Opportunities of PA in the Livestock Industry

Dimity Hunter – Development Officer

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Electronic ID tags Record individual animal information and events Preg testing (Twins & Singles) drenching weight fleece specs

Work out cost of production and return on individual animals

More information = better management decisions

Pedigree Matchmaker

Used in conjunction with eID’s

Determines which lambs belong to which ewes

Accurate

Savings on time, labour

Easier to determine genetic inheritability

“ You can’t change what you don’t measure”

Pedigree Matchmaker

Sheep Handlers/equipment

Three principal operations convenient height & position immobilizes sheep releases sheep

Many activities: drafting, crutching, drenching, tagging, blacklining, foot trimming etc…

Automatic weight recording

Walk Over Weighing (WOW)

Saving time

Avoiding stress

Reducing Manpower

Fast easy collection

of accurate data

Monitor stock to

better suit nutritional needs

Walk Over Weighing

WOW!

Telemetry The use of automatic measurement and transmission

of data. Data captured via:

Digital cameras Monitors

Increasing popularity to monitor trough and tank levels

Decreased labour

Drones

Opportunities are

endless

Mustering

Locating animals via

thermal imaging

Drones

Neil Gardyne of New Zealand Check on cast sheep, water infrastructure Wanting to automatically count sheep Monitor pastures

Calving Monitors

Monitor cows near calving

Device worn on the tail

Specific tail movement

detects onset of labour

Text message to phone ~ an hr before

Battery last for 30 days

Works on strongest network

StockID Driven by Pete Treloar

Android only at this stage

Used in conjunction with eID’s & scanner

Display up to 6 fields at once

Ability to export data

Full version Cost:$49.50 (Trial available)

www.stockid.com.au

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Stock ID

@DimityHunter

Drought Feed Calculator

Developed by DPI researches

Aimed at determining the minimum feed requirements

Different animals with different nutritional needs

Free to download

Calculates Amount of feed per head

The cost per head

The cost for a period

The amount for a mob/herd

The total cost for a mob/herd

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Drought Feed Calculator

Real – Time GPS Tracker

Used to locate other mobile devices in detail

Useful for mustering

Checking on movement of staff and family (safety)

Android only at this stage

https://www.greenalp.com/RealTimeTracker/

Real-Time GPS Tracker

Keep up to date with APPS

Australian based website

www.farmingwithapps.com Reviews handy apps for farming Ag Excellence Alliance

www.agex.org.au Updated list of new Apps available every month

BLUE SKY UP & COMING TECHNOLOGY…

3D Imaging Measures rump (P8) fat depth, muscle score and hip

height Increased efficiency Enabling better management decisions

3D Imaging

Hopes it will be used at cattle saleyards

Tool for producers to meet market specifications

Availability within the next few years

Virtual Fencing

Manage animal grazing with no physical barrier

Collar worn on animal at the moment

Training of animal required

Receives warning sound followed by shock when

approaching VF

Obvious difficulty for sheep and collars

Looking at ear tags

Virtual Fencing

Virtual Fencing

Taggle system

Can be used to track anything Waterproof, weighs <20grams Tracking livestock movement Alerted when tag moves outside of boundary Taggle will send location at pre-programmed

intervals Helpful when mustering Pasture management

www.spaa.com.au