A Mobile Application to Follow Up the Management of Broiler Flocks
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2021-12-01
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Martinez, Angel Antonio Gonzalez
Naas, Irenilza de Alencar
Abe, Jair Minoro
Pereira, Danilo Florentino [UNESP]
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Mdpi
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Broiler meat is one of the most consumed meats worldwide. The broiler production system poses several challenges for the producer, including maintaining environmental conditions for rearing. The popularization of mobile devices (smartphones) among people, including those with lower incomes, makes it possible for specialist systems to be developed and used for diverse purposes through Apps (mobile application). The present study proposed the development of a mobile application to help farmers follow up on-farm flock management. We retrieved rearing environment and flock data from commercial broiler farms that complied with broiler-producing standards and followed the breeders' recommendations. Data were organized and normalized to serve as the basis for the software. We specified a performance index based on the average environment and flock-based data. The language used for the application development was Python compatible with the GNU GPL (General Public License), which has a vast library of ready-made functions. For the graphical interface, we selected Kivy and KivyMD framework. The developed mobile application might help farmers evaluate broiler rearing conditions on-farm during the flock's growth and grade the flock using a performance index.
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flock performance, broiler production, performance index
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Agriengineering. Basel: Mdpi, v. 3, n. 4, p. 990-1000, 2021.