PIGSustain: Predicting the Impacts of Intensification and Future Changes on UK Pig Industry Resilience
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Faculty of Biological Sciences
Abstract
The global human population is expected to rise from 7.2 billion in 2015 to 9.6 billion by the middle of this century. At the same time, the average amount of meat each person consumes per year is steadily increasing, with global meat consumption predicted to double within the same time frame. In order to be able to feed this growing population, intensification of our agricultural systems will be necessary. However, while further intensification in agriculture might enable the industry to fulfill future meat demand, the sustainability of the industry as it currently stands is threatened by numerous external factors, such as competition for depleting natural resources, climate change, disease, and environmental concerns for which recent intensification of livestock production is, at least, partially responsible.At present, the situation is such that we do not have a continuous, objective and quantified understanding of the health and welfare of our national pig herd, and equally, we have no objective and quantified predictions of how this will be impacted by future changes to the industry through intensification, climate change, changes in global production and trade, and in consumer demand. Equally, we are unable to predict how resilient the UK pig industry is as a whole, and whether and how it will be able to remain stable in the face of such changes.
This project will use a systems approach in order to understand how sustainable intensification and predicted climate changes are expected to impact on the pig industry as a whole - we will produce models to predict the impacts of intensification on the health, disease and welfare of the animals: how consumption patterns and retail prices are likely to be affected, how these changes will impact farmers, and how these in turn will impact on the health and welfare of the animals.
We will collect data from a wide range of sources in order to assess how health and welfare are linked with climate, geography and other factors. Detailed, real-time measures of health and welfare on-farm are seriously lacking and a system for quickly, efficiently and accurately collecting and recording health and welfare measures on a continuous basis on-farm is urgently needed. We will develop a cutting-edge, automated computer vision system capable of collecting real-time information on health, welfare and productivity on-farm, which will provide us with a detailed understanding of how on-farm health and welfare measures match up against measures collected at the slaughterhouse. This system will be developed with a view to making it commercially available for continuous monitoring of pigs 24/7, with outputs for vets and farmers to understand the changes that have taken place within pens over a period of time. This system has been identified by representatives of the pig industry and pig vets as something which is sorely needed to supplement vet consults, in order to improve welfare management and auditing.
We will collect retail data and consumer pattern and attitudes data to understand the socio- and geographical demographics underlying consumer behaviour. We will investigate how agricultural economics are affected by health and welfare issues, and develop predictive models of how these components of the pig industry system interact. We will investigate the links between disease prevalence and agricultural economics, market stability, and consumer choices. Using this information, we will develop a systems model to explain how each component is related to, and has the potential to influence each other. Using alternative future scenarios and predicted future trends for the different components of the pig industry within the system model, we will determine how resilient the UK pig industry is, and what factors are critical for the maintenance of future stability.
This project will use a systems approach in order to understand how sustainable intensification and predicted climate changes are expected to impact on the pig industry as a whole - we will produce models to predict the impacts of intensification on the health, disease and welfare of the animals: how consumption patterns and retail prices are likely to be affected, how these changes will impact farmers, and how these in turn will impact on the health and welfare of the animals.
We will collect data from a wide range of sources in order to assess how health and welfare are linked with climate, geography and other factors. Detailed, real-time measures of health and welfare on-farm are seriously lacking and a system for quickly, efficiently and accurately collecting and recording health and welfare measures on a continuous basis on-farm is urgently needed. We will develop a cutting-edge, automated computer vision system capable of collecting real-time information on health, welfare and productivity on-farm, which will provide us with a detailed understanding of how on-farm health and welfare measures match up against measures collected at the slaughterhouse. This system will be developed with a view to making it commercially available for continuous monitoring of pigs 24/7, with outputs for vets and farmers to understand the changes that have taken place within pens over a period of time. This system has been identified by representatives of the pig industry and pig vets as something which is sorely needed to supplement vet consults, in order to improve welfare management and auditing.
We will collect retail data and consumer pattern and attitudes data to understand the socio- and geographical demographics underlying consumer behaviour. We will investigate how agricultural economics are affected by health and welfare issues, and develop predictive models of how these components of the pig industry system interact. We will investigate the links between disease prevalence and agricultural economics, market stability, and consumer choices. Using this information, we will develop a systems model to explain how each component is related to, and has the potential to influence each other. Using alternative future scenarios and predicted future trends for the different components of the pig industry within the system model, we will determine how resilient the UK pig industry is, and what factors are critical for the maintenance of future stability.
Technical Summary
This project will use a systems approach to understand how intensification and predicted changes in climate, global production and trade, and consumer demand are expected to impact on the UK pig industry. We will produce models to predict the impacts of intensification on the health, welfare and productivity of the animals; how consumption patterns and retail prices are likely to be affected; how these changes will impact farmers; and how these in turn will impact on the health and welfare of the animals. We will collect data from a wide range of sources to analyse the relationship between disease and welfare problems with climate, geography and other factors. We will develop a cutting-edge, automated machine vision system to collect continuous, real-time information about health, welfare and productivity on-farm and we will assess its predictive capacity for measures collected at the slaughterhouse. By collecting accounting data on-farm, we will be able to directly assess the impacts of health and welfare problems on-farm.
We will collect retail, consumer pattern and attitudes data to understand the socio- and geographical demographics underlying consumer behaviour. We will look into how agricultural economics are affected by health and welfare issues, and develop predictive models of how these components of the pig industry system interact. We will investigate the links between disease prevalence and agricultural economics, market stability, and consumer choices.
Using all this information, we will take develop a systems model to understand the pig industry, with a view to predicting the impacts of intensification, changes in climate, trade, feed prices and consumer demand, on health, welfare and production, and ultimately, to assess the resilience and sustainability of the UK pig industry as a whole.
We will collect retail, consumer pattern and attitudes data to understand the socio- and geographical demographics underlying consumer behaviour. We will look into how agricultural economics are affected by health and welfare issues, and develop predictive models of how these components of the pig industry system interact. We will investigate the links between disease prevalence and agricultural economics, market stability, and consumer choices.
Using all this information, we will take develop a systems model to understand the pig industry, with a view to predicting the impacts of intensification, changes in climate, trade, feed prices and consumer demand, on health, welfare and production, and ultimately, to assess the resilience and sustainability of the UK pig industry as a whole.
Planned Impact
The largest meat industry internationally is the pork industry; approximately 37% (110 million metric tonnes, mmt) of all meat consumed is pork worldwide. There are 847.8 million pigs produced globally per annum, and this number is increasing each year. The EU is a significant contributer to the global pork industry, with almost 18% of the world's pork produced here. As the human population continues to grow and there is simultaneous trend for increasing meat consumption per person - predicted per capita consumption of pork alone is predicted to double by 2050 - the future for the pig industry will inevitably require sustainable intensification. However, at present, the situation is such that we do not have a continuous, objective and quantified understanding of the health and welfare of our national pig herd, and equally, we have no objective and quantified predictions of how this will be impacted by future changes to the industry through intensification and climate change. We cannot currently safe-guard the future of the UK pig industry against the impacts of change. This programme of research will use a multi-disciplinary, integrated systems approach to understanding the resilience of the UK pig industry as it has been, is currently, and to project how it will be affected by changes relating to intensification, climate, global production and trade, and consumer demand in the future. This work will be conducted in collaboration with representatives across the UK pig industry, including the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, which has both producer and public engagement expertise, and large-scale producers (Elsham Lincs Ltd and Yorkwold Pigpro, both of which are highly active in the producer community), national food standards assurance schemes (Red Tractor) which are closely linked in to every major retailer and a vast majority of producers nationwide, pig veterinarians including key members of the Pig Vet Society board, Evidence Based Veterinary Consultancy (EBVC - specialist veterinary consultancy, helping to develop profitable and sustainable agricultural supply chains), and government executive agencies for animal health (APHA) in order to maximise the utility and relevance, and ultimately the impact of this research within the pig industry and with national and international policy-makers. We will link up with EU-FP7 project PROHEALTH (on which, co-PI Bennett is a partner; Deputy project director Prof Sandra Edwards, U. Newcastle, has agreed to sit on the Project Steering Committee for the PIGSustain project) and we will benefit from their EU-level expertise, outputs and network.
The research will also be of benefit to NGOs working in animal welfare, food security and climate change, as our data will provide a useful resource for the formulation of their policies and campaigns. For the wider public, a sustainable pig industry is important for consumers to continue to benefit from high quality food that is readily available at an affordable price. Understanding the potential blocks to this through our research will help to highlight potential mitigation strategies to ensure a the industry is stable in the face of change. We will produce a short, high quality film to explain the research project to industry, policy makers, NGOs, and the wider public. This will be an opportunity to educate as well as inform viewers about the issues around intensification of agriculture, climate change, and animal health and welfare, and how it could potentially impact on them in future. This film will be produced early in the project and will be placed on the project website and YouTube, promoted on social media and sent to key stakeholders to increase awareness and participation in the study from the outset.
Post-doctoral training is a key component of this project, as it represents our commitment to train a new generation of cross-disciplinary researchers. Please see Academic Beneficiaries for details.
The research will also be of benefit to NGOs working in animal welfare, food security and climate change, as our data will provide a useful resource for the formulation of their policies and campaigns. For the wider public, a sustainable pig industry is important for consumers to continue to benefit from high quality food that is readily available at an affordable price. Understanding the potential blocks to this through our research will help to highlight potential mitigation strategies to ensure a the industry is stable in the face of change. We will produce a short, high quality film to explain the research project to industry, policy makers, NGOs, and the wider public. This will be an opportunity to educate as well as inform viewers about the issues around intensification of agriculture, climate change, and animal health and welfare, and how it could potentially impact on them in future. This film will be produced early in the project and will be placed on the project website and YouTube, promoted on social media and sent to key stakeholders to increase awareness and participation in the study from the outset.
Post-doctoral training is a key component of this project, as it represents our commitment to train a new generation of cross-disciplinary researchers. Please see Academic Beneficiaries for details.
Publications
Bushby EV
(2022)
Judgment Bias During Gestation in Domestic Pigs.
in Frontiers in veterinary science
Bushby EV
(2020)
Is Magnesium Supplementation an Effective Nutritional Method to Reduce Stress in Domestic Pigs? A Systematic Review.
in Frontiers in veterinary science
Bushby EV
(2018)
Factors Influencing Individual Variation in Farm Animal Cognition and How to Account for These Statistically.
in Frontiers in veterinary science
Carroll G
(2018)
What can carcass-based assessments tell us about the lifetime welfare status of pigs?
in Livestock Science
Collins LM
(2022)
Review: Smart agri-systems for the pig industry.
in Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Elder F
(2023)
A framework to assess the terrestrial risk of antibiotic resistance from antibiotics in slurry or manure amended soils
in Environmental Science: Advances
Geijer-Simpson AV
(2023)
Sex bias in utero alters ovarian reserve but not uterine capacity in female offspring†.
in Biology of reproduction
Gray H
(2021)
Modelling the links between farm characteristics, respiratory health and pig production traits.
in Scientific reports
James W
(2019)
Book Review: Why Demography Matters, Danny Dorling and Stuart Gietel-Basten. Published by Policy Press 2018
in Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
Description | WP1 - We have completed our in-depth data analysis to assess the relationship between temperature and climatic conditions on the prevalence of respiratory diseases. Our analysis on the CCIR data has been published in Epidemiology & Infection. We have also published a paper in Scientific Reports on modelling the links between farm characteristics, respiratory health and pig production traits. A further paper has been prepared by the LSHTM team on climate impacts on health of pigs using different pig health data sources. APHA is preparing two papers on the detection of pig disease threats by different scanning surveillance approaches. WP2 - The WP2 team have produced some impressive and insightful consumer expenditure behaviour models and analysis, publishing a paper on geodemographic patterns of meat expenditure in Great Britain in Scientific Data, alongside a further paper in Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy looking at local-level estimates of food, drink and tobacco expenditure for Great Britain. A further paper exploring nutrient intake when adopting the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) guidance has been published in 2022. WP3 - The WP3 team have continued to develop and optimise the on-farm surveillance system and tracking algorithm, scaling up to monitor pigs in a commercial setting with great accuracy. We are in the final stages of developing the algorithm for individual behaviour analysis for maximum commercial translation and benefit, and are currently completing some final validation studies which will be built into the final machine learning algorithm. The team have published a paper on automatic individual pig detection and tracking in surveillance videos in Sensors. WP4 - The WP4 team have developed an economic model of the UK pig system and the impacts of disease on economic resilience. This work has now been published. The team have also collaborated closely with WP5 to support delivery of two further papers. WP5 - The WP5 team coordinated across all WPs to develop a systems model for the UK food system with the pig industry as a detailed work example of the impacts of international trade on national production. This model is now complete and a paper has been drafted ready for submission. The results were presented to DEFRA and used as the basis for a discussion on trade. A second paper, focussing on the impacts of African Swine Fever as a black swan event to the pig industry, looks at the economic, production and systems level impacts of the disease entering the UK. This paper draws on the systems model and develops it with a worked example. This paper is now drafted and will be submitted in April 2023. |
Exploitation Route | The on-farm surveillance system for individually detecting and tracking pigs using a machine learning algorithm can be developed further to detect clinical behaviour signs, which can then be adopted by commercial farm end-users to automatically detect early warning indictors of disease. |
Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
Description | Our findings led to a KTP project with Karro Food Group in which Karro now use data-driven approaches originally developed in PigSustain to make informed business decisions. |
First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
Impact Types | Economic |
Description | CBI and Nexus Roundtable Event - WP2 |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
Description | BBSRC DTP iCASE studentship |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 09/2022 |
Description | International Partnering Award Scheme - USA |
Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2018 |
End | 06/2021 |
Description | KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP between University of Leeds and Karro Food Limited |
Amount | £321,783 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 11340 |
Organisation | Knowledge Transfer Partnerships |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2019 |
End | 03/2022 |
Description | N8 AgriFood Pump Priming |
Amount | £840 (GBP) |
Organisation | N8 Universities |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2019 |
End | 06/2019 |
Description | QR-SPF Funding - Research activity supporting evidence-based policy making |
Amount | £34,380 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2020 |
End | 03/2020 |
Description | Smart Systems Approaches for Climate Resilient Livestock Production |
Amount | £251,557 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/S017364/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2019 |
End | 01/2020 |
Description | The uterine environment and its association with transgenerational performance in pigs |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 08/2021 |
Description | University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences strategic funding |
Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 09/2022 |
Description | University of Leeds Start-up Scheme |
Amount | £380,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2017 |
End | 10/2021 |
Description | Young Climate Change Ambassadors for a healthier future: empowering students to address climate change and health concerns - Small Grants Scheme 2018 |
Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2018 |
End | 12/2018 |
Title | Individual-level detection and tracking of pigs |
Description | Using basic CCTV cameras, this technology has the capacity to identify and track individual pigs in social groups 24/7 through light and dark conditions without any tagging or marking of individuals required. With >97% accuracy, this tool can identify an individual even with occlusion from insects and other pen-mates. |
Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | We are now using this tool for a wider range of purposes to extend its remit into a more applied setting. |
Title | Intelligent machine vision system for video capture footage |
Description | We have built a dataset using our own video capture system designed to operate in pig farm environments. The data collected from commercial farms can be used to facilitate the development of the intelligent machine vision system, which includes over 66 hours of footage collected at Spen Farm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only high-resolution pig video (with audio) dataset available in this field, of which part of the data has been manually annotated. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | We are currently preparing a paper using this dataset. Further impacts will be reported in next submission. |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2008 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2008 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2008 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2008 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2009 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2009 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2009 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2009 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2010 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2010 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2010 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2010 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2011 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2011 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2012 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2012 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2012 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2012 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2013 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2013 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2013 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2013 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2014 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2014 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2014 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2014 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2015 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2015 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2015 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2015 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2016 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2016 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2016 |
Description | Local Authority District level expenditure estimates for 2016 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Local_Authority_District_level_expenditure_estimates_fo... |
Title | Microsimulation of Population Expenditure |
Description | The microsimulation of population expenditure, derived from the Living Cost and Food survey, would constitute a new 'research database' in that we intend to make this new spatially disaggregated information available for researchers to use. The database contains a range of products, not just pork products. We are currently refining and writing up the methodology for this database, in conjunction with a publication. The database is likely to be published in the next 6 months. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | This will happen in the future, once the database has been published. The aim is that the database will feed in to other research projects looking at consumption and expenditure for a wide range of products. The URL and Digital Object Identifier will be created in the future. |
Title | UK Pig industry structural model |
Description | Dr Conor Goold, Dr Simone Pfuderer and Dr Mary Friel have collaborated with industry and wider stakeholders to develop a structural model of the entire UK pig industry. |
Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | This model is planned for testing industry-led scenarios to determine resilience under different conditions. |
Description | Global Food Security 'Food Systems Resilience' program collaboration |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Department | Department of Zoology |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The Global Food Security Food Systems Resilience (GFS FSR) program is coordinating a partnership across the GFS FSR funded projects. To date, five projects have been funded and the project managers have had an initial meeting in Oxford to discuss cross-project coordination and collaboration. It is clear from this initial meeting that there are a number of cross-project initiatives that are of relevance to this, and the other projects, including for example, initiatives in governance and resilience. This collaboration is at a the very early stages, but is set to develop over the coming 4 years. |
Collaborator Contribution | The Global Food Security Food Systems Resilience (GFS FSR) program is coordinating a partnership across the GFS FSR funded projects. To date, five projects have been funded and the project managers have had an initial meeting in Oxford to discuss cross-project coordination and collaboration. It is clear from this initial meeting that there are a number of cross-project initiatives that are of relevance to this, and the other projects, including for example, initiatives in governance and resilience. This collaboration is at a the very early stages, but is set to develop over the coming 4 years. |
Impact | There are no outputs from this collaboration as yet, as it only started in December 2017. The collaboration is highly multi-disciplinary, including experts in engineering, agriculture, animal science, modelling, economics, statistics, epidemiology, plant pathology, politics, psychology, and climate change. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Producer Partnership - WM Morrison's |
Organisation | Morrison Supermarkets plc |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | We have contributed expertise and intellectual input into an in-depth literature review on the use of Enrichment in global pig farming systems to help Morrisons inform their farmer network of good practise |
Collaborator Contribution | Sophie Throup has joined our PigSustain Stakeholder community, contributing her industry expertise that has fed into the development of the systems model in PigSustain, alongside access to the Morrison's farming and consumer network |
Impact | Main output is a Literature Review completed in January 2020. Collaboration is multi-disciplinary - including animal scientists, environmental scientists, modellers, computer scientists, statisticians. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Producer partnership - Cranswick PLC |
Organisation | Cranswick PLC |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Analysis and report of company data. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provision of expertise on full supply chain within pig industry. Provision of expertise on the project steering committee. Provision of access to farms for on-site recording associated with the development of automated disease detection tool. Provision of all historic and current data on production, health records, meat quality, and financial information relating to this. |
Impact | This partnership started in Autumn 2017, and was set up in preparation for the start of the grant in February 2018. As such, there are no outputs to date. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Producer partnership - Karro Food Group |
Organisation | Karro Food Group |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team have contributed expertise and intellectual input in systems modelling, experimental design, and the scientific method to the partnership. |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners have provided access to data across multiple farm sites and access to facilities. They have provided industry expertise that has fed into the development of the systems model. This has led to a follow-on project ( Smart Systems Approaches for Climate Resilient Livestock Production ) whereby Karro are a named Project Partner contributing £145k in-kind to the project by granting access to farms/livestock/data from > 20 farm sites |
Impact | A successful KTP award (2019-2022) and a NERC Climate Resilience award (2019-2020) have been awarded out of this partnership, as reported under 'Further funding'. Collaboration is multi-disciplinary - including animal scientists, geneticists, environmental scientists, water scientists, atmospheric scientists, soil scientists, animal nutritionists, modellers, climate change experts, computer scientists, engineers, statisticians. |
Start Year | 2018 |
Title | R code for producing local level expenditure estimates |
Description | R code for producing local level expenditure estimates |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/R_code_for_producing_local_level_expenditure_estimates/... |
Title | R code for producing local level expenditure estimates |
Description | R code for producing local level expenditure estimates |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
URL | https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/R_code_for_producing_local_level_expenditure_estimates/... |
Description | ADAS visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The ADAS Livestock team visited the National Pig Centre to learn more about the research that we do. We provided a detailed overview of projects linked to the facility and our research findings, including ClimatePig and PigSustain. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://twitter.com/NatPigCentre/status/1600858003301085187 |
Description | Annual Stakeholder Workshop Jan 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | On 11th January 2018 we held our first annual stakeholder meeting for the PigSustain project, with over 30 academics and representatives of the industry from farm to fork - producers, processors, vets and retailers, as well as policy makers and assurance schemes. Multiple presentations were given to showcase the project and our progress on each Work Package, followed by facilitated group discussions around the theme of resilience in the pig industry. Stakeholders found the event thought-provoking and feedback was positive, helping to secure future engagement, and the outcomes of the workshop will inform future progress on the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Article in Pig World |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The PigSustain vision technology for disease detection developed in WP3 is featured in an article in PigWorld page 38 (https://cloud.3dissue.com/176015/176388/205836/PGWLOCT21/index.html#) which focuses on the National Pig Centre at Leeds. Prof Lisa Collins was interviewed by a journalist who completed the detailed write-up. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://cloud.3dissue.com/176015/176388/205836/PGWLOCT21/index.html# |
Description | BBC Four Secret Life of Farm Animals |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Lisa Collins and Mary Friel featured on the BBC's Secret Life of Farm Animals on 20th December 2018 at 8pm - An episode focused on pigs and their excellent foraging skills, showing how intelligent they are with a series of puzzles. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0001ky3/secret-life-of-farm-animals-series-1-episode-3 |
Description | BBC Radio 4 Farming Today |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The research team at the National Pig Centre were interviewed to be part of BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme during their pig-themed week. The show explores different rearing systems in the UK industry and potential trade offs - Research of which has been informed by projects like PigSustain and ClimatePig. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jl21 |
Description | BBC Radio Leeds Interview - Chinese New Year / Year of the Pig |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Dr Mary Friel and Dr George Sorensen spoke to BBC Radio Leeds about the behavioural characteristics of pigs and the research at the University of Leeds Farm. This was tweeted by the journalist and the tweet alone has had over 3,000 views |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Blog Post by Mary Friel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Mary Friel posted a blog on the Research Group's dedicated website about her interview with The Pig Site to promote the PigSustain project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://welfare-epicentre.weebly.com/blog/pigsustain-interview-with-the-pigsitecom |
Description | CIEL Industry Showcase |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | CIEL Industry members attended an open day at the National Pig Centre, where the research team presented various projects and research findings to inspire future project work and opportunities for collaboration, including pipeline activities for PigSustain and ClimatePig. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://twitter.com/CIELivestock1/status/1602320540068610048 |
Description | Case Study feature in LIDA Annual Report 2018/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PigSustain WP2 work on forecasting consumer trends and market stability was selected as a Case Study to feature in Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA)'s Annual Report 2018/19. The Case Study is entitled "DATA HELPS THE PIG INDUSTRY PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE" and is publicly available to view here: https://lida.leeds.ac.uk/annual-report/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://lida.leeds.ac.uk/annual-report/ |
Description | CropTec 2018 Exhibition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Lisa Collins hosted an exhibition at The CropTec Show 2018, linking the activities of PigSustain to a new major research initiative at the University of Leeds called Smart Agri-Systems. This initiative allows us to reach a much broader and wider audience. The CropTec show is for all growers, agronomists, business advisers, suppliers and scientists to challenge and discuss the best ways forward to remain profitable. The event featured more than 170 exhibitors and was attended by over 5,000 delegates. It has since led on to new contacts being made, which could later develop in potential linked funding opportunities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.croptecshow.com/ |
Description | Defra GFS-FSR Webinar: Resilience of the UK Food System |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Prof Lisa Collins presented an overview of the project to a Defra audience of 50+ on 4 March 2021. The purpose of the webinar was to explore how we can feed the GFS programme and project insight back into Defra, and involve them in end of programme events |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Engagement with Morrison's |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The PigSustain team presented an overview of the project to the Agriculture Manager at Morrison's (Sophie Throup) with a view to find ways to collaborate. This has led onto further meetings, with Morrison's becoming part of our formal Stakeholder group, and opportunities are currently being explored to connect to their network of farmers and customer demographic for input into the project and beyond. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Exhibition at Pig and Poultry Fair 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The PigSustain team hosted an exhibition at the Pig and Poultry Fair 2018, whereby they completed 45 surveys with a variety of stakeholders and allied industries to gain an insight into their perception of the greatest threats to the pig industry. The data gathered has been used in the Project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Exhibition at Pigs2022 Industry Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Exhibition stand at the Pigs2022 meeting in Solihull, June 2017. A two day conference focusing on the international outlook of the pig industry and future innovations. Our stand advertised the PigSustain project, allowing delegates to ask questions to the team face-to-face or to take away information and contact details. All delegates were also provided with a PigSustain leaflet in their conference pack, meaning they were reached even if they didn't approach us in person. The team interacted with a large range of stakeholders from across the pig industry, and achieved success in attracting more producer partners and access to a very large database on environmental conditions on farm through Farmex. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.pigs2022.com/ |
Description | FSNet Africa Visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | 50 academics and postdoctoral researchers visited the UK as part of the Food Systems Africa Network delegation. During their visit, we presented an overview of pig research and findings from PigSustain and ClimatePig to share best practice and inspire future international research. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Farmers Weekly Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The National Pig Centre at the University of Leeds featured in a special edition of Farmers Weekly as part of their 'What's in Your Livestock Shed?' series. In the article we showcase all of the technologies and pig research taking place linked to the National Pig Centre facility and research team, including PigSuatain and ClimatePig. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/whats-in-your-livestock-shed/whats-in-your-livestock-shed-visits-an-... |
Description | Future of Farming Campaign |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Lisa Collins contributed to the Future of Farming 2019 campaign in New Scientist magazine. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.businessandindustry.co.uk/farming/smarter-farming-for-higher-profits-and-lower-environme... |
Description | Impact magazine Publication |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The team were interviewed by Science Impact and subsequently a 3 page article on the PigSustain project was published in Impact in December 2018. Each edition of Impact is distributed free of charge in a print and digital format to 35,000 readers across Europe, North and South America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. The audience for each edition of Impact is carefully selected according to the content to maximise impact. The core audience for every edition includes national and regional funding agencies, research funding bodies, national, regional and local government, public sector organisations, policy and legislation organisations, universities, research institutes, research centres, NGOs and key industry/private sectors relevant to the edition. As the article has only just been published, it is too early to comment on impact yet. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sil/impact/2018/00002018/00000008/art00022 |
Description | LSHTM Press Release |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine published a Press release on the project on 6 September 2016 to mark the successful outcome of the grant application and future project commencement. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2016/uk_pig_industry_research.html |
Description | LSHTM Public Engagement - Ricards Lodge High School |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 20 Year 9 pupils took part in a series of workshops run by Hyunju Lee from LSHTM over a period of 2 months. The pupils debated and discussed how climate change can be mitigated on a community, school-wide and individual level, and were tasked with taking two photos to answer the questions; "What does climate change mean to me?" and "What have I done as a climate change ambassador?" The project culminated in a photography exhibition at the school on 19th December to display the pupils work. Parents of the students were also invited to attend the exhibition. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.ricardslodge.merton.sch.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=122 |
Description | Media article in Somerset Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Online news outlet picked up on our WP2 PigSustain publication in Scientific Data 'Local level estimates of food, drink and tobacco expenditure for Great Britain' and published an article on regional consumption and expenditure patterns in Somerset |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/people-part-somerset-spend-more-2891850 |
Description | N8 AgriFood Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The N8 AgriFood network posted a short article under its 'Projects' section of their website on 3rd May 2017. The article highlighted its link to the University of Leeds new research facilities at its farm, placing Yorkshire as one of the best places for pig research in Europe. Together, the N8 universities have more than 450 researchers working in agri-food resilience alongside more than 150 registered phd students and multiple international partnerships. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.n8agrifood.ac.uk/projects/pigsustain-predicting-impacts-intensification-future-changes-u... |
Description | NC3Rs/IAT Animal Technicians' Symposium Invited Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Helen Gray was invited to speak at the NC3Rs/IAT Animal Technicians' Symposium in central London on Wednesday 2 October 2019.The event aims to provide a free, informative meeting for the continuing professional development of primarily junior animal technicians. The 30 minute presentation was on our latest research in automated detection and tracking of pigs to improve welfare. Helen talked about the research and how it might apply to the laboratory context, and more broadly on other welfare measures for pigs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/events/nc3rsiat-animal-technicians-symposium-2019 |
Description | Nexus Member visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Members of the University's Nexus community visited the National Pig Centre to learn more about the research that we do and the projects linked to the facility, including PigSustain ClimatePig. Visitors included representatives from different industries and businesses in the local region. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Open Access Government Magazine Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 2 Page (358-359) article on 'Smart Agri-Systems: A resilient future for pig farming', featuring the PigSustain Project alongside other pig research under Lisa Collins' research group at University of Leeds. Open Access Government have a wide audience across the public and private sectors - Distribution figures are as follows: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/our-audience/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/open-access-government-april-2019/61859/ |
Description | PigSustain Annual Stakeholder Newsletter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | A newsletter detailing project progress in 2018 was circulated to 50 stakeholders - Both internal and external, as a means of promoting engagement. The Newsletter has had 71 views, 21 glanced, 18 quick reads and 32 deep reads.. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
URL | https://sway.office.com/MH7Syq11vlliJ0Xy?ref=Link&loc=play |
Description | PigSustain on Social Media |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | PigSustain has its own independent email address (PigSustain@leeds.ac.uk), Twitter handle (@Pig_Sustain) and a project website is under development. In the interim, project news is related on LC's research group website (http://welfare-epicentre.weebly.com). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://twitter.com/pig_sustain?lang=en |
Description | Presentation at Health Protection Research Unit Workshop at LSHTM |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Shakoor Hajat gave a talk which included some slides on the PigSustain project at the Health Protection Research Unit Workshop on health impact modelling for Environmental Change at LSHTM on 16th Jan 2018. The audience included researchers from LSHTM, UCL, University of Exeter, the Met Office, and policymakers from Public Health England. As the talk was only given recently, no impacts have been reported yet. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Presentation at N8 AgriFood 2017 International Sustainable Food Production Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Lisa Collins presented at the annual N8 AgriFood 2017 International Sustainable Food Production Conference hosted by Durham University, 11th - 13th July 2017. The conference attracted 200 attendees from the UK, Europe and beyond, debating not only how we can generate nutritious foods from resilient and sustainable agricultural systems, but also how the N8 initiative can assist in delivering solutions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Prof John Ingram delivered a presentation on behalf of the PigSustain team entitled 'Individual differences in stress responses and their scalar impacts on higher level productivity in livestock systems', at the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security:Global Challenges, Local Solutions and Connected Pathways, 3-6 December 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2017 |
URL | http://www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com/ |
Description | Presentation by Conor at the Behaviour, Evolution and Ecology seminars |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Conor Goold gave an internal presentation at the Behaviour, Evolution and Ecology seminars on the methods to assess resilience in complex systems inspired by PigSustain methods. He has since been invited to speak in future Mathematics department seminars and has been asked by attendees about how they could apply it to their own work |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Presentation to ASDA |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Will James presented an overview of the PigSustain project to Ed Child (Head of Data Science at ASDA) and a few members of the ASDA team in January 2019, with a view to explore potential future collaboration. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Press release and radio interviews |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | A press release announcing the grant was released in September 2016 by the University of Lincoln. It was picked up by 48 media outlets, including 9 print media (newspapers and trade journals), 24 online sources and 15 broadcasts on local radio, including BBC Lincolnshire, BBC World Service and Lincs FM. Lisa Collins was interviewed for 20 minutes each by BBC Lincolnshire and Lincs FM. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
URL | http://lifesciences.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2016/09/06/multi-million-pound-research-project-to-examine-t... |
Description | Sustainable Livestock Webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Two members of the research group hosted a 40 minute lunchtime webinar for the Global Food & Environment Institute as part of their seminar series. The webinar focused on sustainable livestock production and therefore drew reference to research findings from PigSustain and ClimatePig to share this with a general audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o3ZtMyP-pU |
Description | Video Interview on The Pig Site |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Dr Mary Friel (University of Leeds) features in a video on The Pig Site (and YouTube), published 12 February 2018, discussing how the PigSustain initiative is assessing the resilience of the UK pig industry to ensure it is prepared for the future |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/44634/pigsustain-assessing-the-resilience-of-the-uk-pig-industry... |
Description | WP3 Article on The Pig Site |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The editor of The Pig Site (Emily Houghton) contacted Dr Helen Gray in March 2019 for an interview to include on their website regarding our recently published WP3 paper. The article was entitled 'Next generation no-tag herd monitoring system tracks day and night' and was published to show how our new automatic detection and tracking system is the next step in accurately gathering health and behaviour data in pig herds. Article published on 14 March 2019, at 1:58pm. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://thepigsite.com/articles/next-generation-no-tag-herd-monitoring-system-tracks-day-and-night |
Description | Wageningen Uni visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Two senior academics from Wageningen University visited to discuss opportunities for future pig research collaborations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Will James Interview on The Pig Site |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Dr Will James from the WP2 Leeds Team was interviewed by The Pig Site around how our PigSustain consumer analysis will allow the pig industry to forecast pork consumption trends and market stability. This was subsequently published on their website entitled "National consumer study forecasts pork consumption trends and market stability of the pig industry". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://thepigsite.com/articles/national-consumer-study-forecasts-pork-consumption-trends-and-market... |