Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models
The growing global demand for animal protein, particularly chicken meat, challenges poultry farming to adapt production systems through the adoption of digital technologies. Among the promising advances in artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) hold potential to enhance decision-...
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| description | The growing global demand for animal protein, particularly chicken meat, challenges poultry farming to adapt production systems through the adoption of digital technologies. Among the promising advances in artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) hold potential to enhance decision-making in broiler production by supporting environmental control through the interpretation of climatic data, the generation of reports to optimize conditions, guidance on ventilation adjustments, recommendations for thermal management, assistance in air quality monitoring, and the translation of simulation results into actionable suggestions to improve bird welfare. For this purpose, the key limitations of LLMs in terms of transparency, accuracy, precision, and relevance must be effectively addressed. This study investigates the impact of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on improving LLM precision and relevance for environmental control in broiler production. Experiments with the OpenAI GPT-4o model and semantic similarity analysis were used to evaluate response quality with and without RAG. The results confirmed the approach’s effectiveness while identifying areas for improvement. A paired <i>t</i>-test revealed significantly higher similarity scores with RAG, demonstrating its impact on response quality. This study contributes to the field by advancing RAG-enhanced LLMs for environmental control, addressing market demands by demonstrating how AI improves decision-making for productivity and animal welfare, and benefits society by providing small-scale producers with cost-effective and accessible solutions for actionable insights. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a704f07d26eb4798a6ccf7b6de5eaf072025-01-24T13:16:14ZengMDPI AGAgriEngineering2624-74022025-01-01711210.3390/agriengineering7010012Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language ModelsMarcus Vinicius Leite0Jair Minoro Abe1Marcos Leandro Hoffmann Souza2Irenilza de Alencar Nääs3Graduate Program in Production Engineering, Paulista University, Rua Dr. Bacelar 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, SP, BrazilGraduate Program in Production Engineering, Paulista University, Rua Dr. Bacelar 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, SP, BrazilComputer Science, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Av. Unisinos, 950, São Leopoldo 93022-750, RS, BrazilGraduate Program in Production Engineering, Paulista University, Rua Dr. Bacelar 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, SP, BrazilThe growing global demand for animal protein, particularly chicken meat, challenges poultry farming to adapt production systems through the adoption of digital technologies. Among the promising advances in artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) hold potential to enhance decision-making in broiler production by supporting environmental control through the interpretation of climatic data, the generation of reports to optimize conditions, guidance on ventilation adjustments, recommendations for thermal management, assistance in air quality monitoring, and the translation of simulation results into actionable suggestions to improve bird welfare. For this purpose, the key limitations of LLMs in terms of transparency, accuracy, precision, and relevance must be effectively addressed. This study investigates the impact of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on improving LLM precision and relevance for environmental control in broiler production. Experiments with the OpenAI GPT-4o model and semantic similarity analysis were used to evaluate response quality with and without RAG. The results confirmed the approach’s effectiveness while identifying areas for improvement. A paired <i>t</i>-test revealed significantly higher similarity scores with RAG, demonstrating its impact on response quality. This study contributes to the field by advancing RAG-enhanced LLMs for environmental control, addressing market demands by demonstrating how AI improves decision-making for productivity and animal welfare, and benefits society by providing small-scale producers with cost-effective and accessible solutions for actionable insights.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-7402/7/1/12retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)GPTlarge language model (LLM)smart poultry farmingprecision livestock farming |
| spellingShingle | Marcus Vinicius Leite Jair Minoro Abe Marcos Leandro Hoffmann Souza Irenilza de Alencar Nääs Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models AgriEngineering retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) GPT large language model (LLM) smart poultry farming precision livestock farming |
| title | Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models |
| title_full | Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models |
| title_short | Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models |
| title_sort | enhancing environmental control in broiler production retrieval augmented generation for improved decision making with large language models |
| topic | retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) GPT large language model (LLM) smart poultry farming precision livestock farming |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-7402/7/1/12 |
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