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

Practice abstracts

TechCare will produce 40 practice abstracts in the EIP Agri format. These will include practice abstracts on to the whole production chain, from farmers to consumers and regulators, precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies to monitor animal-based welfare indicators and improve welfare management in small ruminants (SR) systems. Each practice abstracts is produced in English and the national language. A “practice abstract” is a short summary which describes a main information/recommendation/practice that can be used by the end-users in their daily practice.

PA01 – “Main outcomes of the first two National Workshops in Greece”🇬🇷

PA02 – “Italian stakeholders’ views on sheep welfare priorities and PLF tools” –   🇮🇹

PA03 – “Norwegian sheep and goat stakeholders’ animal welfare priorities and needs for PLF”🇳🇴

PA04 – “Spanish stakeholders’ views on small ruminant welfare priorities and PLF tools”🇪🇸

PA05 – “Romanian stakeholders’ view on dairy sheep welfare priorities and PLF tools used for EWS”🇷🇴

PA06 – “TechCare French national workshop outputs”🇫🇷

PA07 – “Irish stakeholders’ views on sheep welfare priorities and PLF tools”

PA08 – “UK stakeholders’ views on sheep welfare priorities and PLF tools”

PA09 – “Israel stakeholders’ opinions on sheep welfare aspects prioritization and potential PLF tools”

PA10 – “Implementation of trials in French pilot farms”🇫🇷

PA11 – “UK pilots to test innovative technologies for welfare monitoring”

PA12 – “IT pilots to test innovative technologies for welfare monitoring”🇮🇹

PA13 – “Israeli pilots testing innovative PLF tools for welfare monitoring and elevation”

PA14 – “Norwegian pilot on dairy goats to test innovative technologies for welfare monitoring”🇳🇴

Technology demonstration boards have been produced:

  1. Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag
  2. Proximity sensors – Capteurs de proximité
  3. Weather station
  4. Feed intake recording equipment – Portillons d’alimentation
  5. EID-enabled weigh crate with autosorter – Cage de pesée et de tri
  6. Conveyor system – Convoyeur