And believe it or not; such a technology is now being developed for goats!

More efficient

According to a report in Malay Mail quoting a report from Global Times, a goat farm in Shanghai is developing a facial recognition system for goats to improve work efficiency and quality of livestock.

The Wanhe ecological goat farm, which is developing the system, is expecting to utilise it in 2022.

Wanhe Technology Development Group chairman Huang Zhen was quoted as saying that the system will raise working efficiency and improve breeding quality and health condition of the goats.

“Workers do not have to monitor the goats’ condition on the spot. For example, we currently have 11 people to manage 3,000 goats.

“The system can show the information of every goat on the computer screen, including its gender, age, weight, as well as state of health, vaccination and pregnancy.”

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The report said, by using the advanced system, the farm, which is the only farm to possess organic white goats in China, could manage 10,000 goats with a mere seven workers.

Huang added the system will also allow for scientific mating for an improved breeding quality.