TY - JOUR U1 - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel A1 - Kraft, Martin A1 - Bernhardt, Heinz A1 - Brunsch, Reiner A1 - Büscher, Wolfgang A1 - Colangelo, Eduardo A1 - Graf, Henri A1 - Marquering, Johannes A1 - Tapken, Heiko A1 - Toppel, Kathrin A1 - Westerkamp, Clemens A1 - Ziron, Martin T1 - Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? : Evidence from Recent Study JF - Applied Sciences N2 - The term ”Agriculture 4.0” emerged from the term “Industry 4.0” like amany other “4.0” terms. However, are Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts really applicable to agriculture? Are the benefits that Industry 4.0 brings to industrial use cases transferable to livestock farming? This paper tries to answer this question for the three dominant sectors of livestock farming in Central Europe and Germany: Poultry, pig fattening, and dairy farming. These sectors are analyzed along with the eight most relevant Industry 4.0 benefits. The results show that only part of the Industry 4.0 benefits are relevant for livestock farming in a similar manner as in industrial production. Due to basic differences between industrial and livestock farming use cases, some of the benefits must be adapted. The presence of individual living animals and the strong environmental impact of livestock farming affect the role of digital individualization and demand orientation. The position of livestock farming within the value chain minimizes the need for flexibilization. The introduction and adoption of Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies may contribute significantly to transforming agriculture into something that may be called Agriculture 4.0. Technologies are indispensable for this development step, but vocational education and open-mindedness of farmers towards Industry 4.0 is essential as well. KW - Livestock farming KW - Animal husbandry KW - Industry 4.0 KW - Agriculture 4.0 Y1 - 2022 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:959-opus-64919 SN - 1454-5101 SS - 1454-5101 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412844 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412844 VL - 12 IS - 24 SP - 24 S1 - 24 ER -