Quantitative survey
Key results
Pig farms in Hungary
Distribution of differently specialized farms based on the use of smart devices/technologies, 2022
Pig farmers agree that the smart technologies…
Pig farmers disagree that:
Purpose of using smart technologies in pig farming, 2022
Monitoring building climate (temperature, humidity, ventilation)
Monitoring building air quality (CO2, ammonia, dust etc.)
Feeding/drinking
Animal Weighing
Monitoring animal behaviour
Monitoring animal health
Pig farmers’ level of satisfaction with the smart devices used, 2022
Top 5 reasons of dissatisfaction with the operation of smart devices/systems among Hungarian pig farmers, 2022
Maintenance fee is too high
Proper operation of the device needs better quality internet connection
Because of less human care, some problems remain hidden inside the herd
It’s impossible to establish a connection between different devices
Needs too much time to work with the data (more than expected)
Expectations of non-user pig farmers towards smart technologies
Factors influencing non user pig farmers’ decision about investing in smart technologies, 2022
