/macdonald/taxonomy/term/770/all en /macdonald/channels/news/ai-robot-butchers-automating-meat-packing-industry-not-cut-and-dried-351782 <p>Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are reshaping many parts of the economy, and experts say the meat-processing sector could benefit from improved technology to overcome labour shortages, improve food safety and remain competitive against alternatives like plant-based proteins.</p> <p>Change has been slow, but companies are making strides, such as using robotics to transport heavy animal carcasses within a facility, to stack and move boxes for delivery and to optimize transportation loads to reduce the amount of trucking. </p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:32:24 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1518329 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/feeding-world-population-sustainably-342510 <h3><span><span><span><span>A Path from Impactful Development to Empowerment Without Jeopardizing Environmental Health<span> </span></span></span></span></span></h3> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:40:40 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1018173 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/male-chick-culling-egg-industry-could-end-thanks-canadian-technology-261483 <p> </p> <p>Harry Pelissero is the general manager of Egg Farmers of Ontario, which has been working with Michael Ngadi, a professor of bioresource engineering at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University, to develop a machine that selects female eggs before they're hatched.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/male-chick-culling-technology-1.3647228" target="_blank">Read more on CBC</a></p> <p> </p> Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:59:38 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52394 at /macdonald /macdonald/michael-ngadi Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:10:09 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52239 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/le-carnage-des-poussins-males-pourrait-bientot-prendre-fin-257266 <p>Chaque année, des millions de poussins mâles, jugés sans valeur par l'industrie des poules pondeuses, sont euthanasiés dès leur sortie de l'oeuf. Une pratique que l'Allemagne veut cesser d'ici 2017, et à laquelle une mystérieuse invention de l'Université ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ pourrait mettre fin....Au Québec, l'Université ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ planche aussi secrètement sur une technologie semblable.</p> Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:48:55 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52007 at /macdonald