Telecommunications firms China Telecom and Huawei developed connected cow technology that tracks body temperature and fertility period of cows to maximize reproduction

Briefing

Telecommunications firms China Telecom and Huawei developed connected cow technology that tracks body temperature and fertility period of cows to maximize reproduction

March 2, 2018

Briefing

  • Initial Deployment – China Telecom and Huawei developed and deployed connected cow technology in dairy farm with over 50,000 cows in Yinchuan city, China
  • Connected Cows – Sensor on neck of each cow can measure body temperature and fertility period, with data viewable from mobile app or website
  • Technology Features – Include wide coverage, battery life of up to six years, accessible API, 24-hour data storage, and can work at environmental temperatures of -30 to -45 degrees Celsius with IP65 protection grade
  • Benefits – 95% detection rate of fertility period, which can increase pregnancy rate, shorten pregnancy intervals, reduce cost, and increase milk output
  • Other Implementations – Pilot run also replicated in Inner Mongolia Youran Farming, Ningxia Helan Mountain Dairy, Heilongjiang Modern Farming Group, and Xinjiang Shihezi Xinyuan Farming in July 2017, with China Telecom and Ningxia Shangling Group completing first commercial order in August 2017

Accelerator

Sector

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Information Technology

Organization

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co.

Source

Original Publication Date

March 1, 2018

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