Flocklight2.0: An automated lighting system for poultry behaviour management

FLOCKLIGHT2.0项目将进一步开发自动化照明控制系统，该系统利用鸟类的鸣叫来识别羊群行为问题，并调整照明水平进行补救。农民们发现迫切需要更好地管理畜棚中的羊群动态，以提高FCR并减少欺凌，从而提高生产力，从而减少排放。密切控制鸡舍内鸡群的环境和活动，提高生产效率。对畜舍环境的自动响应控制可以通过修改照明水平来确保更好的间隔和减少攻击行为。尽管最近通过集约化提高了生产效率，但商业家禽养殖仍然是高度劳动密集型的，对资源、环境和鸟类福利造成压力，影响了农场生产力（12%的家禽产品因疾病或环境影响而损失）。人工监测的缺点包括鸡群污染的风险、对农场工人健康不利以及获得有限频率/分辨率/保真度数据。因此，我们设想的自动化系统能够在没有人为干预的情况下对鸡只状况做出持续反应，改善动物福利并优化农场管理。

The FLOCKLIGHT2.0 project will take the next step in development of an automated lighting control system that uses bird vocalisations to identify flock behaviour problems and adjust lighting levels to remediate.Farmers identify the urgent need to better manage flock dynamics in the barn to increase FCR and reduce bullying thus increasing productivity which in turn reduces emissions. Closely controlling chicken environment and movement in the barn increases production efficiency. Automated responsive control of the barn environment can ensure better spacing and reduction of aggressive behaviour through modification of lighting levels. Despite recent production efficiencies through intensification, commercial poultry- farming remains highly labour-intensive and puts pressure on resources, the environment and bird welfare, influencing farm-productivity (12% of poultry produce is lost due to illness or environmental impact)_._ Drawbacks to human-monitoring include risk of flock contamination, adverse farm- worker health and access to limited-frequency/resolution/fidelity data. As such, Our envisaged automated system enables continuous response to chicken conditions without human intervention, improved animal-welfare and optimised farm-management.