New additions to TechCare: Ailsa Thomson, Theo Kriszt
Ailsa received her Batchelor of Science in Agriculture from the university of Glasgow in 2016, studying at SRUC Craibstone.
TechCare Partner Team: INRAE and NIBIO (Leader and Co-Leader WP3)
INRAE, a world’s leader institute for research on agriculture, food and the environment, carries out mission-oriented researches to address global current and future challenges faced by humankind and the planet.
Is it possible to use the Walk-over-Weighing (WoW) in sheep identified with ruminal boluses?
In the scope of a collaboration looking to put in place the Walk-over-Weighing (WoW) platform under the farming conditions of the local Sarda sheep flock (Sardinia, Italy), Irene Llach Martínez (Engineer Assistant in TechCare, INRAE team) was received in November (3rd to 5th) by the local AGRIS team.
PhD students in action!
From May to October, Michelle has been working in the field, collecting data through two experiments. The first researched the effect of parasitism on lambs’ welfare in an indoor system.
What are the most important welfare issues for sheep and goats in Europe?
Although the welfare of sheep and goats are often considered to be good, particularly in comparison to species that are farmed more intensively, there are still welfare issues that need to be addressed. Many of these issues arise because animals are managed in large groups and in an extensive environment which can be hard to monitor or observe.
Overview of 2nd series of TechCare National Workshops
TechCare is a 4-year EU H2020 funded project led by SRUC, which aims to improve welfare management in small ruminant farming systems using innovative precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies. The consent and involvement of stakeholders along the whole value chain of small ruminant farming systems are considered highly important in TechCare project.
TechCare reached an important milestone! Its first annual meeting!
We had our first annual meeting on the 19th October 2021. It was the first time since our kick-off meeting in September 2020, that the whole consortium met. We were also fortunate to have some of our Advisory Board members who joined us for the discussions.
TechCare in the news
List of past and upcoming events with TechCare partners attendance.
TechCare Partner Team: TEAGASC (Co – Leader WP1)
Teagasc – the Agriculture and Food Development Authority is the Irish national body providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture (farming & forestry) and food industries and rural communities.
TechCare session in Davos
The TechCare project was showcased during one of the sessions at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, held in Davos, Switzerland at the end of August 2021.
