IoT Based Smart Monitoring System for Efficient Poultry Farming

Abstract

This paper presents a smart system using Internet of things (IoT) for monitoring and controlling environmental conditions of poultry farming. Environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, and air quality in a poultry house which are vital for the survival of poultry birds were monitored in order to adequately nurture poultry birds, reduce mortality rate and improve production. The system utilizes ESP32 microcontroller which has embedded Wi-Fi function, DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor, the PIR motion detector sensor, and MQ135 gas detector sensor. In addition, a buzzer was added to alert the farmer in the event of an intruder, while the integrated Wi-Fi unit would send a message to the farmer. Furthermore, the proposed system controls the brightness of a lamp inside the poultry house to either increase or reduce its temperature. This work which is a prototype, was implemented in a small poultry house. All the tests carried out illustrated that the designed system is sufficient and that the aim has been achieved.