Electronic tagging of lambs at birth has enabled one farmer to build a more accurate picture of flock performance and tweak management to maximise growth rates. Rutland farmer Jamie Wild manages a ...

TECHNOLOGY for livestock has come a long way in the past decade with GPS collars and drones. Now smart ear tags are being developed to track sheep health and behaviour. CQUniversity agriculture ...

Electric identification ear tags are part of an annual routine for sheep farmers, but little is known about how the important piece of plastic is produced or the rigorous process they go through prior ...

Farmers could soon monitor the heart rate and body temperature of their livestock through their smartphone using a solar-powered ear tag. The WM Systems tag – designed by Ollie Godwin, an industrial ...