Identificación de parámetros productivos y ambientales críticos en granjas porcícolas comerciales industriales: Un enfoque cualitativo desde Antioquia, Colombia

Oscar Hernan Velasquez-Arboleda; Ricardo Colmenares-Flórez; Janeth Areiza-Gómez; José Daniel Aguirre-Hoyos

doi:10.33571/rpolitec.v22n43a8

Authors

Oscar Hernan Velasquez-Arboleda Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4332-0624
Ricardo Colmenares-Flórez Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-8868
Janeth Areiza-Gómez Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8083-3752
José Daniel Aguirre-Hoyos Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8511-798X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33571/rpolitec.v22n43a8

Keywords:

zootechnical parameters, environmental monitoring, IoT, animal welfare, Antioquia

Abstract

Objective: To identify the critical productive, environmental, health, and welfare parameters in swine farms of the Industrial Commercial category in Antioquia, Colombia, as an input for the design of a technological package based on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Methodology: A mixed-methods approach with a non-experimental observational design, complemented by elements of Participatory Action Research (PAR). In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with participants experienced in commercial farms, which were analyzed using thematic coding [1].

Results: Forty-seven (47) parameters were prioritized and distributed into four categories: (1) zootechnical/productive: general indicators, reproductive phase, and fattening; (2) environmental: thermal variables, toxic gases, and environmental management; (3) health; and (4) animal welfare.

Conclusions: This study lays the methodological foundations for the development of an IoT-AI system that enables data-driven decision-making in industrial commercial farms in Antioquia.

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Author Biographies

Oscar Hernan Velasquez-Arboleda, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid

Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Grupo de Investigación GIBA

Ricardo Colmenares-Flórez, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid

Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Grupo de Investigación GIBA

Janeth Areiza-Gómez, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid

Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Grupo de Investigación GIBA

José Daniel Aguirre-Hoyos, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid

Facultad de Ingenierías, Semillero Ícaro

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