Rapid and Non-invasive Egg Sex Indentification Using Artficially Intelligent Platform
Year Awarded 2019
FFAR award amount $400,000
Total award amount $400,000
Location Minneapolis, MN
Program Egg-Tech Prize
Matching Funders Open Philanthropy
As only female chicks are used for egg production, male chicks are culled after hatching. FFAR's Egg-Tech Prize is developing technology that can determine a chick’s sex before it hatches so male egg can be used for other purposes. A University of Minnesota researcher is analyzing 3D scanner to analyze the geometric shape of the eggs and the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to identify the sex of the egg. This project is one of the six Phase I winners, who received funding to develop the necessary technology to compete for the Prize.