Innovation Technology and Practices Transforming India Poultry Farming Sector

Innovation Technology and Practices Transforming India Poultry Farming Sector

Dr Sanjay Kumar Bharti¹ Dr Sonam Bhatt² 

¹Head Department of Veterinary Anatomy, ²Assistant Professor Veterinary Medicine

 Bihar Veterinary College, Patna

Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna

Introduction

Recent and Modern farm feature mechanical computerized  control systems, automated showers, cooling pads, and sufficient feed distribution systems  to enhance over all efficacy and hygienic digital air  quality, monitor provide real time reading of ammonia and arbon dioxide level play important in healthy bird enjoyment. But one of the important and largest ultimatums in the poultry farming industry is high feed cost. Best quality of feed is essential as it influences the health and growth rate of the poultry. They require balanced diet with its essential elements proteins, vitamins and other minerals rich in nutrition.

Innovation Technology

The Poultry farming sector is an ultimate and biggest segment of the livestock farming industry. This sector consists of various different levels of production, including breeding management farms, hatcheries, feed factories, broiler and layer farms and processing plants. Likewise, there are sub-units such as duck, turkey, chicken, quail, guinea fowl and goose in terms of species in the sector. In terms of an architecture framework, different types of housing system from thatched shed to automated, environmentally and computerized controlled sheds, normal feeders to automatic feeders and regular channel watering systems to automatic cups and nipples, refrigeration systems, nutraceutical automatic egg collection, and vaccine manufacturing units, medicine manufacturing units, manufacturing mechanical components to electronic gadgets required for various functions. Rendering plants and production for feathers. Therefore, it is essential required it involves all the derived sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology, biotechnology, and other engineering skills. There is enormous production, growth and progress in this sector and the sub-classes for production are divided into meat and egg production.

The following are become evident as some of the new trends in poultry farming industry:

• Use of peptides to prevent antibiotic resistant
• Precision broiler weight could capture by use of 3D cameras
• Simplifying the poultry data analysis by use of digital technology
• Separation of fertile eggs with the help of MRI technology
• Poultry flock outcome could be improved 24/7 feedback loop
• Poultry Processing challenge could be easier with the help of Robots
• Kinematics could be useful for In-line poultry chilling
• Floor distribution for broiler can be detected by machine
• Poultry meat defect could be detected by Hyperspectral imaging

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence, when applied to broiler and egg production, may not only improve efficiency but help producers address following challenges.

• Scientist is now teaching machines how to recognize any sound of distress or discomfort to aid in monitoring bird wellbeing.
• New artificial intelligence technology can help integrators some money and get better flock performance by the facilitating investigation and decision making.
• All segments of poultry sector will be able to benefit from application using AI.
• AI can also help with diseases diagnosis.
• AI has potential to assist in detecting disease during their incubation period, allowing procedure to quickly prevent spread through a flock.

Small Bird Feed Cast System

Amount of feed in on-farm is being estimated by use oa small device to apply vibration to the bin surface along with sensors and software. The solar-powered units wirelessly report feed levels via web portals and a mobile app to growers, feed mills and integrators. The History of the house feed level is presented by web portal and displays projections. Feed outages are decreased or eliminated and minimum feed is reclaimed at the end of a flock.

 Poultry System Simulation Model (PYSSM):

Simulates the water, energy, wastewater and labor utilization of a poultry processing plant. Based on VENSIM [http://vensim.com/vensim-software/] software, the model simulates all processes that require water use. Designed by developers at Georgia Tech Research Institute as a decision making tool with predictive capabilities, there are modules for labor, water, energy and wastewater processes.

Use of Machine Learning: Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Uses of machine learning and historical location-based data as well as plant-level outcomes to dynamically model the live operations supply chain, predict outcomes and apply outcome scores. It allows and permit quicker and more accurate identification and response to potential changes in variables that impact food safety or production outcomes throughout the poultry supply chain.

Compliance Data Management by Simple Vet Regulatory

To maintain the transparency in veterinary record by the application of Block chain technology and traceability while also supplying analytics to evaluate efficacy of treatments. A suite of integration tools integrate data sources, including public and private block chains, traditional databases and systems and internet-of-things (IoT) enabled devices such as RFID tags and remote sensing technology.

 Block Chain Technology (Value Chain Management)

Uses predictive analytics and deep learning analysis to display and forecast future performance throughout the supply chain. An integrated view of operational data allows finished product to be traced back through the value chain at a minute level of detail. The cloud-based platform uses block chain technology and deep learning neural networks to monitor poultry operations at large scale and across regions.

Transport Genie

Records micro-climate conditions of live poultry during transport, including real-time communications with the driver and key stakeholders. If a threshold is exceeded, an alert is sent automatically. The sensor can be used by processors to improve bird welfare during the load out, in transport and in plant holding sheds.

Gene Editing Technology (egg XYT CRISPR)

Application of a bio-marker in the DNA of male chicks at the parent stock level to create an optical signature in embryos detectable at the breeding/hatching operation. Upon scanning of incoming eggs, those with male embryos are diverted to food production. A pilot study in a poultry layer flock is planned for late 2018. Developers are said to be in negotiations to incorporate the technology in the stock of a major breeding company.

Microbiome and Life sciences

Advancements in genetics, microbiology, poultry health management, nutrition and more help improve flock management to raise healthier birds. In human medicine, the microbiome has been linked to everything from intestinal health to obesity and mental disorders. Scientists are now applying these findings to poultry, developing probiotics to help control Bacterial and protozoal diseases and to improve the immunity.

a). Edible Vaccines enable chicken producers to dose room-temperature stable vaccine in the feed for both mucosal (in the gut) and systemic (intracellular) protection against parasite like coccidiosis. The technology platform inserts genes for specific antigens into corn plants to create the vaccines.

b). General Probiotics Antimicrobial Probiotics are genetically modified microbes for use in the feed or water of poultry that can detect pathogens and secrete antimicrobials against pathogens, secrete multiple antimicrobials lowering resistance emergence and/or secrete engineered antimicrobial lysins. Prototypes against Salmonella, Campylobacter and Clostridia have been developed. The company expects to complete regulatory requirements and bring the products to market within three years.

d).Nutritional Technology: Digital tools like artificial intelligence (AI) can help poultry producers optimize the decision-making process when it comes to feed management and assessing the health of the gut microbiome. AI-powered tech can provide recommendations how to improve the feed composition to recommendations to improvements in farm management practices with the goal of improved performance and health of the flock.

A combination of statistical analysis, machine learning and AI can work together to create insights and recommendations on the status of a flock’s microbiome, based on data from a non-invasive cloacal swab-sampling of live birds. Producers can use this information to determine what actions to take to improve flock performance.

Nanotechnology for virus detection

Nanotechnology plays a pivotal role in the mechanism of tracking virus entry. The single virus tracking technology (SVT) makes it possible to track the different stages of a single virus in its life cycle, thus providing dynamic insights into the basic process of virus occurrence in living cells (Liu et al., 2020) It help in trap avian flu viruses for early detection.

Biosensors have come up with a lot of promises in terms of detecting viruses and diseases connected with them. The development of various types of such biosensors such as Affinity-based Nano-biosensors, Nano island affinity-based biosensors, Graphene affinity-based biosensors, Nanowires based biosensors, Optical Nano biosensors, Fiber optic Nano-biosensors, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) based optical Nano-biosensors, Total internal reflection fluorescence, Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), Electrochemical Nano-biosensors had helped us in the rapid and sensitive detection of viruses. Aid to these Nano sensors, viral detection now becomes very sensitive, rapid and cost has come down to a significant low. In this review, an attempt has been made to compile all of the different Nano-biosensors and their applications. Due attention is given to the fact that the reader gets the grasp of the concept with much ease.

Digital initiative in Poultry Farming

While looking at the poultry industry trends over the last few years, this industry happens to be the most promising industry in the agriculture sector, providing livelihood through many small, medium and large-scale companies. However, there has been a gap in the information symmetry at both Producer/Supplier & Buyers end as the data is disparate, scattered.

One of the key problem statement of this industry is disparate and offline data sources and digitally captured structured data can solve following three issues impacting poultry industry:

• disparate data and delayed information leading to inefficient decisions of placement and selling
• lack of direct connectivity between reliable producers and buyers leading to skewed demand and supply
• lack of transaction records to substantiate performance of businesses and finance availability

The unavailability of timely data through offline channels leads to two major concerns:

• Gap & delay in the data/information availability for daily rates, supply & demand across markets
• Lack of reliable transaction data for underwriting even for the well performing producers and small businesses

This digitization can enable efficiencies across business processes, revenue potential and availability of financing options similar to benefits seen in other sectors like supply chain solutions in the country enabling remote and reliable tracking and creating of alternate data available to build trust and verifiable transaction records & history of the stakeholders.

In similar way, a layer of technology over existing methods in Poultry Industry can improves efficiency, reach and scale of current businesses by:

• Lay the foundation pan India market linkages of trustee buyers and sellers
• creating verifiable transaction records of sellers and buyers to unleash innovative financing options to meet business growth requirements
• showing reliable information on market rates, demand etc. available from multiple expert and crowd sources to support informed decisions by producers and buyers

Technology in this case can bring entire information, advice, networking & eventually facilitates financial support to the Businesses & Farmers in Poultry and associated sectors. This information symmetry of market rates at daily level enables farmers to decide the right price & get best rates from the buyers in an open marketplace.

Summary

While digital transformation is on the rise, many organizations are still reluctant to adopt new technologies. This may be due to limited resources, lack of information, or anxiety over an unfamiliar change. However, to remain competitive in this rapidly changing landscape, organizations must rethink their strategies and embrace the changes that can significantly impact customer experience and employee engagement. Digital transformation helps in triggering disruption and driving higher revenues. Each year, promising digital transformation trends emerge that have the potential to promote business growth. Organizations must, therefore, stay on top of the latest trends and upcoming innovations in digital transformation. As technology affordability increases, organizations can improve their operations and create a competitive advantage to become market leaders.

Innovative Technology & practice transforming India’s poultry farming Sectors

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