Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study
The term ”Agriculture 4.0” emerged from the term “Industry 4.0” like amany other “4.0” terms. However, are Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts really applicable to agriculture? Are the benefits that Industry 4.0 brings to industrial use cases transferable to livestock farming? This paper tries to...
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| author | Martin Kraft Heinz Bernhardt Reiner Brunsch Wolfgang Büscher Eduardo Colangelo Henri Graf Johannes Marquering Heiko Tapken Kathrin Toppel Clemens Westerkamp Martin Ziron |
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| description | The term ”Agriculture 4.0” emerged from the term “Industry 4.0” like amany other “4.0” terms. However, are Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts really applicable to agriculture? Are the benefits that Industry 4.0 brings to industrial use cases transferable to livestock farming? This paper tries to answer this question for the three dominant sectors of livestock farming in Central Europe and Germany: Poultry, pig fattening, and dairy farming. These sectors are analyzed along with the eight most relevant Industry 4.0 benefits. The results show that only part of the Industry 4.0 benefits are relevant for livestock farming in a similar manner as in industrial production. Due to basic differences between industrial and livestock farming use cases, some of the benefits must be adapted. The presence of individual living animals and the strong environmental impact of livestock farming affect the role of digital individualization and demand orientation. The position of livestock farming within the value chain minimizes the need for flexibilization. The introduction and adoption of Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies may contribute significantly to transforming agriculture into something that may be called Agriculture 4.0. Technologies are indispensable for this development step, but vocational education and open-mindedness of farmers towards Industry 4.0 is essential as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d65818f033ad466f8c367bf99c3ac4ff2023-11-24T13:05:43ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-12-0112241284410.3390/app122412844Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent StudyMartin Kraft0Heinz Bernhardt1Reiner Brunsch2Wolfgang Büscher3Eduardo Colangelo4Henri Graf5Johannes Marquering6Heiko Tapken7Kathrin Toppel8Clemens Westerkamp9Martin Ziron10Institute of Agricultural Technology, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute, 38116 Braunschweig, GermanyAgricultural Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, 14469 Potsdam, GermanyInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, GermanyFraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, 49076 Osnabrueck, GermanyDepartment of Engineering Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Jade, 26389 Wilhelmshaven, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, 49076 Osnabrueck, GermanyFaculty of Agriculture, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, 49090 Osnabrueck, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, 49076 Osnabrueck, GermanyDepartment of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, 59494 Soest, GermanyThe term ”Agriculture 4.0” emerged from the term “Industry 4.0” like amany other “4.0” terms. However, are Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts really applicable to agriculture? Are the benefits that Industry 4.0 brings to industrial use cases transferable to livestock farming? This paper tries to answer this question for the three dominant sectors of livestock farming in Central Europe and Germany: Poultry, pig fattening, and dairy farming. These sectors are analyzed along with the eight most relevant Industry 4.0 benefits. The results show that only part of the Industry 4.0 benefits are relevant for livestock farming in a similar manner as in industrial production. Due to basic differences between industrial and livestock farming use cases, some of the benefits must be adapted. The presence of individual living animals and the strong environmental impact of livestock farming affect the role of digital individualization and demand orientation. The position of livestock farming within the value chain minimizes the need for flexibilization. The introduction and adoption of Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies may contribute significantly to transforming agriculture into something that may be called Agriculture 4.0. Technologies are indispensable for this development step, but vocational education and open-mindedness of farmers towards Industry 4.0 is essential as well.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12844livestock farminganimal husbandryIndustry 4.0Agriculture 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Martin Kraft Heinz Bernhardt Reiner Brunsch Wolfgang Büscher Eduardo Colangelo Henri Graf Johannes Marquering Heiko Tapken Kathrin Toppel Clemens Westerkamp Martin Ziron Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study Applied Sciences livestock farming animal husbandry Industry 4.0 Agriculture 4.0 |
| title | Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study |
| title_full | Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study |
| title_fullStr | Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study |
| title_short | Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study |
| title_sort | can livestock farming benefit from industry 4 0 technology evidence from recent study |
| topic | livestock farming animal husbandry Industry 4.0 Agriculture 4.0 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12844 |
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