Precision Livestock Unifeed System (PLUS)

Beneficiaries: Sgariboldi s.r.l., PTM s.r.l., Università degli Studi di Milano (Departments VESPA and DISAA)

Project description and aims: The project aims to develop an innovative self-propelled mixer wagon for assisted weighing, mixing and distributing of total mixed ration (TMR) for dairy cows. “Assisted” represents the key word of the project and refers to the realization of a “mixer wagon system” with integrated different sensory subsystems. This could be helpful to assist the operator in the main phases of TMR preparation and distribution, providing the farmer with a tool to asses the technical-economic efficiency of the feeding process.

Expected results:

• Real-time and remote control of TMR loading, mixing and distribution;
• Reduction of deviations between distributed and theoretical TMR;
• Increased production performance, health status and welfare of dairy cows;
• Better labour productivity and lower energy consumption.