SIMPLE on-animal sensors could be a game changer for Australian beef cattle nutrition, according to research being conducted at University of Queensland.
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation master’s student Tamara Freitas-Kirk is using wireless technology and motion detection cameras to monitor individual food intake within a trial herd.
“Current methods are only able to estimate feed intake of a herd, assuming all animals are consuming a predetermined amount,” Mrs Freitas-Kirk said.
“But there’s no such a thing as uniform consumption – with one kilogram…
