
Dairy Goats Dairy Sheep Meat Sheep
Tjotta_meat_sheep_Norwegian_digifarm
NIBIO Tjøtta – Digifarm Norway
UNISS, Universty of Sassari Department of Agriculture
Le CHIIRPO - Sm@RT Platform
CIIRPO Le Mourier – Digifarm France
Estonia Innovative Farm: Murese OÜ
Estonia Innovative Farm: Wasala OÜ
Estonia Innovative Farm: Rehekivi OÜ
Norway Innovative Farm: Elgvasslien, Folldal
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