The initiative will carry out adaptations to use the technology in the rural environment (outdoor) to monitor the animals
An animal identification system will allow the rural producer to plan, monitor and manage the operational and strategic activities of the property. A Embrapa Livestock Southeast and the startup Taggen Industries and Services, specialized in IoT and RFID, combined their skills to develop a technology that intends to have low cost and greater versatility, current limitations for livestock farmers to adopt the solutions already available on the market. The partnership must deliver the new product to the market, in stages, within two years.
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The innovation is initially based on wireless digital communication technology BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), composed of individual devices (beacons), readers (gateways) and the Taggen cloud monitoring platform. The idea is that the tool does not require a high qualification from the operator, because the BLE needs few accessories, simplifying the installation process.
The solution is already adopted in several ecosystems, such as agrotechs, building environments (indoor), logistics, industry, automotive and hospitals. “The proposal is to make adjustments to use it in the rural environment (outdoor) to monitor the animals in real time. The challenge is to make the system viable for use in livestock. The benefits range from inventorying the herd to tracking the animals, as well as monitoring behavior, well-being and property security”, explains Embrapa researcher Alberto Bernardi.
The target audience is made up of ranchers who are interested in the identification, location, traceability, certification and management of animal movement. According to Werter Padilha, CEO of Taggen, the idea is that the devices are distributed by agricultural stores and that they have the “plug and play” concept, just as a customer buys a chip from a telephone operator, in a physical store, enables -o and starts using it immediately.
Experiment
The research will be conducted at Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, in São Carlos (SP). To start the project, 60 animals will be evaluated. Twenty dairy cows and 40 beef cattle in an extensive and intensive system with integrated Crop-Livestock Forest (ILPF). In February, Taggen already mapped the areas, in addition to the conditions for monitoring the animals. The forecast is that in April the first assessments will be carried out.
