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Examples of eligible projects
Farming
Development of a unique treatment methodology in order to reduce reliance on antibiotics.
Development of a unique feeding methodology to improve the animal’s welfare and performance during its transitioning period.
Development of novel bedding methodology to improve welfare and performance KPI’s of animals.
Investigating diet on cattle and resultant meat quality; scientific measurements on effects on changes to food source on behaviour etc.
Complying and adaption to new legislation; inclusive of treatment of wildlife or chemicals that are allowed to be used. Investigating alternative chemicals or materials and integrating them with existing processes.
Making more products more durable, effective, and improving performance: improving environmental impact
– reducing material usage, waste emissions, energy consumption.
Horticulture
Improving yield, quality, disease resistance, shelf life of crops
Growing out of season to improve availability of crops through the year
Reducing chemical usage - e.g. replacing with biological control methods and maintaining same level of effectiveness
Reducing peat usage - e.g. how to maintain same yield, quality of crops when changing growing medium, will this effect watering rates etc?
Experimenting with new seed/crop varieties
Livestock
Reducing antibiotic usage in livestock – can you still maintain low levels
of disease without the need for antibiotics? E.g. trialling additives in feed rations
Appreciable improvements to animal productivity – Feed conversion ratios, daily live weight gains etc
Improving animal welfare – reducing disease rates and stress, improving house conditions etc
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