Project number: 18.00.20.03.02

Digitisation of Grassland-Based Swiss Milk Production – Sustainability through Technology-Optimised Smart Milk-Production Systems

The use of sensors is becoming increasingly important in dairy production. In indoor livestock systems, sensors inform us inter alia about the behaviour and location of animals, as well as milk yield. At the interface with outdoor work, in forage production and in pasture management, information on forage quality is of key importance.

The linking of these two aspects offers enormous potential for structuring animal husbandry in a more efficient, more animal-friendly manner. Here, the focus lies on the refinement of pasture technologies and on health monitoring.

Fuchs P., Adrion F., Shafiullah A.Z.M., Bruckmaier R., Umstätter C.
Detecting ultra- and circadian activity rhythms of dairy cows in automatic milking systems using the degree of functional coupling: A pilot study.
Frontiers in Animal Science, 3, 2022, 1-15.

Stachowicz J., Nasser R., Adrion F., Umstätter C.
Zeigen Milchkühe individuelle Tagesmuster bei der Nutzung von Funktionsbereichen im Stall?
In: 53. Internationale Arbeitstagung Angewandte Ethologie bei Nutztieren. 25.-26. November, Publ. Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. (DVG), Online. 2021.

Umstätter C., Stachowicz J., Groher T.
Der Einsatz digitaler Technologien in der Schweizer Nutztierhaltung.
In: „Smart Barning“ – Digitalisierung in der Nutztierhaltung. Publ. Internationale Gesellschaft für Nutztierhaltung (IGN), München (DE). 2021, 6-11.

Umstätter C., Stachowicz J.
Erkennen wir automatisiert Gesundheits- oder generelle Tierwohlprobleme? Ein Framework!
KTBL-Schrift, 523, 2021, 279-281.

Ammann J.
Einsatz digitaler Technologien im Freilandgemüsebau - Quo vadis.
In: 44. Agrarökonomie-Tagung Agroscope. 05. Oktober, Publ. Agroscope, Tänikon. 2021, 1-20.

Hart L., Dickhoefer U., Umstaetter C.
Detecting feed scarcity on pasture by a drop in milk yield and behavioural changes of grazing cows.
In: 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. 30 August - 3 September, Publ. EAAP, Davos. 2021, 281.

Stachowicz J., Adrion F., Nasser R., Umstätter C.
Detecting behavioural patterns of cows using an automated tracking system.
In: 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. 30. August, Publ. EAAP, Davos (CH). 2021, 385.

Ammann J.
Praxisnah zum Hightechprofi.
UFA-Revue, 9, 2021, 20-21.
other Languages: french

Ammann J.
Die Zukunft jätet smart.
UFA-Revue, 6, 2021, 8-10.
other Languages: french

Stachowicz J., Umstätter C.
Do we automatically detect health- or general welfare-related issues?: A framework.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288, (1950), 2021.

Umstätter C., Hart L., Schneider M.
Frisst die Kuh genug?: Vorgehen bei der Bewertung der Hungergrube.
Agroscope, Tänikon, Ettenhausen. Merkblatt Nr. 127, 2021, 4 pp.
other Languages: french

Hart L., Umstätter C.
Approaches to automated detection of feed shortage in grazing dairy cows.
In: Agroscope PhD-Postdoc Symposium 2021: Interdisciplinary research for optimizing food systems. 18 March, Publ. Agroscope, Bern. 2021, 1-76.

Cockburn M.
Can algorithms help us manage dairy cows?
In: 41. GIL-Jahrestagung. 8. - 9. März, Potsdam (D). 2021, 67-72.

Hart L., Paulenz E.
Ertragsmessung. Das leisten neue Technologien.
DLG-Mitteilungen, 3, 2021, 17-19.

Holst G.E., Adrion F., Umstätter C., Bruckmaier R.M.
Type of teat cup liner and cluster ventilation affect vacuum conditions in the liner and milking performance in dairy cows.
Journal of Dairy Science, 104, (4), 2021.

Hart L., Werner J., Velasco E., Perdana-Decker S., Weber J., Dickhöfer U., Umstätter C.
Reliable biomass estimates of multispecies grassland using the rising plate meter.
In: 28th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation. 19-21 October, Publ. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 2020, 641.

Adrion F., Keller M., Bozzolini G. B., Umstätter C.
Setup, test and validation of a UHF RFID system for monitoring feeding behaviour of dairy cows.
Sensors, 20, (7035), 2020, 1-19.

Ammann J., Osterwalder O., Siegrist M., Hartmann C., Egolf A.
Comparison of two measures for assessing the volume of food waste in Swiss households.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 166, 2020, 1-12.

Kapun A., Adrion F., Gallmann E.
Case Study on Recording Pigs’ Daily Activity Patterns with a UHF-RFID System.
Agriculture, 10, (542), 2020, 1-14.

Hart L., Werner J., Velasco E., Perdana-Decker S., Weber J., Dickhöfer U., Umstätter C.
Reliable biomass estimates of multispecies grassland using the rising plate meter.
In: Grasland Science in Europe, Vol 25 - Meeting the future demands for grassland production. 19-22 October, Publ. Organising Commitee of the 28th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Helsinki, Finland. 2020.

Drebenstedt I., Hart L., Poll C., Marhan S., Kandeler E., Böttcher C., Meiners T., Hartung J., Högy P.
Do soil warming and changes in precipitation patterns affect seed yield and seed quality of field-grown winter oilseed rape?
Agronomy, 10, (4), 2020, 1-16.

Reissig L., Mann S.
Wahrnehmung der Digitalisierung in der Landwirtschaft – eine Befragung von LandwirtInnen.
In: 43. Agrarökonomie-Tagung. 6. Oktober, Publ. Agroscope, Tänikon. 2020, 1-26.

Fuchs P., Adrion F., Shafiullah A. Z. M., Bruckmaier R., Umstätter C.
Untersuchungen zur Rhythmizität und zur Melatoninkonzentration von Milchkühen auf Betrieben mit Automatischem Melksystem.
In: Gemeinsame Melktechniktagung 2020 - Agroscope und AGRIDEA. September, Publ. AGRIDEA, Lindau. 2020, 80-87.

McSweeney D., O’Brien B., Coughlan N.E., Férard A., Ivanov S., Halton P., Umstätter C.
Virtual fencing without visual cues: design, difficulties of implementation, and associated dairy cow behaviour.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 176, 2020, 105613.

Rieckert M., Klein A., Adrion F., Hoffmann C., Gallmann E.
Automatically detecting pig position and posture by 2D camera imaging and deep learning.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 174, (July), 2020, 1-16.

Umstätter C., Stachowicz J.
Die Digitalisierung ist auf dem Vormarsch: Doch wie sieht es für die Ziegen- und Schafhaltung aus?
Forum Kleinwiederkäuer = Petits ruminants, 03, 2020, 6-11.
other Languages: french | italian

Umstätter C., Adrion F.
Tier-Lokalisation – mehr als nur eine Ortsangabe?!
Rheinische Bauernzeitung, 12, 2020, 31.

Adrion F.
Fressverhalten mit elektronischen Ohrmarken überwachen?: Die Fresszeit von Milchkühen ist nicht einfach zu messen. In Zukunft könnte das mit elektronischen Ohrmarken geschehen.
Schweizer Landtechnik, 1, 2020, 16-17.
other Languages: french

Stachowicz J.
Arbeitsentlastung durch Digitalisierung.
BauernZeitung, (20.03.), 2020, 29.

Umstätter C.
Wenig Sensoren bei Schweinen.
UFA-Revue, 2, 2020, 64-65.
other Languages: french

Stachowicz J., Umstätter C.
Overview of commercially available digital systems in animal husbandry: Range on offer largest for dairy cows, smallest for meat and dairy sheep / goats.
Agroscope Transfer, 294, 2020.
other Languages: german | french

Umstätter C., Martini D., Adrion F.
Opinion paper : digital animal monitoring - what is on the horizon ?
Landtechnik, 75, (1), 2020, 14-22.
other Languages: german

Umstätter C., Adrion F.
Wo sind meine Tiere?
Schweizer Landtechnik, 1, 2020, 18-19.
other Languages: french

Zehner N., Niederhauser J.J., Schick M., Umstätter C.
Development and validation of a predictive model for calving time based on sensor measurements of ingestive behavior in dairy cows.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 161, 2019, 62-71.

Shafiullah A. Z. M., Werner J., Kennedy E., Leso L., O’Brien B., Umstätter C.
Machine learning based prediction of insufficient herbage allowance with automated feeding behaviour and activity data.
Sensors, 19, (20), 2019, 4479-4498.

Kapun A., Adrion F., Tomalla M., Gallmann E.
Detektion von Lahmheit bei Mastschweinen mithilfe eines UHF-RFID-Systems: Detection of lameness in finishing pigs using a UHF-RFID system.
In: 14. Tagung Bau, Technik und Umwelt in der landwirtschaftlichen Nutztierhaltung. 24. September, Publ. Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft, Darmstadt, Deutschland. 2019, 184-189.

Brown-Brandl T., Adrion F., Maselyne J., Kapun A., Hessel E.F., Saeys W., Van Nuffel A., Gallmann E.
A review of passive radio frequency identification systems for animal monitoring in livestock facilities.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 35, (4), 2019, 579-591.

Adrion F., Keller M., Umstätter C.
Monitoring feeding behaviour of dairy cows using UHF-RFID.
In: Precision Livestock Farming ’19. 28 August, Publ. O’Brien, B., Hennessy, D. and Shalloo, L., Fermoy Print & Design, Fermoy, Ireland. 2019, 588-595.

O’Brien B., Murphy D., Askari M.S., Burke R., Magee A., Umstätter C., Hart L., Oudshoorn F., Murphy M., Kaivosoja J., Näsi R., Honkavaara E., McCarthy T.
Modelling precision grass measurements for a web-based decision platform to aid grassland management.
In: Precision Livestock Farming ’19. 26 August, Publ. O’Brien B., Hennessy D. and Shalloo L., Fermoy Print & Design, Fermoy, Ireland. 2019, 858-863.

Umstätter C., Pawlitzek R., Pickhardt R., Kunz A.
Developing new training cues for virtual fencing.
In: Precision Livestock Farming ’19. 26 August, Publ. O’Brien B., Hennessy D. and Shalloo L., Fermoy Print & Design, Fermoy, Ireland. 2019, 568-573.

Kaivosoja J., Niemeläinen O., Näsi R., Burke R., McCarthy T., O’Brien B., Murphy D., Murphy M., Oudshoorn F., Hart L., Umstätter C., Honkavaara E.
Evaluation of remote sensing technologies and cloud services to support grassland management.
In: Precision Livestock Farming ’19. 26-29 August, Publ. O’Brien, B., Hennessy, D. and Shalloo, L., Fermoy Print & Design, Fermoy, Ireland. 2019, 204-209.

Shafiullah A. Z. M., Werner, J., Kennedy, E., Leso, L., O’ Brien, B., Umstätter C.
Modelling restricted feeding conditions on cows’ feeding behaviour on pasture-based milk production systems to develop a Decision Support System.
In: Precision Livestock Farming ’19. 26 August, Publ. O’Brien, B., Hennessy, D. and Shalloo, L., Fermoy Print & Design, Fermoy, Ireland. 2019, 152-158.

Hart L., Oudshoorn F., Latsch R., Umstätter C.
How accurate is the Grasshopper(R) system in measuring dry matter quantity of Swiss and Danish grassland?
In: Precision Livestock Farming '19. August 26-29, Publ. Organising Committee of the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming (ECPLF), Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Fermoy. 2019, 188-193.

Hart L., Latsch R., Umstätter C.
How accurate is the HarvestLab 3000 system in measuring dry matter concentration?
In: Improving sown grasslands through breeding and management. 24, Publ. EGF-EUCARPIA Joint Symposium, Grassland Science in Europe, Zurich. 2019, 345.

Umstätter C., Hart L.
Smart weiden mit dem Grasshopper.
Landfreund, 7, 2019, 30-31.

Umstätter C.
RumiWatch – Was kann das System?
In: 7. Schweizerische Tierärztetage, Referatesammlung. 09. Mai, Publ. VSTT, Fribourg. 2019, 113-114.

Shafiullah A. Z. M., Werner J., Umstätter C., Kennedy E., Leso L., O'Brien B.
Application of machine learning for the validation of behaviours of spring calving dairy cows as indicative of insufficient grass allocation.
In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Statistics. 23 April, Publ. ICAS Conference Athens, ICAS Conference Athens. 2019, 1-2.

Hart L., Umstätter C.
Neue Technologien in Feld und Stall.
In: UFA BIO Praxistag. 27.02., Tänikon - Swiss Future Farm. 2019.

Umstätter C.
Digitale Hilfsmittel in der Milchviehhaltung.
In: UFA BIO Praxistag. 27.02., Tänikon - Swiss Future Farm. 2019.

Adrion F., Umstätter C.
Smart Farming in der Milcherzeugung.
CHbraunvieh, 2018, (10), 2018, 4-5.

Umstätter C., Anken T.
Was wird die Digitalisierung bringen?
UFA-Revue, 9, 2018, 18-21.
other Languages: french

Werner J., O’Leary N., Umstätter C., O'Brien B.
Behavioural pattern of dairy cows in an automatic milking system with a 4-way grazing setup.
Grassland Science in Europe, 23, 2018, 500-502.

Marsiglio Sarout B.N., Waterhouse A., Duthie C.-A., Poli C.H.E.C., Haskell M.J., Berger A., Umstätter C.
Assessment of circadian rhythm of activity combined with random regression model as a novel approach to monitoring sheep in an extensive system.
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 207, 2018, 26-38.

Umstätter C., Marsiglio-Sarout B.N., Duthie C.-A., Haskell M.J., Waterhouse A., Berger A.
Using activity sensors to characterise behavioural rhythms.
In: Measuring Behavior 2018. 06.06., Publ. Grant, R.A., Allen, T., Spink, A. and Sullivan, M., Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. 2018, 109.

Werner J., Leso L., Umstätter C., Niederhauser J., Kennedy E., Geoghegan A., Shalloo L., Schick M., O'Brien B.
Evaluation of the RumiWatchSystem for measuring grazing behaviour of cows.
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 300, 2018, 138-146.