MAKÜ HAYTEK’s Project Will Be Supported in Cooperation with TÜBİTAK-TAGEM

The project proposal submitted by Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) Livestock Sector Digital Technologies Joint Application and Research Center (HAYTEK) within the scope of TÜBİTAK-TAGEM 1005 Agricultural Research Joint Call was accepted.            

Within the scope of the 1005 Agricultural Research Joint Call, which is being carried out in cooperation with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM), the project proposal titled "Automatic Recording of Milking System Data with Internet of Things Systems" prepared under the leadership of HAYTEK Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Kırbaş and with the participation of HAYTEK partners Hacettepe and Kırklareli Universities, was deemed worthy of support.

Under the leadership of HAYTEK, the application preparation process was carried out in meetings attended by faculty members from Hacettepe University Faculty of Engineering Electrical-Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering Departments, Kırklareli University Faculty of Engineering Software Engineering Department, and TAGEM officials.

The project aims to develop Internet of Things-based hardware and software for the automatic recognition of animals in the milking area and the automatic transfer of milking information to the database. One of the project topics is the design of a domestic and contactless milk meter for milking systems. The innovative solutions to be developed within the scope of the project aim to increase production efficiency, improve animal welfare, and provide economic contribution to our country's livestock industry. Pilot applications and field tests for the system to be developed will be carried out at our university's Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Research UAM farm. In the project, it is planned that a total of 9 researchers, including 3 from Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 4 from Hacettepe University, and 1 each from Kırklareli University and TAGEM, as well as 2 undergraduate and 1 graduate scholarship holders, will take part.