TY - JOUR
T1 - From data to decision
T2 - Implementation of a sow replacement model
AU - Hindsborg, Jeff
AU - Kristensen, Anders Ringgaard
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - An implementation of a sow replacement model is presented. The model estimates the economic value and potential of sows based on litter size history and inseminations of the individual sow as well as herd specific information about production level, farrowing rates and mortality. Herd specific prices and feeding are also considered. The software, called SoLiv, is both a decision support application for culling strategies in pig farms and an evaluation tool for consultants and veterinarians. The application supports the management software AgroSoft and Cloudfarms from which historical data is extracted and analysed using dynamical models, in order to assess herd specific trends. Further, the software can display historical trends, determine the optimal age distribution, and ascertain historical losses by having a non-optimal culling strategy.
AB - An implementation of a sow replacement model is presented. The model estimates the economic value and potential of sows based on litter size history and inseminations of the individual sow as well as herd specific information about production level, farrowing rates and mortality. Herd specific prices and feeding are also considered. The software, called SoLiv, is both a decision support application for culling strategies in pig farms and an evaluation tool for consultants and veterinarians. The application supports the management software AgroSoft and Cloudfarms from which historical data is extracted and analysed using dynamical models, in order to assess herd specific trends. Further, the software can display historical trends, determine the optimal age distribution, and ascertain historical losses by having a non-optimal culling strategy.
KW - Culling strategies
KW - Decision support
KW - Dynamic monitoring
KW - Pig production
U2 - 10.1016/j.compag.2019.104970
DO - 10.1016/j.compag.2019.104970
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85071247821
VL - 165
JO - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
JF - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
SN - 0168-1699
M1 - 104970
ER -