As the human population continues to grow, the demand for meat is also increasing. Chicken meat is currently the most in-demand meat, accounting for nearly 30% of all meat consumption. However, this increase in demand has also led to an increase in diseases that can affect chickens. Many of these diseases are highly contagious and can easily spread among a flock of birds. They can also seriously threaten public health if not properly controlled.
Several new diseases and unknown causes have cropped up in recent years, resulting in significant losses for farmers. Maintaining peak levels of poultry health is, therefore, essential for both farmers and producers. Poultry health monitoring has always been a major challenge for poultry farm managers. Due to a large amount of poultry on a farm, conventional manual poultry health monitoring will be time-consuming and costly.