Energy consumption and technical-economic analysis of an automatic feeding system for dairy farms: results from a field test

The need to reduce labour demand and the increasing size of herds have led - in the last years - to develop specific automated solutions for feeding animals in dairy farms. Currently there are more than 1,250 automatic feeding systems (AFS) used worldwide, but there is a lack of information about bo...

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Main Authors: Francesco M. Tangorra, Aldo Calcante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/869