Enhancing Livestock Welfare & Performance with Hyper-oxygenated Water

提高畜牧业福利

• 批准号: 10107943
• 金额: $ 30.18万
• 依托单位: OXCEL LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Launchpad
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10107943
• 关键词: Enhancing; Livestock; Welfare; Performance; Hyper

**Pioneering Sustainable Livestock Enhancement in Eastern Innovation Zone**East-Anglian-based Oxcel is pioneering an innovative water enhancement technology-as-service to transform productivity, efficiency, and animal welfare in the UK's Eastern Innovation Zone's intensive livestock industry. Collaborative large-scale trials with Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) and major Eastern-England-based farms will position the UK as a global leader in a new sustainable agriculture market.Through advanced water enhancement technology, Oxcel seeks to enhance broiler chickens' growth rates, feed efficiency, and meat quality through drinking water. This innovation promises substantial feed cost reductions, a significant expense in intensive farming while elevating high-quality protein output.Beyond cost savings, improved gut health and enhanced immune function offer substantial animal welfare benefits. Increased disease resilience without additional antibiotic usage and reduced mortality rates contribute to ethical standards. Integration into existing infrastructure ensures ease of adoption without extensive overhauls.Oxcel plans comprehensive replicated trials at SRUC to validate these benefits scientifically. Concurrently, on-farm pilots in the UK's Eastern Innovation Zone with major poultry integrators will showcase real-world performance and integration.Success within the concentrated UK broiler industry could swiftly lead to widespread adoption across the country's 1.1 billion meat chickens, fortifying sustainability and self-reliance in domestic protein supply. Potential regional job creation aligns with commercialisation goals.Following its establishment within the UK, the initiative aims to expand into pig and dairy farming, addressing similar productivity challenges to enhance competitiveness. Long-term aspirations encompass the global application of this technology.Oxcel aims to revolutionise livestock water innovation, transitioning previous research from theoretical small-scale trials to practical, impactful infrastructure. This transformative project aligns with net-zero and food security goals, positioning Britain as a global leader in sustainable agriculture.

**总部位于东安格利安的Oxcel正在开拓一种创新的水处理技术服务，以改变英国东部创新区集约化畜牧业的生产力、效率和动物福利。与苏格兰农村学院（SRUC）和主要的东英格兰农场合作进行的大规模试验将使英国成为新的可持续农业市场的全球领导者。通过先进的增水技术，Oxcel旨在通过饮用水提高肉鸡的生长速度，饲料效率和肉质。这一创新有望大幅降低饲料成本，在集约化养殖中大幅降低成本，同时提高高质量蛋白质的产量。除了节省成本外，改善肠道健康和增强免疫功能还能带来可观的动物福利。在不使用额外抗生素的情况下提高疾病抵御能力和降低死亡率有助于提高道德标准。集成到现有的基础设施中可以确保在不进行大规模检修的情况下易于采用。Oxcel计划在SRUC进行全面的重复试验，以科学地验证这些益处。与此同时，在英国东部创新区与主要家禽集成商的农场试点将展示现实世界的性能和整合。在英国集中的肉鸡行业取得成功，可能会迅速在全国11亿只肉鸡中广泛采用，加强国内蛋白质供应的可持续性和自力更生。潜在的区域就业创造与商业化目标相一致。在英国建立之后，该计划旨在扩展到养猪和奶牛养殖，解决类似的生产力挑战，以提高竞争力。长期目标包括这项技术的全球应用。Oxcel旨在革新牲畜用水创新，将以前的研究从理论上的小规模试验转变为实际的、有影响力的基础设施。这个变革性项目符合净零排放和粮食安全目标，将英国定位为可持续农业的全球领导者。