2021 PSA Annual Meeting
July 19-22, 2021
Symposium Spotlight
WPSA Lecture
Utilizing Big Data in Poultry Smart Farming: Opportunities and Challenges
Rozita Dara, University of Guelph

Monday, July 19, 2021 at 8:00 AM CST
Poultry farms are gradually becoming high-tech environments which utilize technologies such as sensors, smart poultry management systems, and artificial intelligence to increase production, improve bird welfare, and minimize environmental footprint. These technologies generate large amounts of data by collecting a variety of parameters from farm operations. The data collected by these tools can offer credible insight into improving farm management, enhancing precision feeding, and early detection of infectious disease. However, governance, protection, and analysis of this large volume of data impose many challenges. This talk will discuss the impact of emerging digital technologies in poultry farming and opportunities they provide in terms of enhancing production and farm management. It will also review technology and operational requirements that enhance adoption and trust in farm technologies and also address challenges such as interoperability, data security, and sustainability.
2021 Award Recipient Highlight
PSA Fellows
Richard J. Buhr "Jeff"
USDA

Dr. Richard Jeffrey Buhr “Jeff” earned a BS degree in Animal Science from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, and an MS in Avian Sciences and PhD in Anatomy from the University of California-Davis under the mentorship of Ursula K. Abbott. He joined the faculty of the Department of Poultry Science in 1987 as an Assistant Professor, and the... (Read More>>)
Alan L. Johnson
The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Alan Johnson held the position of Walther Ott Professor of Avian Biology in the Department of Animal Science at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Johnson grew up in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He received a B.A. in Zoology (1972) and an M.S. in Zoology (1977) from the University of Vermont and a Ph. D in Physiology (1979) from Cornell University. He conducted... (Read More>>)
Douglas R. Korver
University of Alberta

Dr. Doug Korver was raised in Lethbridge, Alberta. He discovered a passion for poultry nutrition research as an undergraduate at the University of Saskatchewan while working as a student under the supervision of Hank Classen. This led to an M. Sc. at the University of Delaware under the guidance of Bill Saylor. With the financial assistance of a... (Read More>>)
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