An efficient and cost-effective IoT system for regular surveillance of cattle health on a farm.

Abstract

Cattle health monitoring is one of the growing concerns in the present era in Uganda mainly due to the ever-increasing population and the ascending demand for dairy and meat products both locally and on the international market. Further, to prolong the lifecycle and sustain the quality of cattle and its products, the regular monitoring of cattle health is essential. Several diseases are transmitted from animals to humans, therefore, an early prognosis regarding cattle health and disease is required. This project implements IoT devices to have a regular follow-up of the health performance of the cattle in comparison with the values for normal cattle. The IoT system is expected to record essential parameters of temperature, heart rate, movement patterns, and the location coordinates of the cattle. The measured data will be sent to the server using the GSM technology, data will then be analyzed and displayed on a web portal with a notification of the health status to identify sick animals over time to enable timely medical care.