R&D&I
Research, Development and Innovation
| PROJECT NAME | OBJECTIVE | THE COMPANY | BUDGET | FUNDING | CPROJECT CODE | EXECUTION DATES | EXECUTION LOCATION |
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| BINOIN: New non-invasive fecal biomarkers for intestinal inflammation in post-weaning piglets. | Developing methods to identify new non-invasive fecal biomarkers for intestinal inflammation in piglets that allow us to anticipate the development of pathological and subclinical processes for the effective application of palliative or preventive measures. | VALL COMPANYS | 356,015 | Agencia Estatal de Investigación (MICINN) funded by Next Generation EU Funds | CPP2021-008315 | 2022-2025 | Catalonia |
| MEVET | 191,768.40 | ||||||
| PIBI BOT: Identification of inputs and animals in pig farming through an image analyzer robot. | Using digital technologies to detect the input and use of medicines and the animals in which they are applied in livestock farms, starting with the pig sector. | VALL COMPANYS | 46,500 | MINCOTUR, co-financed with Next Generation EU Funds | AEI-010500-2022b-87 | 2022-2023 | Catalonia |
| VOLVAP 4.0 - PHASE 2: New technologies for the detection and mitigation of undesired activities in the pig farming sector - Phase 2. | Applying digital technologies to analyze the behaviour of animals in their usual stays and mitigate undesired conducts. | VALL COMPANYS | 46,500 | MINCOTUR, co-financed with Next Generation EU Funds | AEI-010500-2022b-82 | 2022-2023 | Catalonia |
| AMONIA_4.0 Phase 2: Digital twin for the comprehensive management of ammonia emissions in pig farms. Phase 2 - Prototyping in a simulated environment. | Exploiting digitization technologies to minimize risks in decision-making regarding the adoption, implementation, and operation of technology for the control and minimization of ammonia emissions in pig farms. | VALL COMPANYS | 45,000 | MINCOTUR, co-financed with Next Generation EU Funds | AEI-010500-2022b-72 | 2022-2023 | Catalonia |
| Development of a tool for detecting myopathies and defects in chicken carcasses, and reducing their incidence through production strategies (DetRed-myopathies). |
Analysis of technological tools to detect myopathies and defects in chicken carcass and reduce their incidence.
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AVICOSAN | 117,048 | Co-financed by DACC (Generalitat de Catalunya) and EAFRD | 56 21 005 2021 3a | 2022-2024 | Catalonia |
| GO ATENEAA: Application of insect protein (Tenebrio molitor) for animal feed and frass for organic agriculture. | Broadening of existing knowledge about the nutritional potential of Tenebrio molitor meal in pigs. | VALL COMPANYS | 60,000 |
GO ATENEAA is a project funded through Operation 16.01.01 for Cooperation for Innovation of the Rural Development Program of Catalonia 2014-2022, driven by the Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
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56 22 047 2021 5c | 2022-2024 | Catalonia |
| ELECTROBIOSAFE - Development of a new, more efficient system for cleaning and disinfecting livestock trucks using reclaimed water and new sustainable products. |
Development of a new cleaning and disinfection system for livestock trucks, using reclaimed water and new sustainable products.
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PATEL | 56,940 | Co-financed by DACC (Generalitat de Catalunya) and EAFRD | 56 24 043 2021 5C | 2022-2024 | Catalonia |
| VOLVAP 4.0.: New technologies for the detection and mitigation of undesirable activities in the pig sector. |
Applying digital technologies to analyze the behavior of animals in their habitual spaces and mitigate unwanted behaviors.
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VALL COMPANYS | 46,500 | MINCOTUR, co-financed with Next Generation EU funds. | AEI-010500-2021b-59 | 2021-2022 | Catalonia |
| AMONIA_4.0: Digital twin for the comprehensive management of ammonia emissions in pig farms. Phase 1 - Virtual Sensing. |
Exploiting digital technologies for minimizing risks in decision-making about the adoption, implementation, and exploitation of technology for controlling and minimizing ammonia emissions in pig farms.
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VALL COMPANYS | 45,000 | MINCOTUR, co-financed with Next Generation EU funds. | AEI-010500-2021b-103 | 2021-2022 | Catalonia |
| New strategies for the reduction of carbon footprint in pork breeding. | To design and evaluate fattening fodder with fewer carbon footprint. | VALL COMPANYS | 393,387.50 | Mincotur, cofounding with Next Generation Funds | IDI-040000-2021-24 | 2021-2023 | Catalonia |
| REDaPORC Digital Platform for comparative evaluation of antibiotic consumption level in pork farms. | To accelerate process of antibiotic reduction in Spanish pork breeding. | VALL COMPANYS | 32,463 | MAPA cofounding with FEADER and AGE | O00000226e2000044952 | 2021-2023 | Catalonia |
| Development of strategies to reduce defects in sliced cured ham - BESTSLICES. | To develop advanced tools for quality control of sliced cured ham, which enables a reduction of the incidence of defects in packets of sliced ham. | CLC | 504,308 | CDTI | IDI-20210914 | 2020-2022 | Aragon |
| Study of ham myosystems and their impact on the homogeneity of the final product - MIOCURING. | To study the technological behaviour of the main muscle masses that make up ham (or myosystems) throughout the curing process and its effect on the final product, enabling improvement of the curing process, both from the point of view of process efficiency and the quality of the final product. | Jamcal | 728,977 | CDTI | IDI-20210750 | 2021-2023 | Aragon |
| Market technology based on membranes for the reduction of ammonia in livestock farms - LIFE GREEN AMMONIA. | To develop a membrane system for ammonia reduction on farms. | Agrocesa | 451,773 | LIFE programme | LIFE20 ENV/ES/000858 | 2021-2025 | Castile-León |
| Strategies for a higher level of welfare in pig production - WELFARE+. | To develop new nutritional and management strategies to achieve a level higher than current animal welfare standards during intensive pig production. | Vall Companys | 717,997 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20210216 | 2020-2022 | Catalonia |
| Technological tools to control pig feed consumption - HETECONSUM. | To develop new technological and nutritional tools that enable control of pig feed consumption during fattening. | Agrocesa | 637,909 | CDTI | IDI-20201260 | 2020-2022 | Castile-León |
| Strategies to extend the shelf life of fresh pork, from the slaughterhouse to the marketing channel - EXVIPORC. | To increase the current useful life of various pork products and provide the company with the necessary tools to increase its competitiveness in the export market. | Patel | 774,738 | CDTI | IDI-20190461 | 2019-2021 | Catalonia |
| Rational and judicious use of antibiotics in pig farming. | To support pilot projects and for the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies. | Agrocesa | 203,495 | Castile-León Rural Development Programme, co-financed by EAFRD | 47/18/125/G02 | 2020-2021 | Castile-León |
| Innovative Project Conv-2019 on the use of technologies to evaluate the state of health, well-being and productivity in cattle - GO VIGIASAN. | To develop vision technologies to evaluate the state of health, well-being and productivity of pigs. | Vall Companys | 84,883 | Co-financed by EAFRD and AGE | 20190020007579 | 2019-2021 | Catalonia |
| Rational and judicious use of antibiotics in pig farming. | To support the creation and operations of economic interest group (AIE) Task Forces on agricultural productivity and sustainability. | Agrocesa | 19,800 | Castile-León Rural Development Programme, co-financed by EAFRD | VA/16/0077/G01 | 2018 | Castile-León |
| Design of perinatal strategies to minimise the impact of transport from the incubator on the quality of broiler chicken - ESTRANSIN. | To develop perinatal management and nutritional strategies to minimise the mortality and weight loss of 1-day-old chicks during transport from the incubator, and to analyse their impact on the production parameters of fattening and carcass quality. | Avícola de Galicia | 617,409 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20180910 | 2018-2020 | Galicia |
| Design of condition-based programming models to improve the transformation of white pig carcasses - OPTICARCASS. | To design models based on programming through restrictions that allow, using computer applications, optimisation in the planning of the transformation and marketing of white pig carcasses. | Cegeco | 426,172 | CDTI | IDI-20180374 | 2018-2019 | Catalonia |
| Identification and reduction of sources of variation in the continuous kneading of biscuit doughs - TOIDERED. | To study the impact of different cereal sources and milling conditions on the technological properties of biscuit doughs. | La Palentina | 116,269 | Castile-León Rural Development Programme, co-financed by EAFRD | 34/16/016/C01 | 2018-2020 | Castile-León |
| Smart and profitable modernisation of Catalan farms RIS3CAT - COTPA - SMARTFARM. | To modernise Catalan livestock farming competitively and sustainably through precision feeding, control of environmental pollutants, homogenisation of animals, early identification of diseases and integrated data management that improves decision-making. | Vall Companys | 476,764 | Fondos FEDER | COMRDDi16-1-0032-02 | 2017-2020 | Catalonia |
| New strategies for the control of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus RIS3CAT - COTPA - REGEVA. | To reduce the use of antibiotics in animals because the selection of more resistant animals will imply reducing the incidence of bacterial diseases secondary to the viral infection by the PRRSV virus in pigs. This will enable PRRSV to be controlled and, eventually, eliminated with a combination of genetic improvement and protection by vaccines. This project will achieve an improvement in meat production and an increase in the economy of Catalonia. | Vall Companys | 161,815 | ERDF funds | COMRDDi16-1-0035-01 | 2017-2020 | Catalonia |
| Research on new eubiotic solutions for the therapeutic treatment of swine dysentery and meningitis - NEWEUBIOTICS. | To provide the basis of understanding for the conquest of new eubiotic solutions for the therapeutic treatment of meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis and swine dysentery caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. | Mevet | 811,846 | CDTI | IDI-20180044 | 2017-2019 | Catalonia |
| Design of medium-chain fatty acid monoglycerides to control swine viral enteric disease complexes - MONOACID. | To design new pig feeding systems based on substantial modifications of diet nutritional profile and on the addition of medium-chain fatty acid monoglycerides to control pathologies of the porcine enteric complex. | Vall Companys | 762,757 | CDTI | IDI-20180098 | 2017-2019 | Catalonia |
| Modulation of the gene expression that regulates fat infiltration through nutrition - NUTRAMIN. | To improve the fatty infiltration of pork by modulating the gene expression associated with fattening capacity through nutrition. | Agrocesa | 867,697 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20170417 | 2017-2019 | Castile-León |
| Technological monitoring of farms and nutritional strategies in early growth stages to improve the quality of broiler carcasses - EARLYGROWTH. | To determine the impact of environmental factors, handling and nutrition in the early stages of growth on the percentage of secondary carcasses in broiler chickens. | Avícola de Galicia | 779,558 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20170225 | 2017-2018 | Galicia |
| Development of a new process of stabilising microorganisms in the production of bakery products - DESMIPAN. | To develop a new industrially scalable process to obtain a stable dehydrated sourdough (or pre-ferment) with ideal characteristics and microbial load to obtain bakery products of high organoleptic value. | La Meta | 535,036 | CDTI | IDI-20160230 | 2016-2017 | Catalonia |
| Precision livestock farming in terms of the consumption of nutrients in pig fattening and its impact on the environment and carcass quality - SMARTFARMING. | To improve productive efficiency in the pig fattening phase through the application of precision feeding and the study and correction of factors that increase variability. | Vall Companys | 854,680 | CDTI | IDI-20160069 | 2015-2018 | Catalonia |
| Recovery of yeasts for poultry feeding - VALEVAL. | To develop a process for recovering yeasts from the brewing and bakery industries for feeding laying hens and chickens. | Avigal | 485,299 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | ITC-20151041 | 2015-2017 | Galicia |
| Conservation procedures for pre-fermented liquids and analysis of the impact of their use on reducing baking improvement agents - MASPAN. | To develop new liquid pre-ferments that enable a reduction in the use of improvers in the preparation of bread and improve its sensory quality. | La Meta | 411,885 | CDTI | IDI-20141363 | 2014-2016 | Catalonia |
| New automated process for measuring pH levels in hams - ROBOTPH. | To establish an automated system that allows the measurement of pH as a basis for determining the quality of meat according to market requirements. | Patel | 701,605 | CDTI | IDI-20141140 | 2014-2016 | Catalonia |
| Automated control of feed stock in farm silos by telemonitoring - AUTOSIL. | To develop an automated feed stock control system in pig farm silos through real-time monitoring. | Cegeco | 501,352 | CDTI | IDI-20120225 | 2011-2013 | Catalonia |
| Improved sanitation and improved health of poultry products - MEJORAVE- | To understand the prevalence of the two microorganisms that cause the main zoonosis diseases: campylobacter and salmonella on farms and in processing centres, as well as the incidence of Clostridium perfringens on farms with enteric-type health problems, for the development of control measures in regard to biosafety (including the development of a specific vaccine), nutrition, and handling both on farms and in slaughterhouses. | Avigal | 804,325 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20110832 | 2011-2013 | Galicia |
| Mevet | 800,185 | CDTI | IDI-20110833 | Catalonia | |||
| Milsa | 719,236 | CDTI | IDI-20110834 | Catalonia | |||
| Use of enzymes to improve the technological properties of bakery flours - BONPA. | To create the knowledge to develop new bakery products based on enzymatically modified wheat that allow expanding the origins of the raw material used for this purpose. | La Meta | 531,408 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-2011680 | 2010-2012 | Catalonia |
| Development of new applications for feeding monogastric animals with raw materials derived from the biofuel industry - BIOFEED | To develop new knowledge on the use of alternative raw materials in animal feed derived from the biofuel industry. | Vall Companys | 1,259,425 | CDTI | IDI-20100470 | 2010-2011 | Catalonia |
| An environmentally friendly pig feeding programme, adapted to different genetic lines, that respects animal welfare - EUREKA-ECOPOR. | To design and implement a comprehensive programme of action on the main causes of environmental damage generated by the pig farms that form part of the company. | Vall Companys | 1,486,185 | CDTI with a Eureka label | IDI-20090710 (EU 4925 Ecopor) | 2008-2011 | Catalonia |
| Multidisciplinary strategies to achieve pork products that meet consumer demands - PROCADECO. | To study the prevalence of salmonella on pig farms and assess of the different strategies for controlling it. | Agrocesa | 1,603,716 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20090381 | 2009-2011 | Castile-León |
| To study salmonella contamination in the abattoir and cutting room and evaluate the different strategies for controlling this pathogen. | Cárnicas Frivall | 1,165,020 | Co-funded by CDTI and ERDF | IDI-20090380 | Castille-La Mancha |