1. Automatic handling systems of animals. Robotic milking systems
and their integration in the barn. Computerized monitoring systems
of animals. 2. Environmental control of buildings: development of
prediction simulation models of thermal-hygrometric and simulation
software. Analysis of thermo-fluid dynamics. 3. Housing systems and
innovative design criteria for cattle and pigs.
1. Simulation models of milking parlours with robotic arms.
Functional optimization of automated milking stations. Management
and processing of data from on-line sensors to develop forecasting
models of pathological states and to evaluate the animal welfare.
Software development; 2. Simulation models of the internal thermal
behaviour of buildings mainly to reduce heat stress. Study of
passive solutions (materials, openings, orientation) and active
solutions (ventilation and cooling). Thermo-fluid dynamics analysis
of ventilation mechanisms; 3. Technical design of livestock
buildings by the method of analysis-performance requirements, with
particular reference to production efficiency, cost containment and
animal welfare. Systems for manure treatment and biogas production
at farm level.
