Pinpointers: TV Piglets

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

226

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

521

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pinpointers: TV Piglets
2. 2Pinpointers: Groundnut Grader
3. 3Pinpointers: Dark Beacon
4. 4Pinpointers: Radio Compass

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: New systems and machines designed to help their users pinpoint the right time... or the right place. Closed circuit television - already common in industry - makes its debut in British agriculture. By monitoring the births, first of lambs and now of piglets, so that help can be on hand exactly when it’s needed, the number of young animals lost has been dramatically cut down.

Keywords

Agriculture; Science and technology; Safety devices; Animal husbandry; Television

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/226

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Laurence Williamson

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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