1. What is innovation? Research: Turn $$ into knowledge Innovation:
Turn knowledge into $$
True innovation when it is…
Adopted by industry!

2. What is CIEL’s role? Industry
Innovation
Industry
Research
CIEL
Innovation

3. What can CIEL offer China?
Expertise in sustainable intensification of livestock agriculture
Network of world leading research institutions, known for innovation
Strong industry links – “keeping it real”
UK Government committed to innovation to drive industry transformation
Other innovation groups, in particular
Agri-EPI
Agri-Metrics
CHAP

4. CIEL is single portal with national spread
KEY
Headquarters
Research Partners
Companies
Trade Associations
Physical HQ at the National AgriFood Innovation Campus, York DH
Physical HQ at York
Nodes of research expertise across the UK
National capability local contact.

5. Academic Partners Universities … AFBI Duchy College Fera Science Ltd.
Roslin Institute
Rothamsted
SRUC
Agri-Metrics
Agri-EPI
Universities …
Aberystwyth
Bristol
Harper Adams
Leeds
Newcastle
Nottingham
Queens, Belfast

6. Industry Members AB Agri Devenish Nutrition ForFarmers Co-op Tesco ABP
Cranswick PLC
Dunbia
Origin
RAFT Solutions
XL Vets
Zoetis
Farmex
Germinal Holdings
Agrisearch
AHDB
BSAS
BSAS Industry Association
British Free Range Egg Producers Association

7. Collaborative Innovation Programme
Focused on
Genetic improvement, genotype-environment optimisation
Nutrition & feed efficiency
Lactation, Growth, carcass merit & meat quality, Egg production, Reproduction, Survival & Longevity, Animal Health & Welfare
Food safety, Low environmental impact
Data collection, sensors, metrics, decision-making tools
Supply chain optimisation and data exchange

8. Information hierarchy
Wisdom
Knowledge
Information
DATA

9. Smarter systems Share: joined up supply chain Monitor: Measure:
Manage:
Share:
key performance indicators
objective information
informed decision-making
joined up supply chain

10. Example - Robotic milking

12. Example - Robotic milking
Gains
Cows milk at times they need (2.4x per day)
Each udder quarter optimally milked
Production data captured
Concentrate feeding tied to production
Less stress on cows
Staff focused on cows not procedure of milking

13. Example - Robotic milking
Areas of CIEL interest
Cow behaviour
Udder health
Individual cow nutrition plans
Milk quality

14. UK industry challenges
Genetics not well characterised for some key traits
Historic focus on productivity, not efficiency
Information flow is limited across supply chain
Science not always well connected to industry
Need more innovation delivered from science research

15. Joining up the supply chain
Genetics
Feed company
Veterinarian
Farm
… information flow…
Meat/ milk/ egg processor
Food company
Retailer
Consumer

16. Our goal Innovation to redefine Best Practice for Genetic improvement
Optimized nutrition
Resource use & production efficiency
Health & welfare of livestock
Environmental impact
Product quality
Human nutrition & health
Data exchange