HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02 / ZEROPOLLUTION-03: Poultry feed additive trials & computer-vision egg grading (TAGEM)

We are looking for coordinators and partners preparing proposals under HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02 (Increasing mitigation of GHG emissions and feed efficiency through feed additives - IA) and HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-03 (Improve the capacity to monitor and reduce air pollution from agriculture).

Technical Contribution & Research Infrastructure:

- Controlled Laying Hen & Poultry Feeding Trials: In-vivo evaluation of novel feed additives and dietary strategies on feed conversion ratio (FCR), nutrient utilisation, laying performance, and bird welfare across TAGEM's national poultry research institutes and pure-line breeding flocks.

- Automated Computer-Vision Egg Quality & Shell Strength Phenotyping: Real-time, non-destructive measurement of egg yield, morphometric indices, shell colour, and micro-crack/defect incidence via dual-camera conveyor imaging and edge deep learning (YOLOv8, RTMDet on NVIDIA Jetson) to verify that emission-mitigating diets preserve commercial egg quality.

- Farm-Level Air Quality & MRV Pilot Sites: Experimental and commercial-like poultry houses in Türkiye available for testing ammonia/particulate monitoring protocols and emission-abatement practices.

- Regulatory & Multi-Actor Outreach: Public R&D authority link to national feed regulation, extension advisors, and poultry producer organisations.

Target Role in Consortium:

Work Package / Task Partner for poultry feeding & validation trials, automated egg quality phenotyping, and farm-level demonstration in Türkiye.

Partners Sought:

Coordinators, feed additive biotech SMEs/industry, animal nutrition universities, and agricultural emission sensor/MRV developers.