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the guiding theme “Intelligence in Animal Farming,” more than quality of life, and that of their families, improves significantly.
2,100 companies and organisations from over 50 countries will
present innovations and strategies for the future of livestock
production across 13 halls, 220,000 square metres of exhibition Feeding processes are also increasingly automated. Modern
space. feeding robots mix individual feed components and deliver
fresh rations to the animals several times a day. As a result, the
The use of robotics and automated systems in livestock farm- time required for feeding can be reduced by up to two-thirds.
ing has been increasing across Europe for years. The primary Automated feeding systems retrieve hay, silage as well as min-
aim is to support farmers by reducing physically demanding eral and protein supplements from storage units and prepare
and time-intensive tasks, improving operational accuracy and precisely balanced rations. During feeding, the systems also
addressing the growing shortage of skilled labour in agricul- push the feed towards the edge of the feed table so that animals
ture.
can access it easily at all times.

Labour relief as a key advantage
In addition to milking and feeding robots, cleaning and ma-
A major advantage of robotics in livestock farming is the sig- nure removal robots are becoming increasingly important.
nificant reduction in manual labour. Many routine daily tasks They clean barn alleys and housing surfaces autonomously,
such as milking, feeding, manure removal and bedding are now ensuring hygienic conditions in the barn. Scraper robots are
automated. This gives farm managers and employees more now considered indispensable on many farms and are often in-
time for other essential activities, such as animal monitoring tegrated directly into newly designed housing systems.
and farm management.

Automated systems are also increasingly used in poultry
Robotics has made particularly strong progress in dairy farm- farming. For example, robots move autonomously through
ing over recent decades. A milking robot can carry out up to poultry houses for chickens and turkeys, using light signals,
200 milkings per day. For farmers, this represents a consider- sounds and movement stimuli to keep the animals active. At the
able relief, as fixed milking times in the early morning or on same time, modern robotic systems perform monitoring tasks
weekends are no longer necessary. At the same time, their and collect important data on barn climate conditions.
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