Extended interviews filmed as part of the short documentary Digital Animals.
Interviews conducted by Sarah Hartley and Hugh Williamson. Filming and editing by Tom Law.
Kirsty McLean (SRUC) – CT Scanning Sheep
Kirsty McLean talks about SRUC’s CT scanning service for sheep breeding, how breeders use CT scan data, and how scan images might be used to breed sheep with lower impacts on climate change.
Prof Rick D’Eath (SRUC) – Sensing Pigs
Prof Rick D’Eath talks about how 3D cameras and volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors are being used with artificial intelligence to monitor the health and welfare of pigs, and about what motivates animal behaviour scientists.
Pat Thomas (A Bigger Conversation)– Agroecological Intelligence
Pat Thomas talks about the value of agroecological approaches to farming, the challenges these approaches face, and A Bigger Conversation’s research project on ‘Agroecological Intelligence’.
Lawrence Woodward (A Bigger Conversation)– Agroecology and Technology
Lawrence Woodward talks about the values and commitments of agroecological farmers and how these inform their technology choices, as explored through A Bigger Conversation’s research project on ‘Agroecological Intelligence’.
Andy Gray (Elston Farm) & Dr Peyman Shadmani (University of Exeter) – Dung Beetles
Andy Gray and Dr Peyman Shaman talk about the value of dung beetles on farms and their project to monitor beetle numbers with digital cameras and artificial intelligence.
