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Happy Goats - A Decision Support Web App for Sustainable Small Ruminant Farming |
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Editor(s): Michail Salampasis, Alexandros Theodoridis andThomas Bournaris |
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Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Lehrstuhl Informatik V |
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The European sheep and goat sector is characterized by low incomes and increased production costs. There is no established farm management methodology; farmers rely on public subsidies to remain financially sustainable. Moreover, there is an extremely low level of innovation and adaptation of technology. This paper proposes Happy Goats, a model-driven decision support software which helps farmers make annual management planning decisions by running different what-if scenarios for the future. Happy Goats takes into account all important farm aspects (flock size, production, feeding, grazing, prices and cost factors) and produces profit-centric reports with simple and easy-to-understand charts and projections. Farmers are able to visualize the impact of their choices and plan for an optimized production. The app also provides a standalone daily feed calculator for optimal, customized daily feeding. |
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Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA 2017), v.2030, p. 642-651 |
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