Poultry farm

Infrastructures
Research areas
  • Life & Medical Sciences
Contact
Available for external users?
Yes
Description

This facility is designed to support projects and validation activities in the agri-food sector.

It features key equipment and facilities, including a 40 × 8 m environmentally controlled poultry house, with capacity for up to 40 indoor experimental enclosures or up to 16 enclosures with access to outdoor runs. Additional facilities include a 15 × 8 m storage building, changing rooms, toilets, an office, and a video-recording system capable of operating up to 15 cameras simultaneously.

Its aim is to reduce technical and scientific uncertainty and provide evidence to support knowledge transfer to public authorities and industry stakeholders.

Equipment

  • 40 × 8 m poultry house with outdoor runs.
  • 15 × 8 m storage building.
  • Changing rooms, toilets, and office.
  • Heating system.
  • Automated ventilation.
  • Feed silos.
  • Feed delivery system.
  • Feeders and drinkers.
  • Video-recording system supporting up to 15 simultaneous cameras.
Services
  • Trials involving animal nutrition, welfare, and biosecurity
  • Validation of farm equipment and management practices, including trial planning, data collection, and results analysis
Location

NEIKER

Arkaute Agri-Food Campus, N-104, km. 355 – 01192, Arkaute (Alava)

Other info
Livestock and Agricultural Production

Application sectors

  • Agri-food sector