Suzanne Leonard, North Carolina State University

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University

Precision livestock farming is a growing area of animal production systems that utilizes technology, data, engineering, and animal science principles to improve livestock production, management, welfare, and sustainability. Dr. Leonard’s program applies precision livestock farming techniques to optimize food animal production systems, focusing on swine. These applied research projects and Extension programs strive for solutions that producers can broadly implement.


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