LG Uplus Develops AI Remote-Managed 'Smart Yanggyejang' Poultry Farm

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] LG Uplus announced on the 28th that it will embark on a project to demonstrate precision monitoring and intelligent feeding management technologies for broilers and laying hens in collaboration with the National Institute of Animal Science Poultry Research Institute and Jeonbuk National University.

Domestic poultry farms raise an average of 56,000 broilers and 78,000 laying hens per household, but productivity improvement is limited due to the aging farming population and labor shortages. In response, LG Uplus has developed a ‘precision feeding management’ technology that can improve the existing poultry house environment and contribute to increasing farm income.

Precision feeding management is a technology that monitors broilers and laying hens in real time and analyzes the collected data through the ‘Smart Poultry Integrated Control System.’ First, various sensors, communication devices, and CCTV are installed inside the poultry house to monitor air quality factors such as temperature, humidity, ammonia (NH3), and carbon dioxide (CO2) suitable for the growth environment of chicks and chickens.

The data sent by the sensors is analyzed by artificial intelligence (AI), which can automatically control heating and cooling devices and ventilation openings, as well as manage feed and water supply. Additionally, real-time video of the poultry house conditions can be transmitted to experts for remote support.

To achieve such precision feeding management, various research projects using video, sound, and sensing technologies are being promoted overseas, including in Europe. In April, LG Uplus formed a consortium with the National Institute of Animal Science Poultry Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, and Emcopia to win the ‘Poultry Precision Monitoring and Intelligent Feeding Management’ task under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ ‘Smart Farm Innovation Technology Development Project,’ and plans to disseminate precision feeding management technology domestically as well.

In addition to precision feeding management technology, LG Uplus plans to develop and demonstrate ▲ broiler weight and weight gain prediction technology ▲ real-time laying hen mortality and low-production hen (hens with lower laying capacity than the normal group) selection technology.

Kang Jong-oh, Executive Director of LG Uplus Smart City Business Division, said, “Precision feeding management technology for broilers and laying hens can alleviate labor shortages on poultry farms and improve productivity, contributing to increased farm income,” adding, “We will expand this technology to livestock and pig farms in the future to contribute to the development of the domestic smart farm industry.”

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