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BIOTEGANIA

Prevention, pathogen control and sustainability optimisation in agri-food production.
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CONTEXT

A more efficient, competitive and sustainable livestock sector

Animal production is a key activity in guaranteeing adequate access for people to the protein necessary to cover their nutritional needs. Within animal production, the pig and poultry sectors are of paramount importance, having a high representation within the livestock sector, accounting for about 1% of the total Spanish GDP and employing more than 700,000 workers.

Despite its relevance, this sector faces multiple challenges and constraints. The control of greenhouse gas, nitrate and phosphorous emissions, the need to restrict the use of antibiotics and the improvement of animal welfare are challenges that the sector must inevitably face in order to guarantee the sustainability of production in an ethical and responsible way. This all involves improving overall animal health and developing new technologies, methods and practices to make the sector more efficient, competitive and environmentally friendly.

Intelligent systems for animal welfare

The overall objective of BIOTEGANIA is the development of a system that integrates different biotechnological, digital and artificial intelligence tools for:

  • The detection, prevention, control and treatment of emerging transmissible diseases.
  • Optimisation of logistic and production processes to increase animal welfare and the environmental and social sustainability of livestock farming.

Intelligent digital biosecurity and logistics system

Biotechnological
tools

One health perspective

holistic technologies

Innovative nature

During the project, environmental sensor applications, biotechnological tools and digital biosecurity strategies will be developed. All of this using artificial intelligence based on big data and machine learning.

The BIOTEGANIA project presents innovative aspects by applying new technologies with a holistic approach to the entire value chain. For the first time, information will be obtained in an integrated way in terms of the technological systems to be used (sensors and advanced diagnostics, digital biosecurity and logistics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and phage therapy) and also in terms of species and breeds (white and Iberian pigs, laying poultry and meat poultry).

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