PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING SMART TECHNOLOGIES IN POULTRY PRODUCTION.

ABSTRACT Most of the challenges of poultry production can be addressed by using smart technology, electronic devices, and operations-controlling gadgets in an organized, efficient, and easy way. Considering the reality that the prospects of using smart technologies in the poultry industry far outweigh its problems or challenges, this study reviews an impact analysis for the adoption and implementation of these technologies in poultry management systems. Drawing from the results of research studies, observations, intuition, and secondary data, this review paper stresses that smart technology poultry management is viable with several comparative advantages over the traditional poultry management system. The use of artificial intelligence in poultry production had shown multiple benefits such as reducing cost per unit production, reducing labor involvement, stress-free environment for birds' betterment, decreasing multiple losses and damages, etc. resulting in increased productivity, profitability, and efficiency of poultry, decision-making and control and the welfare/behavior of birds on the farm. Effective use of smart technologies in the poultry industry would usher in lots of prospects, revolution, and innovation in the poultry sector and hence will help to fulfil animal protein demand in the current recent scarcity era. However, until now this technology is not been fully exploited in developing countries as there is limited applicability and automatic operations. Therefore, it is recommended that sensor technology, smart networks, the internet of things and analysis tools, and big data analysis leading to a culture of rapid response to information should be imbibed in most poultry operations. Moreover, data protection rules and regulations should be improved to make fully operational and continuously efficient poultry production operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]