SmartCow: an integrated infrastructure

for increased research capability and

innovation in the European cattle sector
Fact Sheet

Project Information

SmartCow Funded under

H2020-EU.1.4.1.2.
Grant agreement ID: 730924 H2020-EU.1.4.

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Overall budget
€ 4 999 943,75
Start date End date
1 February 2018 31 January 2022 EU contribution
€ 4 999 943,75

Coordinated by
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE
RECHERCHE POUR
L'AGRICULTURE,
L'ALIMENTATION ET
L'ENVIRONNEMENT
  France

Objective
SmartCow integrates key European cattle research infrastructures, to promote their
coordinated use and development and thereby help the European cattle sector face
the challenge of sustainable production. Covering all the relevant scientific fields and
the diversity of cattle types and production systems, SmartCow will provide the
academic and private research communities with easy access to 11 major research
infrastructures from 7 countries (18 installations) of high quality services and

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resources. These are needed to develop innovative and ethical solutions for efficient
use of animal and feed resources that promote animal welfare and healthy livestock,
as well as sustainable competitiveness.
SmartCow combines strong scientific and technical skills in animal nutrition (in vivo
methods for nutrient utilisation and emissions measurements), genetics (genotyped
animals, phenotyping capabilities), health and welfare (sensors and automatic
recordings of physiological and behavioural traits) and ethics in animal
experimentation. A central promotion and management of transnational access to the
research infrastructures will provide access to around 10,000 cow.weeks and
facilitate up to 33 research projects involving 59 users. Networking activities will
harmonise and standardise procedures especially in animal care and measurements,
design of experiments, data recording and analysis thanks to a cloud-based data-
platform specifically developed in the project. Joint research activities will produce
refined methods and proxies to evaluate feed efficiency and emissions, develop new
protocols to reduce the use of animals and produce new methods to exploit sensor
data for cattle husbandry. Promotion of transnational access and dissemination of
SmartCow outcomes and innovations for maximum impact will be supported by a
Stakeholder Platform composed of pre- and post-farm gate industry, farmer
organisations, NGOs, policy makers at national and EU levels.

Fields of science

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Programme(s)

Topic(s)

Call for proposal

H2020-INFRAIA-2017-1-two-stage

Funding Scheme

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Coordinator

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE,

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L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT

Address Activity type EU contribution

147 Rue De L'universite Research Organisations € 887 022,50
75007 Paris Cedex 07
  France

Website  Contact the organisation 

Participants (13)

SRUC

  United Kingdom
EU contribution
€ 414 246,25

Address Activity type

West Mains Road Higher or Secondary
EH9 3JG Edinburgh Education Establishments

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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

  Netherlands
EU contribution
€ 239 502,50

Address Activity type

Droevendaalsesteeg 4 Higher or Secondary
6708 PB Wageningen Education Establishments

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STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

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  Netherlands
EU contribution
€ 337 347,50

Address Activity type

Droevendaalsesteeg 4 Research Organisations
6708 PB Wageningen

Website  Contact the organisation 

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 THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

  United Kingdom
EU contribution
€ 522 657,50

Address Activity type

Whiteknights Campus Higher or Secondary
Whiteknights House Education Establishments
RG6 6AH Reading

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LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR NUTZTIERBIOLOGIE

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  Germany
EU contribution
€ 400 603,25

Address Activity type

Wilhelm-stahl-allee 2 Research Organisations
18196 Dummerstorf

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TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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  Ireland
EU contribution
€ 379 370,75

Address Activity type

Oak Park Higher or Secondary
R93 Carlow Education Establishments

Contact the organisation 

AARHUS UNIVERSITET
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  Denmark
EU contribution
€ 587 553,75

Address Activity type

Nordre Ringgade 1 Higher or Secondary
8000 Aarhus C Education Establishments

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 INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES
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  Spain
EU contribution
€ 273 964,75

Address Activity type

Ctra C-59 Km 12 Torre Other
Marimon
08140 Caldes De Montbui
Barcelona

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CENTRE WALLON DE RECHERCHES AGRONOMIQUES

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  Belgium
EU contribution
€ 176 547,50

Address Activity type

Rue De Liroux 9 Research Organisations
5030 Gembloux

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INSTITUT DE L'ELEVAGE

  France
EU contribution
€ 138 402,50

Address Activity type

Rue De Bercy 149 Research Organisations
75012 Paris

Website  Contact the organisation 

FEDERAZIONE EUROPEA DI ZOOTECNICA

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  Italy
EU contribution
€ 141 950

Address Activity type

Via Giuseppe Tomassetti 3 Other
A/1
00161 Roma

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 AGRIMETRICS LIMITED

  United Kingdom
EU contribution
€ 220 250

Address Activity type

West Common Hertfordshire Research Organisations
AL5 2JQ Harpenden

Contact the organisation 

INRAE TRANSFERT SAS

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  France
EU contribution
€ 280 525

Address Activity type

Rue Du Docteur Finlay 28 Private for-profit entities
75015 Paris (excluding Higher or
Secondary Education
Establishments)

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Last update: 20 September 2021

Record number: 212581

Permalink: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730924

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