{"id":92,"date":"2020-12-14T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autofeed.crea.gov.it\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2021-01-28T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T14:00:28","slug":"goals-and-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/autofeed.crea.gov.it\/en\/goals-and-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals and results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Objectives of the project<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Objectives of the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carrying out an evaluation of the conditions of use of the Automatic Feeding Systems (AFS) and of partially automated systems for rationing and ration management operations in some dairy and beef cattle farms in Lombardy. The aim is:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Make cheap and convenient the introduction of such systems in farms;<\/div><\/li>
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    Improve the animal condition to access the delivered feed;<\/div><\/li>
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    Improve the efficiency of the unifeed rationing system.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
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    Description of activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Preliminary fact-finding survey: analysis of the market, of the available AFS types, of the choosen installation solutions and of the opinion the breeders have on AFS.
    \nDefinition of the housing models equipped with AFS and their comparison with others based on a conventional unifeed wagon.
    \nMonitoring and analysis of the animal farms already equipped with AFS to highlight the economic, production performance and animal welfare aspects achievable.
    \nFeasibility study in companies not equipped with AFS to define the technical and economic design elements. Comparison of before and after AFS installation.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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