Livestock IoT: Precision Livestock Management in Agribusiness

This paper introduces Livestock IoT (LIoT), a Software Ecosystem (SECO) tailored for precision livestock management within the broader Internet of Things (IoT) concept in agribusiness. In re-sponse to the challenges posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the need for enhanced productivity in global food production, the paper highlights the transformative emergence of IoT in ele-vating precision agribusiness. LIoT is designed to capture, store, and interpret data, providing an integrated platform for intelligent decision-making in animal treatment and automated events. The SECO is structured into five layers, including data streaming, pro-cessing, integration, external sources, and visualization, offering a holistic view of information related to confined livestock farming. The paper presents an initial evaluation of the SECO LIoT platform, demonstrating its efficacy in handling compost barn data and sup-porting decision-making in agriculture. Future work is outlined to optimize the architecture, explore novel applications, and enhance its capacity for supporting emerging technologies in precision live-stock contexts.