Smart Ear Tags Solve Livestock Farming Challenges High-Tech Enterprise Creates New Precision Livestock Ecosystem
Against the backdrop of industry challenges such as labor shortages, lagging health monitoring, and rough management in large-scale breeding, an intelligent ear tag integrating multiple core technologies recently stood out in the national selection of digital and intelligent cases in the livestock industry. This product was independently developed by a high-tech enterprise. With the innovative integration of low-power design, high-precision sensing and cloud management system, it has injected digital impetus into traditional animal husbandry. Currently, it has been applied on a large scale in multiple large-scale breeding farms.
It is understood that the R&D enterprise behind this smart ear tag has won 13 registered trademarks, 25 patents and 28 software Copyrights. In 2023, it was recognized as a high-tech enterprise, and in 2024, it was included in the list of technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, with leading technological strength in the industry. In response to the pain points of traditional ear tags such as high wear damage, easy detachment, and inaccurate temperature measurement, the R&D team has carried out full-chain innovation from materials, hardware to algorithms: The shell is made of a new type of composite material, which not only has anti-biting and corrosion-resistant properties, but also improves the wearing fit by 40%, and the damage to the animal’s ears is close to zero. The self-designed PCB circuit, combined with BLE low-power Bluetooth technology and the intermittent acquisition and transmission algorithm, extends the device’s battery life by more than three times compared to traditional products, meeting the long-term monitoring needs of large-scale breeding farms.
In terms of core functions, this ear tag is equipped with a high-precision thermal sensitive chip. By improving the configuration of the Wheatstone bridge resistor, the temperature measurement accuracy is controlled within 0.3℃, enabling precise capture of animal body temperature fluctuations. The built-in motion sensor records the activity level data in real time, and combines with the Bluetooth gateway and the cloud platform to build a complete data link. Livestock farmers can log in to the management system via mobile phones or computers to remotely view the individual identification information, real-time location, body temperature changes and movement trajectories of each livestock. The system automatically analyzes the data through neural network algorithms. When abnormal body temperature or sudden decrease in exercise occurs, it will send a warning message immediately.
“Previously, we had to get up at three in the morning to inspect and measure the temperature of hundreds of cattle. We had to work for most of the day. Now, we can monitor in real time on our mobile phones. Abnormal situations will automatically alarm, and the accuracy rate is extremely high.” ” The person in charge of a large-scale dairy farm introduced that after applying this smart ear tag, the disease detection time of the farm was advanced by 2 to 3 days, the cure rate increased by 35%, the annual loss of a single farm was reduced by over one million yuan, and at the same time, the labor cost was saved by more than 60%. In addition, this product also provides a real-time supervision solution for livestock finance. With precise data support, it helps livestock farms obtain credit support more conveniently.
Industry experts say that the widespread application of smart ear tags is driving the transformation of the livestock industry from “experience-based breeding” to “data-driven breeding”. It not only addresses the pain points such as lagging health monitoring and low management efficiency in traditional breeding, but also provides scientific basis for feed allocation, epidemic prevention planning and breed improvement through data accumulation. With the deep integration of low-power Bluetooth, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence technologies, smart ear tags will expand more application scenarios in areas such as animal traceability and carbon-neutral breeding, helping the livestock industry achieve high-quality and sustainable development.