Theo Vernooij's Farm

PROJECT AT A GLANCE

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

Goals

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

Increase labor efficiency

Improve the health of the herd

Use cases

Behavioral analysis of A.I. real-time monitoring

Optimize the performance of the animals and the workforce

Infrastructure

6 cameras and one NVR installed

Edge server with NVIDIA T4 GPU

Temperature and humidity sensors installed in departments

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

Outcomes

Ongoing monitoring