milkGUARD – a continuous whole milk disinfection system for calf feeding on-farm

Información del proyecto

milkGUARD

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 773763

DOI

10.3030/773763

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 19 Mayo 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Mayo 2017

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

CALVEX A/S
Denmark

Objetivo

The problem: Dairy farms are continuously aiming at increasing milk yield per cow in the herd. Calf early life nutrition dictates
their development. Farmers feed a variety of liquid feeds including milk and milk replacers. The state-of-the-art method to
reduce the risk of disease spread while feeding milk is to pasteurize it. Though natural milk is the ideal nutrition for calves,
the need for pasteurization represents an additional cost of 100,000 €/ year (for a herd with 120 calves). Importantly, on-farm
pasteurized milk may still contain measurable amounts of bacteria and the overall procedure is time- and energy-demanding,
which hampers wide application amongst small and medium dairy farms.
The solution: We at Calvex have developed the milkGUARD solution, which enables the safe employment of optimum
nutrition for calves, i.e. natural milk, free of pathogens. The milkGUARD solution combines state-of-the-art methods for fast
killing of pathogens in natural milk. In a three-stage continuous process it disinfects milk with an efficacy of 99.99% - 100%.
By providing a system that avoids indirect heating elements and works in continuous, we expect to reduce the operating
costs to dairy farmers when treating milk for calf-feeding, offering e.g. 30% of energy savings when compared to
conventional on-farm pasteurizers.
The market: Milk is the EU's main agricultural product in terms of value – approx. 15% of agricultural output – with 160
million tonnes of cow’s milk produced in 2014. The EU milk processing industry is a pillar of the European economy, which
contributes positively to the EU trade balance, bringing over €10 billion surplus. The implementation of the innovation project
will place Calvex in a strong position to exploit a market potential over five years exceeding €56 million.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias agrícolas › ciencias animales y lácteas › lácteos
• ingeniería y tecnología › otras ingenierías y tecnologías › alimentos y bebidas › seguridad de los alimentos
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › ingeniería de la contaminación atmosférica
• ciencias médicas y de la salud › ciencias de la salud › nutrición
• ciencias médicas y de la salud › medicina básica › farmacología y farmacia › farmacorresistencia › resistencia a antibióticos

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.4. - Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bioeconomy
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry
  
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet
  

Tema(s)

• SMEInst-07-2016-2017 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for sustainable and competitive agriculture, forestry, agri-food and bio-based sectors
  

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

Coordinador

CALVEX A/S

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 50 000,00
• Dirección: HOLSTEBROVEJ 104 ; 7800 SKIVE ; Dinamarca
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Danmark › Midtjylland › Vestjylland
• Región: Danmark › Midtjylland › Vestjylland
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 71 429,00