opportunities of pa in the livestock industry
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Opportunities of PA in the Livestock Industry
Dimity Hunter – Development Officer
@DimityHunter
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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
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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”
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Pedigree Matchmaker
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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
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Walk Over Weighing (WOW)
Saving time
Avoiding stress
Reducing Manpower
Fast easy collection
of accurate data
Monitor stock to
better suit nutritional needs
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Walk Over Weighing
WOW!
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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
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Drones
Opportunities are
endless
Mustering
Locating animals via
thermal imaging
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Drones
Neil Gardyne of New Zealand Check on cast sheep, water infrastructure Wanting to automatically count sheep Monitor pastures
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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
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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
@DimityHunter
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Stock ID
@DimityHunter
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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
@DimityHunter
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Drought Feed Calculator
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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/
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Real-Time GPS Tracker
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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
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BLUE SKY UP & COMING TECHNOLOGY…
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3D Imaging Measures rump (P8) fat depth, muscle score and hip
height Increased efficiency Enabling better management decisions
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3D Imaging
Hopes it will be used at cattle saleyards
Tool for producers to meet market specifications
Availability within the next few years
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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
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Virtual Fencing
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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
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