Livestock Monitoring UC
Challenges and how they will be addressed
Monitoring grazing herds is challenging and time consuming, and livestock farming is labour-intensive, providing limited incentives for young rural dwellers.
This UC will use 2 farms :
i) to explore the capacity of drone monitoring for reducing labour intensity and improving work conditions while observing the impact on cattle and sheep herd behaviour ;
ii) to explore the multi-purpose character of drones on grassland based livestock farming territories.
Objectives
1. Evaluate
Evaluate drone solutions for monitoring different grazing cattle and sheep systems
2. Assess
Assess labour-reduction capabilities of drone-based herd monitoring
3. Examine
Examine governance models and drone adoption barriers and drivers
Tech components and data
- Multirotor drone with RGB camera
- labelled C1 to fly under open scenario
- approved by the french regulator to fly up 1km of horizontal distance
- Multirotor drone with thermal camera
Expected outcomes
01
Support
Quantify the cost, labour and time saving impact of drones for livestock monitoring
02
Research
Identify drivers and barriers for drone adoption
03
Confidence
Support grazing livestock systems to better meet society’s demand for free-range animal products
04
Confidence
Increase farmers’ quality of life by improving work conditions
Location of the Use Case
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Saône-et-Loire, France
