Projektsuche

NextMix - Sensor-based real-time feeding of ruminants

Authority

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Federal State

Lower Saxony and Hamburg

Contact

Calenberger Straße 2
30169 Hannover

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

NextMix - Sensor-based real-time feeding of ruminants

Project description

Climate change is bringing extreme weather events such as droughts and heavy rainfall, which significantly affect the water content of silage in the silo. These variations affect feed quality and can cause animal health problems. Inaccurate adjustment of feed levels to changing weather conditions leads to inefficient use of resources and wastage of feed. Accurate determination of the dry matter content of silage is essential for balanced feeding of dairy cows. The NextMix project relies on novel sensor technology to improve feeding accuracy on dairy farms. By using depth impedance spectroscopy sensors in the feed mixer, the dry matter content is intended to be measured and adjusted in real time during the mixing process, allowing the feed ration to be more accurately matched to the cows' needs. The system is designed to monitor the homogeneity of the mix and the even distribution of the feed on the feed fence. More precise feeding improves animal health, increases milk production and makes more efficient use of resources.

Final report

Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.

Keywords

Equipment and machinery
Animal husbandry
Digitalisation, incl. data and data technologies

Main funding source

Rural development 2023-2027 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 127 of Reg. 2021/2115)

OG contact information

Seedhouse Accelerator GmbH
Marie-Curie-Straße 3
49076 Osnabrück

Phone: 0151 72301690

Email: greta@seedhouse.de

Type of OG partners

Farmer
Researcher
Industry

Begin of project

2024

Project status

ongoing

Total budget applied for in EUR

406,384

NUTS3 CODE

DE944