A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry

Summary: While Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) offers many potential benefits for broiler producers, the adoption of PLF on U.S. broiler farms has been limited. Determining the status of PLF implementation in the U.S. broiler industry can aid researchers in developing technology better suited to p...

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Main Authors: Terrilyn Klingberg, Robert Burns, Shawn Hawkins, Yang Zhao, Tanner Thornton, Susan Schexnayder
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000339
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Yang Zhao
Tanner Thornton
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description Summary: While Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) offers many potential benefits for broiler producers, the adoption of PLF on U.S. broiler farms has been limited. Determining the status of PLF implementation in the U.S. broiler industry can aid researchers in developing technology better suited to producer needs to potentially increase PLF field adoption. A survey was sent to 531 broiler producers in Tennessee, U.S. This survey was designed to gather detailed information about current PLF implementation on broiler farms, producer interest in specific PLF technology types, and their willingness to adopt PLF into their production operations. The survey included questions about the current use of fifteen specific PLF tools, the importance of real-time data in their operation, planned use of PLF tools, their goals for using PLF, their willingness to participate in a PLF cost-share program, and their trust in data security. This survey identified a lack of familiarity with PLF among broiler producers, but that they would be willing to adopt PLF if it proved to increase farm productivity and profitability.
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spelling doaj-art-1eae4e466e6647b2b86add9bea28c9c32025-08-20T05:04:32ZengElsevierJournal of Applied Poultry Research1056-61712025-09-0134310054810.1016/j.japr.2025.100548A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industryTerrilyn Klingberg0Robert Burns1Shawn Hawkins2Yang Zhao3Tanner Thornton4Susan Schexnayder5Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 EJ Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADepartment of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 EJ Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADepartment of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 EJ Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADepartment of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADepartment of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADepartment of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 EJ Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USASummary: While Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) offers many potential benefits for broiler producers, the adoption of PLF on U.S. broiler farms has been limited. Determining the status of PLF implementation in the U.S. broiler industry can aid researchers in developing technology better suited to producer needs to potentially increase PLF field adoption. A survey was sent to 531 broiler producers in Tennessee, U.S. This survey was designed to gather detailed information about current PLF implementation on broiler farms, producer interest in specific PLF technology types, and their willingness to adopt PLF into their production operations. The survey included questions about the current use of fifteen specific PLF tools, the importance of real-time data in their operation, planned use of PLF tools, their goals for using PLF, their willingness to participate in a PLF cost-share program, and their trust in data security. This survey identified a lack of familiarity with PLF among broiler producers, but that they would be willing to adopt PLF if it proved to increase farm productivity and profitability.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000339Broiler precision livestock farmingProducersPoultrySurveyImplementation
spellingShingle Terrilyn Klingberg
Robert Burns
Shawn Hawkins
Yang Zhao
Tanner Thornton
Susan Schexnayder
A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Broiler precision livestock farming
Producers
Poultry
Survey
Implementation
title A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
title_full A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
title_fullStr A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
title_full_unstemmed A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
title_short A producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
title_sort producer survey on implementation of precision livestock farming in the broiler industry
topic Broiler precision livestock farming
Producers
Poultry
Survey
Implementation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000339
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