{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T09:59:50Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 20.8, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a0950d-e8c7-7b11-8af2-82e02ac41b85\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: gestation crate\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: PHY.OBJ\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 043: 1001", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 79.1, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a0950d-e8bc-7e72-ade2-6550f983f728\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: gestation crate\nRegistry id: vr.tr.gestation-crate\nPlane / domain: PHY / PHY.OBJ\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (" } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T08:49:52+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "failure_modes_and_hazards", "owners", "standards_and_regulation", "visual_identification" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:31+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q5553675", "registryId": "vr.tr.gestation-crate", "name": "gestation crate", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.OBJ" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q5553675/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.gestation-crate", "name": "gestation crate", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise a gestation crate, assess its suitability and condition for an individual sow, and determine which uses or interventions require welfare, operational or legal review.", "definition": "A gestation crate, also called a sow stall, is a narrow individual enclosure used to house a breeding sow during some or all of pregnancy, allowing her to stand and lie down but generally preventing her from turning around.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the gestation crate as a kind of individual sow enclosure associated with breeding and pregnancy, including its confinement geometry, animal interfaces, operating states and conditions of use; product designs and installed units supply evidence for these characteristics.", "in_scope": [ "Identification of individual sow confinement associated with breeding or gestation", "Enclosure geometry, animal fit and restrictions on movement", "Gates, partitions, flooring and feeding or drinking interfaces", "Occupancy, access, release and emergency intervention states", "Crate-specific welfare observations, maintenance needs and applicable use restrictions" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The sow's complete reproductive, veterinary or genetic record", "Farrowing crates and piglet-protection arrangements as distinct enclosure types", "Group housing systems and whole-barn layout or ventilation design", "Farm-wide production scheduling, staffing and biosecurity programmes", "Manure treatment infrastructure beyond its interface with the crate", "Jurisdiction-wide animal welfare policy beyond requirements applicable to the crate's use" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Its intended occupant is an individual breeding or gestating sow; evidence of intended use separates it from a generic livestock cage.", "In its confinement configuration, its geometry prevents the occupant from turning around; a freely turning individual pen requires a different classification.", "A farrowing crate is identified by its intended use during birth and nursing and its relationship to piglet space; appearance or dimensions alone cannot establish the distinction.", "A feeding stall that permits routine voluntary entry and exit should not automatically be classified as a gestation crate; exit control and confinement regime must be established.", "A veterinary restraint device used for a discrete procedure differs from an enclosure intended to house a sow over a reproductive management interval." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Intended reproductive use", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "breeding-service interval | gestation | multiple uses | unknown", "why_it_matters": "Establishes intended identity and flags uses that need separate enclosure or husbandry assessment." }, { "name": "Clear internal dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Length, width and height in mm, with measurement points and gate configuration", "why_it_matters": "Supports assessment of usable space and occupant fit without assuming nominal product dimensions equal available space." }, { "name": "Occupant fit assessment", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Crate configuration linked to sow identity, body dimensions, assessment method and date", "why_it_matters": "Suitability depends on the particular animal and configuration." }, { "name": "Movement opportunities", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "For standing, lying, rising, turning and limb extension: observed possible | obstructed | not assessed", "why_it_matters": "Separates intended confinement from additional movement restrictions or injury hazards." }, { "name": "Gate and release state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "open | closed-unlatched | closed-latched | jammed | damaged | unknown; record each gate separately", "why_it_matters": "Determines containment, accessibility and whether release can be performed safely." }, { "name": "Confinement exposure", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Continuous and cumulative hours or days, with entry, exit and observation timestamps", "why_it_matters": "Makes the actual use regime assessable against welfare requirements and applicable restrictions." }, { "name": "Floor and contact-surface configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Floor material, solid or slatted arrangement, openings, edge profiles and bedding provision", "why_it_matters": "Identifies interfaces relevant to footing, resting comfort, trapping and cleaning." }, { "name": "Feed and water access", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "For each resource: reachable and functioning | obstructed | unavailable | not assessed", "why_it_matters": "Installed equipment does not establish that the confined sow can actually use it." }, { "name": "Applicable use requirements", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Location and use linked to dated legal, assurance-scheme or contractual provisions and their applicability evidence", "why_it_matters": "Supports a traceable use decision without treating a product label as proof of lawful or acceptable confinement." } ], "affordances": [ "Classify an enclosure from its intended reproductive use, geometry and exit controls.", "Assess a proposed occupant against measured clearances and observed posture transitions.", "Record occupancy and confinement intervals for a defined reproductive stage.", "Inspect and flag crate-specific injury, entrapment, resource-access or release hazards.", "Plan authorised cleaning, repair, opening or animal transfer with appropriate handling precautions.", "Compare a proposed confinement regime with sourced requirements and escalate unresolved applicability or welfare concerns." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe gestation crates, their dimensions in general terms and the debate around them.", "Monitor sows' feed, water, health and behaviour for the farm that authorised it.", "Report injuries, lameness or distress in confined sows to the stockkeeper." ], "must_not": [ "Confine sows in stalls beyond what the law of the place allows.", "Leave a sow without water, feed or veterinary attention.", "Present confinement as welfare-neutral when it restricts natural behaviour.", "Hide welfare problems from inspectors or auditors." ], "requires_human": [ "Moving sows into or out of individual stalls.", "Any decision to treat, cull or euthanise a sow." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Close confinement prevents a sow from turning around for long periods, which is a serious welfare concern.", "Consumers and farmers face trade-offs between cost, productivity and animal welfare." ], "affected_parties": [ "Breeding sows", "Stockkeepers and farm workers", "Consumers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The farm operator who keeps the animals; veterinary and animal welfare authorities inspect them.", "master_systems": [ "National farm animal holding registers" ] }, "visual_identification": [ "Rows of narrow metal-barred stalls, each about the length and width of one sow.", "A feeder and drinker at the front and a slatted floor at the rear." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Restricted movement can cause lameness, sores and abnormal behaviour.", "Animals trapped in stalls are at risk in fires or ventilation failures." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Council Directive 2008/120/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs, European Union." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Gestation crates occur in intensive pig breeding facilities as individual accommodation for breeding sows.", "They support individual feeding, observation and management while substantially restricting movement.", "Their use requires assessment of animal welfare, sow size, housing conditions and applicable local restrictions." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q5553675: gestation crate", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5553675", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Gestation crate", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestation_crate", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-use-boundary", "name": "Identity and use boundary", "description": "Establishes what makes the enclosure a gestation crate and which neighbouring housing types must remain distinct.", "rationale": "Similar-looking stalls can serve different purposes and impose different confinement regimes.", "layers": [ { "id": "reproductive-purpose", "name": "Reproductive purpose", "description": "Connects the enclosure's intended function with the reproductive interval in which it is used.", "findings": [ { "id": "intended-and-observed-use", "name": "Intended and observed use", "description": "Record documented purpose separately from observed occupancy; neither should silently substitute for the other.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence identifies this enclosure as intended for individual sow housing during breeding or gestation?", "kind": "definition", "id": "intended-and-observed-use-q01" }, { "text": "Does its observed use match that purpose, and what reproductive interval does the occupancy cover?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "intended-and-observed-use-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "neighbouring-enclosures", "name": "Neighbouring enclosures", "description": "Distinguishes gestation confinement from feeding access, procedural restraint and farrowing accommodation.", "findings": [ { "id": "classification-by-confinement", "name": "Classification by confinement", "description": "Use exit control, turning space and reproductive function together when resolving ambiguous stall terminology.", "questions": [ { "text": "Can the sow turn around or leave voluntarily in the configuration being assessed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "classification-by-confinement-q01" }, { "text": "What separates this enclosure from a free-access feeding stall, a veterinary restraint device or a farrowing crate?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "classification-by-confinement-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "sow-fit-and-movement", "name": "Sow fit and movement", "description": "Represents the relationship between confinement geometry and the particular sow's body and movements.", "rationale": "Nominal dimensions cannot establish whether an occupant can stand, rest and rise without additional obstruction.", "layers": [ { "id": "usable-envelope", "name": "Usable envelope", "description": "Measures actual space after accounting for gates, troughs, rails and other intrusions.", "findings": [ { "id": "clearance-relative-to-occupant", "name": "Clearance relative to occupant", "description": "Relate the measured usable enclosure to the assessed animal rather than assigning a universal fit threshold.", "questions": [ { "text": "What clear length, width and height remain with the gates closed and feeding equipment in place?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "clearance-relative-to-occupant-q01" }, { "text": "Which sow measurements and sourced fit criteria support an occupancy decision for this configuration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "clearance-relative-to-occupant-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "posture-and-contact", "name": "Posture and contact", "description": "Examines resting positions, posture transitions and contact with enclosure members.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-obstruction", "name": "Movement obstruction", "description": "Record observed contact and impediments during standing, lying and rising, including uncertainty where observation is incomplete.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where do rails, gates or troughs obstruct the sow during standing, lying, rising or limb extension?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "movement-obstruction-q01" }, { "text": "Which observed fit or movement problems require adjustment, removal from service or transfer of the sow?", "kind": "action", "id": "movement-obstruction-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "flooring-and-resource-interfaces", "name": "Flooring and resource interfaces", "description": "Covers the surfaces and resource points the sow must use while confined.", "rationale": "Restricted movement makes reachable resources and safe contact surfaces central to assessing the crate.", "layers": [ { "id": "floor-and-barrier-hazards", "name": "Floor and barrier hazards", "description": "Assesses footing, openings, projections and interfaces between fixed parts.", "findings": [ { "id": "contact-and-entrapment-points", "name": "Contact and entrapment points", "description": "Locate damage or geometry that may expose the occupant to slipping, abrasion, trapping or sharp contact.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the measured openings and gaps in the floor, partitions and gate interfaces, and which are accessible to the sow?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "contact-and-entrapment-points-q01" }, { "text": "Which damaged, slippery or projecting surfaces require repair before further occupancy?", "kind": "action", "id": "contact-and-entrapment-points-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "feeding-drinking-and-cleaning", "name": "Feeding, drinking and cleaning", "description": "Establishes usable feed and water access and the ability to remove contamination from the occupied space.", "findings": [ { "id": "resources-within-confinement", "name": "Resources within confinement", "description": "Assess actual access and function at the sow's position, together with contamination and cleaning constraints.", "questions": [ { "text": "Can the confined sow reach and use the feeder and drinker, and how was their function checked?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "resources-within-confinement-q01" }, { "text": "How can feed residues and manure be removed from the crate, and which cleaning operations require the sow to be moved?", "kind": "action", "id": "resources-within-confinement-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "confinement-operation-and-release", "name": "Confinement operation and release", "description": "Represents entry, containment, duration, routine exit and emergency access.", "rationale": "A crate's consequences depend on how and for how long it is closed, as well as whether the animal can be released.", "layers": [ { "id": "occupancy-regime", "name": "Occupancy regime", "description": "Records the timing and management conditions of confinement.", "findings": [ { "id": "confinement-history", "name": "Confinement history", "description": "Keep actual entry and release events distinct from planned schedules and reconstruct gaps explicitly.", "questions": [ { "text": "When did each confinement interval begin and end, and what continuous and cumulative exposure is supported by those records?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "confinement-history-q01" }, { "text": "Which reproductive-stage or management conditions trigger scheduled release or reassessment?", "kind": "action", "id": "confinement-history-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "gate-control-and-rescue", "name": "Gate control and rescue", "description": "Assesses containment hardware and access when normal exit is obstructed.", "findings": [ { "id": "release-readiness", "name": "Release readiness", "description": "Record latch condition, opening clearance and the means of reaching or releasing a sow that cannot exit normally.", "questions": [ { "text": "Can each gate and latch be operated as intended with the crate occupied, and is the exit route clear?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "release-readiness-q01" }, { "text": "What authorised procedure and equipment allow access to or release of a trapped, injured or recumbent sow?", "kind": "action", "id": "release-readiness-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "welfare-and-use-requirements", "name": "Welfare and use requirements", "description": "Links crate-specific observations and proposed uses to evidence, decision criteria and applicable restrictions.", "rationale": "Mechanical serviceability alone cannot establish that confinement is acceptable for a particular animal, duration or location.", "layers": [ { "id": "animal-based-assessment", "name": "Animal-based assessment", "description": "Records animal observations relevant to confinement without assuming their cause.", "findings": [ { "id": "observations-and-intervention", "name": "Observations and intervention", "description": "Track injuries, posture difficulties, resource-use problems and behavioural observations with assessment methods and escalation criteria.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which lesions, locomotion difficulties or repeated behaviours were observed, using what protocol and over what observation period?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "observations-and-intervention-q01" }, { "text": "Which observations require veterinary assessment, immediate release or a change of housing under the applicable care protocol?", "kind": "action", "id": "observations-and-intervention-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "jurisdiction-and-evidence", "name": "Jurisdiction and evidence", "description": "Determines which dated requirements govern the specific place, facility and confinement regime.", "findings": [ { "id": "applicable-use-decision", "name": "Applicable use decision", "description": "Separate legal requirements, assurance conditions and welfare guidance, recording applicability and unresolved interpretation.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which authoritative provisions apply to this location, facility category, reproductive stage and proposed confinement duration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "applicable-use-decision-q01" }, { "text": "Does the documented configuration and use satisfy each applicable provision, and what unresolved evidence prevents a decision?", "kind": "action", "id": "applicable-use-decision-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "This is a recall-based description; no sources were consulted.", "Dimensions are approximate conventional examples, not recommended dimensions or compliance requirements; verify internal clearances against sow size and the particular design.", "Jurisdiction-specific restrictions, permitted confinement periods and applicable welfare standards require research." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of gestation crate this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Individual housing of breeding sows during pregnancy.", "Controlled individual feeding and observation of feed intake.", "Separation of sows to prevent direct fighting and competition for feed.", "Restraint for breeding management, pregnancy checks and routine husbandry." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of gestation crate this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Typical internal length", "typical_range": "Approximately 2.0-2.2", "unit": "m" }, { "quantity": "Typical internal width", "typical_range": "Approximately 0.6-0.7", "unit": "m" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of gestation crate this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Restricted movement prevents turning and limits exercise and normal exploratory behaviour.", "Prolonged confinement can contribute to frustration and repetitive behaviours such as bar biting.", "Poor fit or contact with enclosure fittings can cause abrasions and pressure injuries.", "Unsuitable, damaged or slippery flooring can contribute to foot injuries and lameness.", "Broken bars, protrusions or defective gates can cause injury, entrapment or unintended release." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of gestation crate this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Terminology varies: gestation crate, gestation stall and sow stall are overlapping names.", "Housing systems differ in whether individual stalls are used briefly around breeding or for much of gestation." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of gestation crate this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Farrowing crate", "difference": "Used around birth and lactation, with provisions for piglets and management of crushing risk; a gestation crate houses a sow during pregnancy." }, { "name": "Group gestation pen", "difference": "Houses multiple pregnant sows in a shared space where they can turn and move around." }, { "name": "Free-access feeding stall", "difference": "Allows a sow to enter and leave an individual protected space voluntarily; a conventional gestation crate confines her until released." }, { "name": "Livestock handling chute", "difference": "Provides temporary restraint for handling or procedures rather than routine housing during pregnancy." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of gestation crate this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Which authoritative definitions resolve terminology differences among gestation crates, sow stalls, service stalls and lockable free-access stalls?", "Which published measurement methods and animal-size criteria should govern fit assessment, including changes over gestation?", "Which validated welfare observation protocols and intervention thresholds apply specifically to sows in gestation crates?", "What current jurisdictional restrictions, exceptions, transition dates and assurance requirements govern the intended deployment?", "Which crate-specific design standards, documented failure modes and emergency-release procedures are supported by authoritative guidance or manufacturer evidence?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 16, "questions": 26 } }