Drs. Vellidis & Virk Talk Precision Ag on UGA’s Cultivating Curiosity Podcast
On the first-ever travel episode of UGA CAES’s Cultivating Curiosity podcast, hosts Jordan Powers and Emily Davenport head to Tifton, Georgia to visit with Drs. George Vellidis and Simer Virk, both faculty in the University of Georgia’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. Listen in to learn what digital technology is involved with integrative precision …
Cage-Free Hens’ Mislaying Behavior Detection with Deep Learning
Introduction The laying hen industry is shifting from conventional caged to cage-free (CF) housing due to various welfare concerns and public demand to improve poultry behavior and welfare. The CF housing can improve welfare by providing more space and chances to perform natural behaviors, but there are some serious downsides to bird welfare and problematic …
The UGA Poultry Science Department Holds the 2023 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference
The UGA Poultry Science department held the “2023 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference (GPPFC)” virtually on May 2. The day-long conference had 450 registrations/attendees (e.g., poultry and egg producers, farmers, researchers, service company tech managers, government officials, Extension agents, and students, etc) from 35 different countries. 14 speakers and panelists shared their latest knowledge and …