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Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland, UK Research Experiences in Applying Precision Tools and Big Data to Inform and Empower Livestock Farmers Northern Ireland Prof. Trevor Gilliland Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland, UK

AFBI’s Seven Research Centres AFBI-Newforge AFBI-Stormont AFBI-Crossnacreevy AFBI-Loughgall AFBI-Hillsborough AFBI-Omagh AFBI-Bushmills        

AFBI’s Research Capabilities Multi-disciplinary scientific organisation Expertise spanning across the entire agri-food supply chain Research Capability Profitability & Socio-Economics Grassland & Plant Scientists Environmental Protection Researchers Veterinary & Animal Welfare Specialists Genomics & Livestock Production Scientists Fisheries & Aquatic Ecosystems Specialists Entomologists Bacteriologists Pathologists, Virologists Food Quality & Food Safety Researchers Economists & Biometricians Research Disciplines www.afbini.gov.uk

Research & Development Linkages

AFBI Hillsborough Instrumented Farm Research

Animal Sciences Integrated Welfare Nutrition Systems Genetics Multi-disciplined Welfare Veterinary Science Nutrition Food Science Animal Sciences Agri-Environment Agri-Economics Biometrics Systems Genetics

AFBI’s Role in Livestock Genetic Advancement Precision Technologies High quality and robust phenotype records Capture of difficult to measure traits Better understanding of the G+E effects New marker discovery and validation Metadata systems – BovIS, PigIS OvIs

The BovIS Suite of Online Applications

Integrated Supply Chain Data AFBI developed BovIS by harnessing the power of supply chain data to produce novel online tools Informed breeding Informed management Informed marketing Improved product Enhanced sustainability DNA traceability, parentage, origin

Presenting herd number APHIS Data Animal tag number Abattoir code Kill number Kill date Sex Breed Colour Dam tag number Dam breed Sire tag number Sire breed Date of birth Dam date of birth Breed category Presenting herd number Slaughter Data Animal tag number Abattoir code Kill number Kill date Class code Conformation grade Fat class Hot weight Cold weight Condemned weight Log ID > 4 million carcass records 90% of all animals slaughtered captured Online producer tools Carcass benchmarking Greenhouse gas calculator Growth monitoring tool

Online Carcass Benchmarking Note: Insert duplicate slide to retain format of body copy slides. Do not change background, font or font colours.

Benchmarking Report - Summary

Benchmarking Report - Summary

Comparing Your Cattle to Other Producers’ Cattle

Pilot Testing Importance of Industry and Producer Involvement How beneficial do you think BovIS on-line carcass benchmarking will be to your beef enterprise? Working in partnership with industry

AFBI’s Research Delivered into Practice

AFBI’s Research Delivered into Practice Scientific Excellence & Innovation Providing Industry solutions