GlasSchwein

The »GlasSchwein« project uses sensors and sensor platforms within pig production to provide seamless data collection along the entire pig value chain. This makes it possible to exchange data more easily and map the entire process with maximum transparency. This lays the foundation for the transformation of an agricultural value creation system into a sustainable and economically resilient future.

The aim is to achieve qualitative and sustainable control of the value chain through intelligent data transfer via a lean data platform that links all players with each other. This can only be achieved if all existing and newly collectable data is integrally combined in order to gain new insights from the various existing data systems (isolated solutions) and to supplement these with further objectively collected quality parameters. The core is a decentralized hub that networks the various systems. In addition, many processes and messages can be adopted by networking systems in this way, increasing interoperability throughout the chain.

The requirement is to build a software platform that acts as a communication medium between the players, such as the farmer and the slaughterhouse. By providing more information on husbandry, origin and quality with the animal, i.e. making the value chain as transparent as possible and thus “transparent“, a differentiation potential as well as added value and thus improved income can be generated here.

In the project, Fraunhofer IZFP is responsible for recording sensor variables during transportation. To this end, Fraunhofer IZFP is developing customized research data platforms that collect and evaluate information on transport-relevant data at various stages of the pig value chain. In particular, research is being carried out into the grunting noises of pigs and, based on this, the relevant parameters for animal welfare are derived.