What drives digital technology adoption in cattle farming? A systematic literature reviewThis article identified the digital technologies adopted by cattle farmers and analyzed the main factors influencing this adoption, based on the available international empirical evidence. A systematic literature review was conducted, resulting in the analysis of 25 articles. Twenty-nine digital technologies were identified. Technologies associated with “Automation, Control and Robotics” and “Data Acquisition and Communication” were identified most frequently, notably those applied in dairy production, such as automated feeding, automated washers, robotic milking, and milk and mastitis sensors. In beef cattle farming, herd monitoring and management technologies stood out, such as radio frequency identification, pasture biomass sensors, and management software. Seventy-six factors influencing adoption were identified, highlighting farm and herd characteristics, producer characteristics, and factors associated with technology, innovation, and information; production scale, age, education level, prior use of technology, and ease of use being the most frequent. It was observed that younger producers, with higher levels of education and managing larger farms, are more likely to adopt digital technologies.
Key words:
cattle farming; dairy farming; precision agriculture; digital technologies; SLR
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