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Fully automated poultry monitoring – chicken, duck, turkey

Country of Origin: Germany
Reference Number: TODE20170726003
Publication Date: 26 July 2017

Summary

A small German company specialized in machine vision has developed a poultry checking system that can contribute to the animals well-being. This monitoring system detects foot and knee damages, with a throughput rate of up to 14.000 chickens/turkeys per hour. Also measurements of breast bumps and evaluation of changes in skin colour can be detected. Partners from the meat industry are sought for commercial agreements with technical assistance.

Description

In the past years there has been a growing demand for automation in the food and especially meat industry. Vision systems can help reduce hazardous situations for the workers, increase productivity and yields and improve hygiene and traceability of food products.



A small German company specialised in machine vision and optical quality control has developed a poultry checking system.  This is a visual monitoring system that can detect defective feet and knees in poultry, with a throughput rate of up to 16,000 feet per hour. Also measurements of breast bumps and evaluation of changes in skin colour can be carried out. The system includes an automatic self-analysis, that will note if the camera vision is impaired, e.g. by dirt. The system can also recognize whether the feet of the poultry are evaluable, e.g. if the feet are twisted, they will not be included in the analysis. The benefits of the product include guaranteeing animal welfare and thus improved quality for the end product, flexible customisation to the specific conditions of a slaughter line and simple operation. The system thus also cuts costs and increases revenue.



Partners from the food and meat industry are sought for commercial agreements with technical assistance. They would implement the technology with initial support from the German company.

Advantages and Innovations

•	Vision System to detect foot and knee damages at high throughput rate

•	Ensuring the well-being of the animal

•	Hygienic Design

•	Innovative new intelligent system results in more accurate image evaluation than conventional systems due to unique self-analysis of the system

•	More accurate analysis thanks to differentiation between evaluable and unevaluable characteristics (not available in conventional systems)

•	Customised to user requirements

Stage Of Development

Already on the market

Requested partner

Industrial partners are sought for commercial agreements with technical assistance.



Type:  Industry

Area of activity of partner: Food and meat industry, poultry

Tasks to be performed: Integrate the vision system in their processes. The German company will accompany the assembly and assist with calibration to the individual environment. The technology will be customised. The German company will offer initial training.