project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group

New homogenisation strategies in pork production based on the use of liquid feed and the incorporation of computer vision tools and neural networks to
Nuevas estrategias de optimización en la producción porcina basadas en el uso de la alimentación líquida, la incorporación de herramientas de visión por computador y redes neuronales para el control y

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Completed | 2018 - 2020 Spain
Completed | 2018 - 2020 Spain
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Context

The main objective of this project is to improve the profitability of pork production by optimising its costs, in addition to the growth and fattening curve to ensure regular and homogeneous production. This also results in environmental impact improvement, given that optimisation of the growth curve enables a reduction in the nitrogen levels in the feed. In this sense, the project involves all the agents in the value chain and focuses mainly on optimising the feeding strategies, through the use of liquid feed, and the management/homogenisation of the growth of the animals, incorporating latest-generation technologies such as computer vision and neural networks.

Objectives

The following specific objectives are proposed in this project:
1. Homogenisation of the growth of the animals in the pens.
2. Automation of the feeding processes and adaptation to the needs of the animals: optimisation of the feed.
3. Homogenisation of the weight of the animals entering the slaughterhouse.
4. Integration of data in terms of feed, genetics, growth and production.

Objectives

El presente proyecto se plantea los siguientes objetivos específicos:
1. Homogenización del crecimiento de los animales en los corrales.
2. Automatización de los procesos de alimentación y adaptación a las necesidades de los animales:
optimización de la alimentación.
3. Homogenización de los pesos de los animales que entran a matadero.
4. Integración de datos a nivel de alimentación, genética, crecimiento y producción.

Activities

The actions to be carried out to achieve the proposed objectives are:
+ Implementation of the liquid feed system at the farms.
+ Implementation of an automated weight control system using computer vision tools at the farms, to control weight evolution, and at the slaughterhouse, to control the weight and dirtiness of each animal.
+ Implementation of neural networks for data processing, resulting in a decision-support system. This system, which is fed by the weight control data, will enable the fully automated adaptation of the feed formulations, quantities and frequencies to the evolution of the weight of the animals.

Activities

Las acciones que se llevarán a cabo para lograr los objetivos planteados son:
+ Implantación del sistema de alimentación líquida en las granjas.
+ Implantación de un sistema de control de peso automatizado mediante herramientas de visión por
computador, en granjas para controlar la evolución del peso y en matadero para controlar el peso de
cada animal y la suciedad del mismo.
+ Implantación de redes neuronales para el tratamiento de datos obteniendo un sistema de soporte a la
decisión. Este sistema, alimentado con los datos de control de peso va a permitir adaptar las
formulaciones de alimentación, las cantidades y la frecuencia, a la evolución del peso de los animales,
de forma totalmente automatizada.

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Location
Main geographical location
Barcelona

EUR 211957.6

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

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Contacts

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