1st Edition
Precision Livestock Farming
Chapter 1. Contribution of Precision Farming to Sustainability and Environment
António Monteiro and Özdal Gökdal
Chapter 2. Use of Image Analysis in Livestock Farming
José Paulo Lousado and Ivan Pires
Chapter 3. Impact of Digital Livestock Farming on Animal Welfare
Mariana Almeida, Severiano Silva and Flávio Silva
Chapter 4. Economic evaluation of precision livestock farming
Vítor Martinho and Raimundo Rodrigues
Chapter 5. Precision Dairy Farming: Technology-Driven Approaches for Enhancing Dairy Production and Sustainability
Özdal Gökdal and António Monteiro
Chapter 6. Measuring and modelling gaseous emissions in livestock housing
Ilker Kilic, Gabriel Bonifácio, Marta Costa, António Monteiro, João C. Gonçalves and José L. S. Pereira
Chapter 7. Aspects of precision livestock farming to advance the cattle industry
Fernando Mata, Joaquim Cerqueira, Gustavo Paixão, Pedro Santos Vaz and José Pedro Araújo
Chapter 8. Animal Disease surveillance through modern technologies
Guilherme Moreira, Sara Gomes-Gonçalves and João R. Mesquita
Chapter 9. The use of crickets and cricket-derived products in animal nutrition: effect on production parameters, meat traits and animal physiology towards precision and sustainable production
Jescka Aleixo, Rafaela Andrade, Elisabete Figueiredo, Margarida R. G. Maia and André M. de Almeida
Biography
Prof. António M. Cardoso Monteiro is a prominent figure in agricultural higher education in Portugal. He currently serves as Coordinating Professor at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (ESAV-IPV). His academic career reflects a deep specialisation in agricultural sciences, with a degree in Zootechnical Engineering, a Master's in Animal Production and a PhD in Agricultural Sciences, specialising in Animal Science. His academic excellence was recognised early on, and he was awarded the D. Dinis Prize for Agronomy. His research career has been supported by prestigious grants from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National Board for Scientific and Technological Research. Professor António Monteiro has extensive experience in academic management, having played crucial roles in the leadership of ESAV. Of particular note is his eight-year term as President of the Higher Agricultural School of Viseu, after serving as Vice-President for four years. As a researcher at CERNAS (Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society), Professor Monteiro focuses his scientific activity on small ruminants and precision agriculture. His participation in R&D projects is extensive and diverse in the areas of Technology and Innovation, Sustainability and Circular Economy, and Valorisation of Endogenous Products. His recognition as an expert extends to the European level, as he is the (co)author of several national and international publications, a member of editorial boards of academic journals, a supervisor of numerous students and a frequent member of academic juries, consolidating his position as a reference in Animal Science.
