Utilizing its AI-enabled predictive well being platform to enhance the safety of the meat and dairy provide chain by early illness prediction, MyAnIML launched as we speak new geolocation expertise to establish and discover sick cattle 2-3 days prematurely of signs to guard the well being of the herd.
MyAnIML’s patent-pending expertise employs synthetic intelligence and machine studying to foretell a broad vary of complete well being indicators utilizing the trade’s first facial – particularly a cow’s muzzle – recognition library dataset, designed and constructed by MyAnIML. Its newly launched Bluetooth-enabled ear tag helps producers shortly discover the person animal within the herd in essentially the most environment friendly and cost-effective method.
“We all know from advances in human biometrics and deep-learning expertise that the face generally is a dependable predictor of illness. Utilizing the identical idea, we will now ‘fingerprint’ a person cow’s muzzle to observe its well being and predict quite a lot of points days prematurely,” mentioned Shekhar Gupta, MyAnIML’s founder and CEO, who found and commercialized the first-of-its-kind expertise resolution in animal agriculture. “By addressing signs early, we will higher make sure the well being and well-being of your complete herd for a extra dependable and environment friendly meals provide chain.”
MyAnIML’s expertise makes use of a cow’s muzzle to foretell sickness earlier. It is new Bluetooth ear tag helps ranchers discover the person animal quick to guard the well being of the herd.
MyAnIML’s expertise makes use of a cow’s muzzle to foretell sickness earlier. It is new Bluetooth ear tag helps ranchers discover the person animal quick to guard the well being of the herd.
Collectively, the {hardware} and software program stack provide the worldwide beef and dairy industries a extra exact technique of herd well being administration when revenue margins proceed to be razor skinny and the price of meat, dairy and different meals merchandise stay excessive. Primarily based on a complete evaluation of cattle misplaced to ailments, price of medical therapy and low productiveness impacts, MyAnIML estimates the U.S. cattle trade loses roughly $200 billion yearly. For instance, Bovine Respiratory Illness (BRD) prices the U.S. feedlot trade as much as $900 million yearly in therapy prices, and complete trade losses are a lot increased when productiveness losses are factored in, in response to the American Society of Animal Science.
BRD is only one of many ailments and well being metrics MyAnIML identifies days earlier than different well being applied sciences, permitting producers to isolate the animal and begin earlier therapy.
Predictive analytics reduces antibiotics use, creates extra resilient provide chains
Earlier therapy means cattle producers can use antibiotics extra effectively, lowering prices and inhibiting the event of antibiotic-resistant micro organism, a rising concern amongst well being professionals.
Greater than 70% of all medically necessary antibiotics offered within the U.S. are utilized in livestock manufacturing. The cattle trade takes up the majority of that demand, utilizing antibiotics to deal with sick animals and as a preventative measure. A typical 5000-head feedlot spends $250,000 yearly on antibiotics simply to preemptively deal with calves for BRD, Gupta mentioned.
“Antibiotics have been a strong instrument to maintain U.S. herds wholesome, however by figuring out contaminated animals days earlier within the illness cycle, producers can cut back the danger to the herd by a person animal. It’s a win-win for producers and client well being,” Gupta mentioned.
Know-how identifies sick animal in large-scale operations
MyAnIML’s Bluetooth ear tag was developed particularly to assist large-scale business feedlots, stockyards and dairies implement predictive well being expertise into day-to-day operations.
In contrast to different ear tag expertise available in the market, like RFID tags, MyAnIML’s tag helps pen riders shortly discover a particular animal utilizing their cellular gadget, saving hours of labor and extra quickly eradicating sick animals from the herd.
“In a large-scale, and even small-scale system, having the ability to precisely predict a sick cow is a large profit. However discovering that animal has been like discovering a needle in a haystack,” mentioned Nathan Leiker, a northwestern Kansas cow-calf and feedlot operator utilizing the MyAnIML expertise since early 2022. “MyAnIML’s Bluetooth ear tags join the dots between illness prediction and animal identification. Now I simply examine my telephone and it takes me on to the cow I would like.”
The way it works:
- Strategically mounted cameras take a number of pictures of cows’ muzzles day by day, monitoring for adjustments.
- Photographs are analyzed in opposition to MyAnIML’s library of well being indicators.
- When a sick animal is detected, an alert with its ID is distributed to the rancher.
MyAnIML’s geolocation app’s directional arrows and audio sign leads ranchers on to that animal.
Commercially accessible within the U.S. since 2022 with a number of giant installations and pilot initiatives underway in 2023, MyAnIML has attracted worldwide curiosity and plans fast scale-up within the coming years.
