Livestock and ICT

Digitization of livestock management
ICT enables farmers to manage their livestock better through portable terminals such as phones and laptops. The Livestock Information System can take record of the breed, health standard, feeding routine, and all the information a farmer need to take record for. This is similar to healthcare information system where patients has their data stored in system, so doctors could pulled out the historical data and understand the patients status fast. With ICT, farmers could obtain specific information about a livestock faster and more accurately. Imagine a cow can be traced to its great grandfather and all these information could help with breeding better quality livestock.

Tackling animal disease and losses of livestock
Animal disease is one of the major issue in livestock sector. Losses caused by disease, especially epidemic disease could ruin a farm. However,  ICT could provide solution to it by monitoring the health standard. It can also alert the farmers about livestock's vaccination standards. Video camera provides a way that farmers could communicate with livestock specialist in the earliest possible time and conduct a simple diagnostic test through the video communication.

Also, another issue is the losses of animals. Unlike the crops, livestock moves, and they get lost if farmers cannot track where they are. Mobile notes and camera network allows the farmers to gain information of pastures and gates, and also keep tracking where the animals are.

B2B market
ICT links the livestock in the farm to the market of transaction. Each livestock can be tracked online with its status, price, pictures, videos and all the information used to process a transaction. Also, real-time market prices could be checked by farmers, making them easier to make decisions.