In livestock and poultry farming, odour measurement and reduction are necessary for a cleaner environment, lower health risks to humans,\u00a0 and higher quality of livestock and poultry production. This paper introduces a new portable intelligent electronic nose system developed especially for measuring and analysing livestock and poultry farm odours. It can be used in both laboratory and field. The sensor array of the proposed electronic nose consists of 14 gas sensors, a humidity sensor, and a temperature sensor. The\u00a0 gas sensors were especially selected for the main compounds from the livestock farm odours.\u00a0 An expert system called \u201cOdour Expert\u201d was developed to support researchers\u2019 and farmers\u2019 decision making on odour control strategies for livestock and poultry operations. \u201cOdour Expert\u201d utilises several advanced artificial intelligence technologies tailored to livestock and poultry farm odours. It can provide more advanced odour analysis than existing commercially available products. In addition,\u00a0a rank of odour generation factors is provided, which refines the focus of odour control research. It is easier and cheaper to operate than using olfactometry or human panel. Thus it has good commercial potential. Field experiments were conducted downwind from the barns on 14 livestock and poultry farms. Experimental results show that the predicted odour strengths by the electronic nose yield higher consistency in comparison to the perceived odour intensity by human panel. The \u201cOdour Expert\u201d is a useful tool for\u00a0assisting farmers\u2019 odour management practises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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