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HerdView: Automated weight tracking for beef cattle

HerdView：肉牛的自动体重跟踪

基本信息

批准号：
10027739
负责人：
金额：
$ 19.44万
依托单位：
AGSENZE LTD
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Collaborative R&D
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2022 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10027739
关键词：
HerdView Automated weight tracking beef

项目摘要

Farmers need accurate knowledge of beef cattle weight in order to manage growth and predict optimal finishing time - ie the point at which growth rate has peaked and the animals generate a larger carbon footprint because FCR decreases. Currently, cattle are weighed at 6-8 week intervals, this is time-consuming and animals do not grow well for the following 2 days after a physical weighing, Ongoing automated weight estimation gives the farmer an easier alternative to weighing. With an automated system that gives accurate daily weights while avoiding the time and disruption of weighing, the farmer can better manage feed, reduce labour costs and reduce emissions. Automated daily weight monitoring enables farmers to precisely manage feed, reducing waste and maximising growth. Selecting appropriate slaughter date reduces age of animals at slaughter, therefore their overall environmental impact, given that ~66% of feed consumed per day is purely for maintenance, rather than growth.There are currently few cost-effective systems which can automatically accurately and regularly measure daily weights, and none known to accurately combine this with a body condition score. Now, the HerdView project will assess the feasibility of adapting Agsenze technology to track daily cow growth and predict weight/grade/fat information for beef cattle. Thereby enabling farmers to better manage feeding while reducing effort and animal distress.

农民需要准确了解肉牛体重，以便管理生长并预测最佳肥育时间-即生长率达到峰值的时间点，动物产生更大的碳足迹，因为FCR降低。目前，牛以6-8周的间隔称重，这是耗时的，并且动物在物理称重后的2天内生长不好，持续的自动体重估计为农民提供了更容易的称重替代方案。通过自动化系统，可以提供准确的每日重量，同时避免称重的时间和中断，农民可以更好地管理饲料，降低劳动力成本并减少排放。自动化的每日体重监测使农民能够精确管理饲料，减少浪费并最大限度地提高增长。选择合适的屠宰日期可以降低屠宰时动物的年龄，从而降低其对环境的总体影响，因为每天消耗的约66%的饲料纯粹用于维持，而不是生长。目前很少有成本效益高的系统可以自动准确和定期测量每日体重，并且没有已知的精确联合收割机将其与身体状况评分相结合。现在，HerdView项目将评估采用Agsenze技术跟踪奶牛日常生长并预测肉牛体重/等级/脂肪信息的可行性。从而使农民能够更好地管理饲养，同时减少努力和动物痛苦。