Smart Poultry Farming

Even before the term “smart agriculture” entered widespread use, livestock farming had been incorporating the IoT and IT to automate various operations. Numerous smart livestock technologies are now implemented on farms to save labor, enhance animal welfare, and promote environmentally sustainable production.

This course provides an overview of smart livestock technologies in the context of poultry farming. Additionally, participants will learn about key considerations and implementation procedures for adopting smart livestock technologies.

Course Objectives

The main objectives of this course are:

  •     Understand the current status of smart poultry farming;
  •     Learn about key considerations for introducing smart livestock technologies; and
  •     Examine how to introduce smart livestock technologies on poultry farms.

This e-learning course will cover the following modules:

Module 1: Overview of Smart Livestock and Poultry Farming
Module 2: Environmental Control in Poultry Farming
Module 3: Behavior and Bioinformation Monitoring
Module 4: Environmentally Friendly Production
Module 5: Important Points for Introducing Smart Technologies in Livestock Farming

Important Notes:
    
  1.  Participants who register to take this course and pass the final examination with a score of 70% or higher will be eligible to receive the APO certificate. Please note that the final examination can be taken only once. Therefore, the most appropriate time to take the examination should be chosen carefully. The self-assessment quizzes are for personal evaluation only and are not related to the final examination results.
  2. Participants who perform well in this course and receive the APO certificate will be given preference, on a merit basis, for selection to attend follow-up face-to-face multicountry APO projects on similar topics, when nominated by their NPOs and if slots are available.
  3. Notes 1 and 2 are applicable only to participants from APO member countries. Participants from nonmember countries are welcome to take the course for self-improvement, although they will not have an opportunity to attend the follow-up face-to-face multicountry APO projects.
  4. Each module is in a prerecorded video format in which the expert delivers presentations by explaining each slide. Participants can access the video by clicking on the link provided under the title of each module.

Course Duration in Hours: 10 Hours
Skill Level: Beginner
Upcoming Course: No
New Course: Yes