Galebreaker Ltd

BREATHE, Beef Rearing Environments with Advanced Technology for High Efficiency, is a farmer-led project designed to improve the efficiency and sustainability of beef production by using advanced ventilation and monitoring technology in cattle housing. The project will trial Positive Pressure Tube Ventilation (PPTV) and weather protection systems on two U...

Average summer temperatures and frequency of extreme heat events are increasing across the UK, with June 2023 the hottest since records began. Even at moderate temperatures, heat stress in dairy cattle is an increasing problem in the UK, negatively affecting production, health, metabolism, and welfare (Haskell et al., 2023; Van Iaer et al., 2015). To addr...

The proposed project, ACCED, focusses on assessing the feasibility of using real-time individual animal behaviour and responses to climatic conditions to be used with ventilation control systems to provide optimum conditions within a dairy system. ACCED will use artificial intelligence to ascertain when an individual or group of cows are experiencing earl...

Calves from dairy herds are the foundation animals for both dairy farms and for the dairy-beef industry. However, there are several major health and welfare issues suffered by these calves. Pneumonia is a major problem for young calves, with an estimated 11% of all calves suffering from this problem. A case of pneumonia causes distress and ill health in t...

The proposed project, **ACCED**, focusses on assessing the feasibility of using real-time individual animal behaviour and responses to climatic conditions to be used with ventilation control systems to provide optimum conditions within a dairy system. ACCED will use artificial intelligence to ascertain when individual or group of cows are experiencing ear...