Precision Livestock

This module runs each September and in September 2022 it is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government: in September 2022 it is only open to applicants who work OR live in Wales. From September 2023 it is open to all applicants, regardless of where they live and work, but the fee will be £850.

Learn how technology can improve resource management in livestock production

Precision livestock farming provides continuous automated real-time data to help monitor and manage livestock production at an individual level. This module introduces the latest precision technologies and looks at how these can be used to improve monitoring and benchmarking within intensive and extensive livestock systems. We will also explore the potential for these technologies to improve biosecurity, traceability and reduce losses from the wider supply system.

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List of Units

Introduction: A brief overview of precision technologies past and present

The challenges that precision livestock technologies can solve: Strengths and limitations of precision technologies for producers

Research on current technologies: Novel uses for current technologies, a look at current research into the benefits of certain technologies

Future technologies: Concepts and ideas

Identifying relevant technologies: Look at the research, validation, design and development of new technologies

Transferring technologies between sectors

Utilising outputs: How different actors within a supply system can utilise outputs from precision technologies

Uptake and continuity of new technologies: From early adopters, to jumping the gap, to mainstream

Case Studies: Using case studies to identify how precision technology can be used