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FOI2026/00534: Technical and Operational Project Documentation Regarding AI Pig Welfare Grants

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Case reference FOI2026/00534

Received 19 June 2026

Published 23 September 2026

Request

Request Received: 19 June 2026

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please disclose copies of all project progress reports, mid-term updates, end-of-project summaries, and technical correspondence held by UKRI (including Innovate UK and BBSRC) that have been submitted by grant recipients or consortium leads regarding the operational performance and real-world testing of the following funded initiatives:

  1. The IntelliPig Project (An automated on-farm pig health monitoring system / Project Reference: 10073790)

  2. The HoliWell Programme (Towards a Holistic Assessment of Animal Welfare using Emotion and Deep Learning)

  3. The EmotiPig Project (Investigating automatic detection of emotion in biometrically identified pig faces using machine learning)

  • Date Range: January 2024 to the present date.

  • Redactions: To prevent any processing delays regarding personal data (Section 40) or specific commercial identity exemptions (Section 43), I explicitly consent to the redaction of all personal names, direct contact details, and specific company or farm names.

  • Information: This request specifically seeks the substantive text regarding how the machine-vision hardware, algorithms, and emotion-recognition sensors performed during field trials (e.g. system calibration notes, accuracy and error rates, data capture issues, and real-world behavioural observations).

Response

Response Sent: 14 August 2026

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