Precision pork farming award submissions being accepted - National Hog Farmer

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MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co. Inc., has opened submissions for the 2020 High-Quality Pork — Precision Farming Award, a new award which will grant one project up to $200,000 toward implementation with an interested customer in the swine industry. This year's award builds on MSD Animal Health's tradition of recognizing outstanding achievements in pig farming.

The High-Quality Pork — Precision Farming Award is created to support our customers who share our interest in advancing pig farming and the health and well-being of animals through technological innovations.

Eligible candidate projects must be a legal entity, company, startup, university or research group. The project must be an applied project in precision farming in pigs, with a demonstrated proof of concept and business model, if available. The project leader must be available to present in a virtual meeting with other candidates in a 20-minute session, with 10 minutes presentation and 10 minutes for questions.

Topics of interest

1. Animal health, including biosecurity, animal monitoring and treatment devices;
2. Facilities, including sensors, cameras, feeding devices and weight control;
3. Management, including production and reproduction software, welfare, behavior, sorters and counters;
4. Genetics and reproduction;
5. Human resources, including labor efficiency, work environment improvement and work performance;
6. Data mining, including big data, predictive and prescriptive algorithms, and artificial intelligence.

To apply, eligible candidates must submit a 300-word summary of their research project, a concise (maximum 300 words) letter describing why they deserve the award, a five-minute creative video about their project, and two referral letters from a third-party entity (a company, university, research center or swine producer).

Applications can be sent to hqporkphdaward@merck.com and must be submitted by Oct. 31.

The winner will be notified before the end of 2020. The project will be executed during 2021 with an interested customer.

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September 03, 2020 at 02:30AM
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Precision pork farming award submissions being accepted - National Hog Farmer

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