MODERN TRENDS IN IMPROVING TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Abstract

The article examines the features of the introduction of the latest technologies and innovative solutions in the field of animal husbandry and poultry farming to increase the flexibility and efficiency of technological processes and solve problems related to energy saving. Modern trends in the fields of animal husbandry and poultry farming lead to the improvement of existing and implementation of new technological processes based on innovative technologies, which fundamentally changes the concept of agricultural production and makes it possible to create «smart» farms. In this context, a real-life example demonstrates the possibility of implementing the Internet of Things to improve the technological processes of a sow barn. It is also shown that in the context of global challenges, thanks to modern innovative technologies, a farm with traditional production methods can be converted into a competitive, high-tech, “smart” farm with intelligent and automated systems. The article reveals trends and foresight of technological processes improvement through digitalization of the automated control system to enable connection of all installations and units to the global Internet, which served as a key factor in creating an effective “smart” farm. Such technologies make it possible to fundamentally change the approaches to the improvement of technological processes in agricultural production in order to solve the problems of the development of modern farms that use automated systems. It has been proven that the technological processes of all production divisions of the livestock and poultry industries must be actively improved by introducing innovative technologies and increasing the level of digital transformation, as this will make it possible to reduce labor costs per head or unit of production, reduce energy costs, increase productivity and product quality, thereby increasing economic efficiency.