Theo Vernooij's Farm

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PROJECT AT A GLANCE

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Project Pig Forte was executed on this farm with our partner Kanters to detect heat stress in pigs with the help of behavioral monitoring.

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Goals

Monitor the daily activities of the animals (eating, drinking, moving, inactivity) on group level

Increase labor efficiency

Improve the health of the herd

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Use cases

Behavioral analysis of A.I. real-time monitoring

Optimize the performance of the animals and the workforce

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Infrastructure

6 cameras and one NVR installed

Edge server with NVIDIA T4 GPU

Temperature and humidity sensors installed in departments

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Methodology

Number of monitored pens : 6

Number of monitored pigs/round: 72 pigs (12 pigs/pen)

Age class: Finishing

Genetics: York x Tempo (Topigs Norsvin)

Monitoring rounds: continuous monitoring

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Outcomes

Ongoing monitoring

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