NetFLOX-XXL – Transforming chicken farming with scalable, automated welfare indexing and environmental footprinting
Lead Participant:
FLOX LIMITED
Abstract
This 18-month project builds NetFLOX-XXL, an AI-powered remote broiler farm management system; with innovations for mass adoption. Our product uses advanced AI to improve **productivity, sustainability and resilience** in the broiler industry, and has demonstrated PoC in previous demonstrations.
Now, we're conducting innovative R&D to build a scalable industrial demonstrator system (NetFLOX-XXL); helping the industry to improve welfare outcomes and move closer to net-zero. This work builds the base of a commercial system to scale to 1,000 sheds. The UK broiler supply chain is under strain -- endemic labour shortages, Brexit, Covid-19, incoming environmental regulations, and CO2 and fuel shortages; are threatening national food security, safety, and self-sufficiency. The opportunity to do so is time-sensitive, and now. In this project, the consortium will prime a ruggedised NetFLOX-XXL for **widespread adoption**.
Now, we're conducting innovative R&D to build a scalable industrial demonstrator system (NetFLOX-XXL); helping the industry to improve welfare outcomes and move closer to net-zero. This work builds the base of a commercial system to scale to 1,000 sheds. The UK broiler supply chain is under strain -- endemic labour shortages, Brexit, Covid-19, incoming environmental regulations, and CO2 and fuel shortages; are threatening national food security, safety, and self-sufficiency. The opportunity to do so is time-sensitive, and now. In this project, the consortium will prime a ruggedised NetFLOX-XXL for **widespread adoption**.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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FLOX LIMITED | £1,034,573 | £ 724,201 |
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Participant |
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CLARKE GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £60,755 | £ 36,453 |
COLE AGRI-TRADING LTD | £121,174 | £ 84,822 |
L.A.SYSTEMS LIMITED | ||
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER | £35,946 | £ 35,946 |
EXMOOR AGRICULTURE LIMITED | £34,324 | £ 24,027 |
WEST COUNTRY FAMILY BUTCHERS LIMITED | £9,737 | £ 6,816 |
INNOVATE UK | ||
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL | £86,071 | £ 86,071 |
People |
ORCID iD |
Imtiaz Shams (Project Manager) |