- Life & Medical Sciences
Tel: +34 945 121 313
NEIKER’s Experimental Dairy Sheep Flock strengthens its capabilities in livestock production, primarily in the areas of nutrition, reproduction, and genetics. It is designed to support projects and their validation in the agri-food sector.
The facility is equipped with a mechanized milking system, digital milk production readers, and automatic teat-cup removal.
It enables feeding and animal welfare trials, genetic and animal health improvement, and the validation of milking and livestock management technologies. Its services cover the entire process, from trial planning and data collection to results analysis.
Its aim is to reduce technical and scientific uncertainty and generate evidence to support knowledge transfer to public authorities and industry stakeholders.
Equipment
- Mechanized milking system.
- Digital milk production readers.
- Automatic teat-cup removal system.
- 165 adult ewes and 45 replacement ewe lambs.
- Feeding and animal welfare trials
- Genetic and animal health improvement
- Validation of milking and livestock management technologies
NEIKER
Arkaute Agri-Food Campus, N-104, km. 355 – 01192, Arkaute (Alava)
Livestock and Agricultural Production:
- Genetics and Omics Technologies
- Biosanitary Technologies
Application sectors
- Agri-food sector
