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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RECENT ADVANCE IN PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING (PLF) TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO DO CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMAL PARAMETERS AT RELATIVELY LOW COSTS. THE BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE PLF TECHNOLOGY IS TO IMPLEMENT LABORATORIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD SINCE SO FAR, FEW PLF TECHNOLOGY HAS PROVEN RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) IN COMMERCIAL BROILER HOUSES. THIS CHALLENGE MUST BE ADDRESSED TO DEVELOP A PRECISION FEEDING SYSTEM AS BOTH THE FEED INTAKE AND WEIGHT GAIN NEEDS TO BE MONITORED IN COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THEREFORE, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A LOW-COST PRECISION FEEDING DEVICE TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING BROILER FEED INTAKE AND BODY WEIGHT THAT IS SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL BROILER HOUSES. THE FINAL GOAL IS TO HAVE AN IMPROVED PROCESS CONTROL OF THE GRWOTH OF BROILERS TO PRODUCE MORE ANIMAL MEAT WITH LESS FEED SUPPLY AND LESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A DEVICE FOR PRECISION FEEDING OF BROILERS BASED UPON VISION AND SOUND ANALYSIS.

$604,500FY2024National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University Of Tennessee, Memphis TN

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