Belhadj Bouchaib University of Ain Témouchent is a dynamic academic institution located in Northwestern Algeria. While relatively young compared to the country’s historic universities, it has rapidly evolved from a University Center into a full-fledged University.
Here are some key aspects of the institution:
Academic Structure: The university is organized into several faculties, including Natural and Life Sciences (SNV), Science and Technology, Letters and Languages, and Economics and Management.
Regional Impact: Given its strategic location, the university plays a vital role in regional development, maintaining strong links with the agricultural, fishing, and industrial sectors.
Research & Innovation: It actively promotes scientific research through its dedicated laboratories and participates in international exchange programs (such as Erasmus+), fostering global collaboration for both faculty and students.
Focus on Development: The institution places a strong emphasis on the valorization of natural resources and technological innovation to meet contemporary socio-economic challenges.
Avian Microbiology,
Non-invasive Monitoring,
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR),
WEFE Nexus,
Decision Support System (DSS),
Precision Livestock Farming,
Mediterranean Sustainability.
This project introduces an innovative approach to transforming poultry health management in the Mediterranean by integrating non-invasive digital tools. The central objective is to transition from reactive veterinary medicine to a proactive and predictive surveillance model, utilizing remote monitoring systems such as bioacoustic analysis and thermal imaging. These technologies enable the detection of early signs of bacterial pathogens or environmental stress long before visible clinical symptoms appear, thereby reducing the reliance on mass antibiotic treatments. By placing precision microbiology at the heart of the system, the project uses the identification of pathogenic strains and the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance as reference indicators to calibrate artificial intelligence algorithms. This approach ensures that digital alerts are based on concrete biological realities, providing farmers with a reliable decision-support tool to secure production while maintaining animal welfare in the face of increasing climatic challenges.
Beyond zootechnical performance, this proposal adopts a comprehensive “Nexus” perspective, linking animal health to the protection of the region’s aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. By optimizing sanitary surveillance, the project drastically limits the discharge of drug residues and resistant bacteria into the environment, a major priority for the sustainability of water and soil resources in Algeria. The project also explores the use of natural solutions, to strengthen the intestinal barrier of poultry and minimize the chemical footprint of farming. This synergy between microbiological expertise and digital engineering creates a resilient production model capable of reconciling food security with strict environmental requirements. By fostering multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers, ICT experts, and industry stakeholders, this work aims to provide a reproducible methodological framework across the Mediterranean for a successful agroecological transition and sustainable livestock management.
