H. Hogeveen
Papers
8
Total Citations
513
H-Index
7
About
H. Hogeveen is a pioneering researcher in dairy farm automation and precision livestock management, whose work has fundamentally shaped the modern understanding of automatic milking systems (AMS). With a career spanning more than two decades, Hogeveen has made landmark contributions to the design, implementation, and economic evaluation of robotic milking technologies. His highly cited 2004 overview, "Automatic milking, a better understanding" (148 citations), helped establish a comprehensive scientific framework for AMS adoption, while his 2001 study on milking intervals and milk flow-rates (146 citations) provided critical operational insights that continue to guide farm management decisions. His 2007 profitability analysis (100 citations) broke new ground by moving beyond simulation models to deliver data-driven evidence from real Dutch dairy farms, directly informing investment decisions across the industry. Beyond economics, Hogeveen has advanced sensor integration and management support tools for high-technology milking environments, and more recently contributed sophisticated machine learning approaches to individual cow milk yield forecasting. His early prototype system design in 1996 demonstrated visionary thinking about full farm automation. Collectively, his body of work has helped transform robotic milking from experimental concept into mainstream agricultural practice worldwide.
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Top Papers
- 1Automatic milking, a better understanding148 citations · 2004
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- 3The Profitability of Automatic Milking on Dutch Dairy Farms100 citations · 2007
- 4Sensors and management support in high-technology milking53 citations · 2003
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- 6Design and implementation of a system for automatic milking and feeding18 citations · 1996
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