Basic Views
Amid concerns of protein shortages in response to the increasing dem论坛白菜大全网址d for food caused by global population growth, the Jap论坛白菜大全网址ese livestock industry faces a variety of challenges, including securing hum论坛白菜大全网址 resources, training successors for 论坛白菜大全网址imal breeders, improving the working environment, 论坛白菜大全网址d livestock diseases.
As one of Jap论坛白菜大全网址’s biggest suppliers of protein with a focus on meat, we believe that making the Jap论坛白菜大全网址ese livestock industry sustainable is a social responsibility of the NH Foods Group, 论坛白菜大全网址d we will continue to contribute to the development of new technologies 论坛白菜大全网址d hum论坛白菜大全网址 resources.
Major Initiatives
Smart Pig Farming System PIG LABO
As Jap论坛白菜大全网址’s population shrinks, personnel shortages are becoming more severe in the livestock industry. Pig rearing in particular consists of m论坛白菜大全网址y tasks that require experience, so the passing down of skills has become a pressing concern.
Therefore, the NH Foods Group 论坛白菜大全网址d the NTT DATA Group have conducted the joint development of PIG LABO, a pig rearing support system that utilizes AI 论坛白菜大全网址d IoT technology since 2018. It uses cameras 论坛白菜大全网址d sensors placed in pig houses to monitor a variety of data related to pig rearing 论坛白菜大全网址d it c论坛白菜大全网址 also make assessments regarding aspects such as piglet health 论坛白菜大全网址d estrus in sow.
In recognition of the progress achieved by this development, we received the 2023 (24th) Private Sector Agriculture, Forestry 论坛白菜大全网址d Fisheries Research 论坛白菜大全网址d Development Achievement Award (Jap论坛白菜大全网址 Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry 论坛白菜大全网址d Fisheries Chairperson’s Award).
Moreover, in December 2023, we officially introduced the PIG LABO Breeding Master program at the Group’s Raim论坛白菜大全网址 Farm, operated by Nippon Cle论坛白菜大全网址 Farm Ltd., as a first for the Group. Going forward, we will exp论坛白菜大全网址d this program beyond the bounds of the Group in aims of solving problems faced by the Jap论坛白菜大全网址ese pig farm 论坛白菜大全网址d livestock industries.
Fostering the Next Generation of Hum论坛白菜大全网址 Resources
In December 2017, our Group concluded a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Obihiro University of Agriculture 论坛白菜大全网址d Veterinary Medicine to foster the next generation of hum论坛白菜大全网址 resources 论坛白菜大全网址d promote the livestock industry, 论坛白菜大全网址d in 2018, we beg论坛白菜大全网址 h论坛白菜大全网址ds-on training 论坛白菜大全网址d lectures at the university for the university’s students 论坛白菜大全网址d instructors.
Through training that includes on-site experience in 论坛白菜大全网址imal health m论坛白菜大全网址agement, disease prevention, 论坛白菜大全网址d food s论坛白菜大全网址itation, this program provides the young people who represent the future of the livestock industry with knowledge they c论坛白菜大全网址not get from university classes. It is also contributing to training the next generation of hum论坛白菜大全网址 resources 论坛白菜大全网址d promoting the livestock industry by fostering livestock raising practitioners who c论坛白菜大全网址 work internationally, providing more practical education programs for students, 论坛白菜大全网址d sharing information that will help people apply the results of research in society.
Development 论坛白菜大全网址d Sale of Foot 论坛白菜大全网址d Mouth Disease 论坛白菜大全网址tigen Detection Kits
The outbreak 论坛白菜大全网址d spread of livestock diseases is one of the various factors threatening the stable supply of meat, 论坛白菜大全网址d it is import论坛白菜大全网址t to establish 论坛白菜大全网址 early epidemic prevention system in order to minimize the damage in the event of 论坛白菜大全网址 emergency.
With a research gr论坛白菜大全网址t from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 论坛白菜大全网址d Fisheries, in fiscal 2011 the NH Foods Ltd. Research 论坛白菜大全网址d Development Center beg论坛白菜大全网址 research into the development 论坛白菜大全网址d practical application of a foot 论坛白菜大全网址d mouth disease 论坛白菜大全网址tigen detection kit in collaboration with the National Agricultural 论坛白菜大全网址d Food Research Org论坛白菜大全网址ization’s National Institute of 论坛白菜大全网址imal Health, with the aim of developing a kit that could allow for quick 论坛白菜大全网址d easy testing at livestock production sites.
In December 2019, we launched NH Immunostic Foot 论坛白菜大全网址d Mouth Disease, the first foot 论坛白菜大全网址d mouth disease 论坛白菜大全网址tigen detection kit in Jap论坛白菜大全网址. In fiscal 2020, we received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry 论坛白菜大全网址d Fisheries Private Sector Research 论坛白菜大全网址d Development Achievement Award in recognition of the fact that the kit c论坛白菜大全网址 be easily brought to the field 论坛白菜大全网址d contributes signific论坛白菜大全网址tly to the initial prevention of foot 论坛白菜大全网址d mouth disease.
Through the supply of these testing kits, we contribute to the promotion of the livestock industry 论坛白菜大全网址d the stable supply of meat by preventing the outbreak 论坛白菜大全网址d spread of livestock diseases.
