Commitment to innovation
Our track record is proof of our commitment to innovation, one of our strategic pillars.
ProbiUTHics
Objective: The development of a UHT dairy drink enriched with heat-inactivated probiotic microorganisms with properties that boost the immune system.
Participating entities: The Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), AINIA, and COVAP.
Budget: €300,000
Financing agent: CDTI
Go Celegand
Objective: study and development of new varieties of cereals and legumes that are best adapted to the specific climate and soil conditions of the main areas that supply COVAP's animal feed plant, with the aim of improving the nutritional quality and yields of the area's crops, promoting local and proximity agriculture.
Participating entities: COVAP and Agrovegetal.
Budget: own funds.
Financing agent: COVAP.
Intercropping
Objective: analysis and evaluation of different forage mixtures enriched with leguminous plants, with the aim of guaranteeing animal feed with high nutritional value, which improves both the use of the forage by livestock and the productivity and nutritional quality of the hay.
Participating entities: COVAP, Fertiprado, Rocalba.
Budget: own funds.
Financing agent: COVAP.
Regeneration of the Dehesa
Objective: evaluation, monitoring and transfer of different methods of tree regeneration in dehesa, analysing both their cost and effectiveness with different species of livestock and locations in the Los Pedroches region.
Participating entities: COVAP and IFAPA.
Budget: own funds.
Financing agent: COVAP.
GO Iberval
Objective: to identify Iberian pig by-products, evaluate their potential in various applications and develop technologies and protocols for their optimal and sustainable use according to their final destination.
Participating entities: the project is developed by a supra-autonomous Operational Group (Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile and Leon) and led by ASOMEX (Association of Slaughterhouses of Extremadura), with the participation of 6 other entities representing different links in the value chain of the Iberian pork production cycle: Jamón y Salud, CIBEX (Complejo del Ibérico de Extremadura), Mazafra, IBERCOM (Ibérico Comercialización), COVAP (Cooperativa Ganadera del Valle de los Pedroches) and MAGUISA (Matadero Guijuelo).
Budget: 598.303,00 €.
Financing agent: Strategic Plan of the CAP 2023-2027 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
Agrisos
Objective: analysis and evaluation of different sustainable fertilisation methods, using different by-products generated in dairy cattle farms as background fertiliser, as well as the most innovative products of the different collaborators. This project aims to determine, with the minimum environmental impact, which treatments are the most efficient, profitable and productive for winter cereals.
Participating entities: COVAP, Timac Agro, Herogra, Corteva y Alltech.
Budget: own funds.
Financing agent: COVAP.
Objective: The creation of a comprehensive management system for animal health and well-being information for our cattle from the field to the slaughterhouse to facilitate and guarantee a reduction in the use of antibiotics in the cattle industry and classification centers, contributing to the sustainability of the Valle de Los Pedroches and supporting decision-making. At the same time, the project seeks to improve the efficiency and productive yield of our cattle farms and fattening operations.
Participating entities: University of Córdoba (UCO), CICAP, and COVAP.
Budget: €307,000
Financing agent: Ricardo Delgado Vizcaíno Foundation.
Objective: to transfer the knowledge gained in terms of the genetic improvement of the new species of cereals to the area of agricultural production, diversifying the current crops in agricultural companies and developing new products for the feeding of cattle by agricultural and livestock companies or cooperatives.
Participating entities: COVAP, Agrasys S.L., Gen-Ova Veterinaria S.L., IOS Servicios Empresariales S.L., CICAP, the University of Córdoba (UCO) and the Sustainable Agriculture Institute (IAS-CSIC).
Budget: €195,000
Financing agent: CDTI
Objective: To assess the improvement in quality of goat milk through measures and technology that have a direct effect on the sanitary status and production data of the Andalusian goat livestock, and to develop tools to verify the absence of pathogens in goat milk, improve its stability, and reuse the byproducts produced.
Participating entities: COVAP, Quesería de la Sierra Subbética S.L., BIOMEDAL S.L., CORSEVILLA S.C.A., DOMCA S.L., and Serunion S.L.
Budget: €2,820,856
Financing agent: CDTI (INNTERCONECTA RFP).
Objective: To assess the risks of the food industry through the development of a digital platform allowing the connection of sensors, storage of data, and the development of predictive models in relation to the control of food safety in the food production process (drying of cured meats) based on the capturing and acquisition of data through non-destructive sensors.
Participating entities: SECPHO, NULAB, COVAP, Cárnicas Kiko, and Cluster Agroalimentario de Navarra (NAGRIFOOD).
Budget: €111,384.30
Financing agent: Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism (Innovative Business Groupings - AEI).
Objective: To find out the current rate of helminthiasis in the livestock of small ruminants in the Southern area of Spain and assess the rate of coccidiosis in lambs and possible measures to reduce the symptoms.
Participating entities: University of Córdoba (UCO), and COVAP.
Budget: €2,000
Financing agent: COVAP and the COMBAR (Combatting Anthelmintic Resistance in Ruminants) Network
Objective: The implementation of techniques for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in cattle, animals for hunting, and other forest species allowing the determination of the disease with the greatest possible predictive value in different farming species and distinguishing between infection by different microbacteria, the assessment of their effectiveness in the eradication of the illness in bovine cattle, and the development of epidemiological and analysis models for the identification of risk factors.
Participating entities: DCOOP, CICAP, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (ceiA3), University of Córdoba (UCO), COVAP, and Agri-food Cooperatives.
Budget: €250,000
Financing agent: The Andalusian Regional Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, and Rural Development (FEADER Funds)