Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management
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.
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.
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.
I’m an associate professor at SELMET. I hold a MSc in farm animal production in harsh environments (Montpellier SupAgro) and a PhD (Université de Tours, 2013) in neurobiology.
Ailsa received her Batchelor of Science in Agriculture from the university of Glasgow in 2016, studying at SRUC Craibstone.
I am an animal nutritionist, researcher at INRAE, with specialisation in adaptive capacities of ruminants reared in harsh environments and in the development and evaluation of sustainable animal production systems
The 3rd TechCare newsletter is available also in Spanish! Enjoy the reading here!
Anna Dedousi presents her activities as veterinary researcher at ELGO-DIMITRA and explains her role within TechCare project.
I receive my Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from McGill University in my hometown of Montreal, Canada.
Foteini Samartzi presents her activities as Veterinarian Researcher at Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO – DIMITRA and explains her role within TechCare project.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 862050
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