Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management

Trainings & workshops

Training sessions targeted at the education sector, the extension services and the farmers/farmers’ associations. These sessions will also be available as webinars where relevant.

  • 2024
    • IDELE workshop – SELMET Digital technologies Theme Workshop: “Low-tech Developments in Pastoral Systems”, September 25, 2024. The agenda is available here.
    • Teagasc – Large-scale meeting in Cahir, Tipperary (Ireland) – 11 June 2024
    • Teagasc – Large-scale meeting in Johnston Kilkenny (Ireland) – 11 June 2024
    • Teagasc – Large-scale meeting in Tullamore (Ireland) – 10 June 2024
    • Teagasc – Large-scale meeting in Athelague, Co. Roscommon (Ireland) – 10 June 2024
    • OVIARAGÓN training – Data assessment (IT) training. July 5, 2024.
    • AGRIS Training in technology utilisation in dairy sheep farm on May 30, 2024, in Bonassai, Italy.
    • A visit to the CIIRPO of the sectoral economics service was held on May 28, 2024, in Saint-Priest Ligoure, France.
    • ELGO-DIMITRA – Large-scale meeting in Chalikidiki, Greece – 05 May 2024
    • ELGO-DIMITRA – Large-scale meeting in Piera, Greece– 29 April 2024
    • 2024-04-04, “Training on the use of the weight crate and welfare assessment”; farmers, technicians, meat sheep, in Alcañiz (OVIARAGON).
    • 2024-03-27, “Training on the welfare assessment protocol”; farmers, dairy sheep and goats, in Elassona (ELGO DIMITRA).
    • IDELE/CNBL – Large-scale workshop in Saint-Affrique, France – 13 March 2024
    • 2024-03-02 ‘Demontration and training on the use of RFID reader and weight crate linked to Sheep recording system’, technicians, sheep meat farmers. Verdal, Norway.
    • Consortium visit to Terrer (large-scale visit), 22 February 2024. Presentation of Oviaragon and feedlots. (OVIARAGON).
    • 2 “individual presentation and training to use Breedr app for welfare score recording”, 2024-02-21 and 23 (CNBL).
    • 2024-01-29, “Training on technologies use”; farmers and advisors, meat sheep, in Navan (TEAGASC).
    • SRUC/MRI: training and demonstration days for farmers on the use of farm software management (industry ‘speed-dating’ day) – Sterling – 23 January 2024.
    • 2024-01-12, “Training on the use of the weight crate”; farmers, technicians, meat sheep, in Monegrillo (OVIARAGON).
    • OVIARAGÓN training – LS protocols and welfare assessment. January 10, 2024.
    • 2024, “training in animal welfare indicators adapted to a global approach on farm”, in Saint-Affrique (IDELE).
  • 2023
    • 3 “Training on the use and monitoring of the meteorological station”, done between 2023-11-16 and 2024-01-17, in Alfambra/Santa Cilia/Alba (OVIARAGON).
    • 2023-11-14, “Training on the use of EID combi-clamp, tru-test weigh head, worming gun”; farmers and advisors, meat sheep, in Penicuick (SRUC, MRI).
    • MRI workshop “Technology in Sheep Farming” and on-farm demo on November 14, 2023, at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland.
    • Workshop “ADAMEP” was held on November 6, 2023, in Tours, France. Presentation by Jean-Baptiste Menassol: “Proximity sensors and analysis of social networks in farm animals Applications in open environments”.
    • 2023-09-12, “Training on the welfare assessment protocol”; farmers, dairy sheep and goats, in Pieria (ELGO DIMITRA).
    • LIVINGAGRO workshop was held on July 3 2023, in Campulongu – Massama, Italy. Presentation by Francesco Martini and Antonio Salinas (Abinsula): “Collari GPS per piccoli ruminanti – Mercato e aspetti tecnici”.
    • LIVINGAGRO virtual workshop was held on June 27, 2023. Presentation by Francesco Martini (Abinsula): “GPS devices for small ruminants Market and technical aspects”.
    • SRUC attended the Sm@RT national workshop that was held on May 22, 2023 in Balfron, Scotland.
    • 2023-04-13 ‘Teknology day (tekno-fagdag)’ ‘Demontraing and training on the use Sheep recordning system and linkage with RFID reader and weight crate, technicians, sheep meat farmers’. Andøya, Norway.
    • 11 “Individual training session on the use and monitoring of the meteorological station” done between 2024-02-07 and 2024-03-21, in each farm village in the Aveyron department (CNBL).
    • OVIARAGÓN workshop within the event titled: “Jornada de tecnología de precisión y bien estar animal en el ovino de carne” was held on March 7, 2023, in Alcañiz, Spain. Presentation by Leticia Riaguas.
    • SRUC attended the EuroSheep national workshop that was held on March 1, 2023 in Bolton Village Hall, Alnwick, England, UK.
    • Idele training Formation Photosol was held on February 1, 2023, in Saint-Priest Ligoure, France.
  • 2022
    • Idele training Journée de formation sur les indicateurs de bien-être animal en ovins laitiers was held on November 3, 2022 in Saint-Affrique, France.
    • Idele organized a WP5 workshop “From Pilot to Large Scale” in Glasgow, UK on September 22, 2022.
    • Workshop during the steering committee of the joint technology unit “management of ruminant health” at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse (ENVT) was held on July 8, 2022. Idele presented: “New technologies and animal health: examples from the TechCare and Sm@RT projects”.