Abstract:

With the continuous popularization of information technology, animal husbandry informatization has rapidly developed. As a major pig breeding province, Anhui occupies a vital position in the animal husbandry industry in China. There are various breeds of local pigs in Anhui, and the meat of local Anhui pig breeds is delicious and has high nutritional value. However, the growth cycle of pig breeds in Anhui is long and mostly based on small-and medium-scale cultivation, which leads to higher artificial costs and lower feeding capabilities in native breeding pigs. Thus, the number of local pig breeds has decreased. Considering the problems of long growth cycle and high labor cost of the small-scale breeding of Anhui local pig breeds, this paper presents a pig breeding information management platform developed to realize the overall intelligent management of pig breeding information. The platform adopts a B/S architecture, which is divided into a view layer, logical business layer, and data layer. It has eight functional events, such as boarhsow events, piglet fattening, pig farm veterinarian visits, and statistical analysis. Moreover, it connects mobile terminals and the Internet. Furthermore, a reasonable database structure that closely matches production requirements has been designed. The platform is convenient for retail and small-scale users; substantially reduces the labor costs of pig breeding; and improves the intelligence, standardization, and informatization of pig breeding. The results of a trial show that the live pig breeding information management platform can provide efficient and comprehensive information management and reduce the production cost for individual and small-scale pig breeders. Simultaneously, it can dynamically monitor production data and facilitate scientific decision-making.

Key words: pig farming, the view layer, logical business layer, the data layer, intelligent, informatization