TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Smart ear tags created

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Ceres Tag have created a new type of ‘fit bit’ to help farmers keep track of where their livestock are and what they are doing.

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 The CSIRO has created a new ear tag which acts like a Fit Bit for cattle. Picture courtesy CSIRO.

The CSIRO has created a new ear tag which acts like a Fit Bit for cattle. Picture courtesy CSIRO.

The new technology, which takes the form of a smart ear tag, produces similar data to that delivered by smart watches. Using the device, farmers can track where their herds graze, if an animal has escaped...

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