Precision livestock farming
Our team work with technology providers to develop and demonstrate AgriTech solutions for beef and sheep precision livestock (or SMART) farming.
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Our focus relies on supporting farmers with data-driven solutions and decision support platforms to drive improvements in efficiency and to reduce the carbon-footprint of farming systems.
Example solutions include:
- Automated weighing systems
- Low-cost feed and water intake recording
- Imaging solutions (e.g. 3D camera technology, thermal imaging) for carcass quality and animal behaviour
- Animal sensing systems (e.g. accelerometer-based activity monitors, temperature-sensing, biomarkers) for behaviour (feeding, rumination, calving, oestrus monitoring) and health detection (early-warning systems).
- GPS-tracking for extensive systems
- Proxy technologies for measuring methane emissions
- Electronic identification (EID) solutions
- Application of advanced data analytics to "big data" (e.g., machine learning approaches)