The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: Smarter Ranching Starts Here: Wearable Tech for Breeding Season and Animal Health

Smarter Ranching Starts Here: Wearable Tech for Breeding Season and Animal Health

Wearables in the human health space have been popular for years to aid in tracking movement, heart rate, sleep, temperature and other biometrics to improve overall health and signal illness. In the cattle industry, this technology started in feedlots and dairies to aid in estrus and illness detection but is making its way to ranches.

Andrew Uden – CEO of HerdDogg says, “We are finally to the point where wearables are becoming cost-effective enough and getting enough range to be effective on ranches.”

HerdDogg creates a wearable for cattle that tracks total activity, ear temperature and accelerometer data. This animal behavior data can be used by ranchers to detect estrus or illness in individual animals earlier than the human eye. Additional features include turning lights on for specific tags to easily find the cows you are looking for and allowing your veterinarian or nutritionist to access your dashboard. HerdDogg focuses on using long-range Bluetooth to make this technology effective for ranchers and is easily accessible from cell phones.



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