Experience and prospects of the use of precision livestock farming in the Russian Federation

¹ Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya str., 49, 127434, Moscow, Russia
² Kaliningrad Research Institute of Agriculture, Branch of the V.R. Williams Federal Research Institute for Fodder Production and Agroecology, Polessky district, Slavyanskoye village, Kaliningrad region, Russia
³ Federal Scientific Agro-Engineering Center VIM, 1 Institutsky proezd, 5, Moscow, 109428, Russia

^* Corresponding author: redizdat@mail.ru

Abstract

The purpose of the work was to analyze the use of precision livestock farming technologies in the Russian Federation. A number of highly promising directions in the development of agriculture in general and animal husbandry in particular in the agro-industrial complex of the Russia Federation was described in the article. The main attention was paid to the development of precision livestock farming technologies as the most important component in the digital transformation of agricultural production with its most developed livestock segment and especially dairy cattle breeding. An overview of some important software products being developed, implemented and already widely used, information systems, and other digital solutions are extremely necessary for the effective functioning of the livestock industry of Russia. Some landmark developments, examples of the introduction of precision livestock farming elements, automation systems, information and analytical systems in agriculture, which are actively engaged in a number of organizations of the Russian Academy of Sciences and especially scientific and practical centers, scientific and research institutes as well as other domestic organizations of various departmental affiliation and form of ownership, have been considered. The new opportunities and advantages received by the state and farmers from the use of various digital solutions in the field of animal husbandry have been discussed.