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• Improving the yield, for example by higher average weight within weight classes and better uniformity; • Reducing labour costs and improving biosecurity; and • Improving planning, through accurate weight predictions.
A case study in Kibbutz Lahav Kibbutz Lahav was founded in 1952 and is located about 20km north of Be’er Sheva, the capital of the Negev region of Israel, a desert city that serves as the gateway to this region. Kibbutz Lahav’s economy is based on agriculture (both live- stock and crops) and three industrial ventures: the research centre (Lahav CRO), a meat processing plant and a plastic container plant. Lahav CRO has a pig farm, established in 1963 for the pur- pose of research on both human and animal well-being, which includes a commercial pig farm. It works with interna- tional universities, medical device companies and global pharmaceutical companies. The commercial farm would normally employ a professional sorter conducting periodical weight observations and select- ing relevant pigs for slaughter according to observation. These data are obviously not gathered daily and cannot track the weight accumulation of a specific pig over time to
identify abnormalities. Moreover, the sorter’s error rate varies and is estimated by the farm to be roughly 5–10%. Using automated weight scanning enabled the farm to con- tinuously monitor a complete herd, provide detailed informa- tion for each pig (including daily weight levels, i.e. average daily gain), aggregated information (per pen/building/herd) and generate accurate weight forecasts to help planning. The solution provided the farm with continuous weight infor- mation for each pig, reaching an accuracy level of 96–97%. That accuracy was validated by physically weighing the pigs (using a physical scale) twice a week through the finishing pe- riod and then comparing the results of the automated weigh- ing system with the results of the physical weighing. That process was used to test the accuracy level of the solution. Madar concludes, “The current situation where pig producers are forced to grow pigs to a specific target weight without being able to weigh them is completely unreasonable. Our goal is very simple: Make growers’ own data accessible to them, while ensuring animal welfare.” In summary, his goal is to make any pig production decision a data-driven decision. Currently, the FarmSee solutions are already in use in Den- mark, Russia, Israel and Poland. In May 2021, the United States will follow.
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