Application of innovative systems for the assessment of animal welfare

Organisation/Company: Università degli Studi di Torino

Research Field: Agricultural sciences

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)

Country: Italy

Application Deadline: 27 Jan 2025 - 13:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research conducted within the SIMBA project (Innovative Systems for Monitoring Animal Welfare) aims to analyze the behavior of dairy cows to monitor their welfare and assess its impact on productivity. As part of Precision Livestock Farming, advanced technologies such as computer vision will be used to collect behavioral data through cameras and collar-mounted sensors. These data, integrated with production metrics from milking robots, will provide a comprehensive view of animal health, welfare, and productivity. This approach will enable the identification of relationships between behaviors, productive parameters, and health, optimizing the management of adult cows and calves. The results will support the planning of targeted interventions to improve animal living conditions and the operational efficiency of farms.

Eligibility of Fellows

Country/ies of residence: All

Nationality/ies: All

Selection Process

By qualifications and interview (in Turin, Italy). Dates and venues of the interviews are published, by the date of the deadline, on the official notice board of the website of the University of Turin (https://webapps.unito.it/albo_ateneo/). The application must be presented by online procedure. For information, contact: assegniricerca@unito.it