jeudi 4 octobre 2018

Collaborative opportunity with AHDB Pork

CIEL has been invited to work with AHDB Pork in assessing the impact of precision technologies for pig production. AHDB intends to fund a series of software and equipment hires over the next 3 years into:
  1. Licenses for pig herd management software (specifically to record the rearing/finishing herd from birth to slaughter and all management events in-between) and mobile barcode scanners
  2. EID readers (both UHF and LF - handheld/panel and abattoir readers on the kill line) as well as weigh cells and weigh head indicators

Collectively, it is hoped that this support will facilitate data acquisition and sharing on R&D farms (in England), that can underpin a subsequent funding application via UKRI. Datasets will be further strengthened through the provision of data from the wider AHDB Strategic Farms network where the software and hardware will be applied, with this data being made available to all project participants through data sharing agreements. The aim of these purchases (and potentially funded project) is to better support farmers to manage pigs and identify novel trends/markers through data modelling that could add value to levy payer business practices.

If you interested in participating in this project or want to learn more, please contact Casey (CIEL)  Casey.Woodward@cielivestock.co.uk
by COP Fri 12th October.