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IoT-Driven Livestock Health Monitoring: A Sensor-Based Software Sathyajeeth Patil1, Nachiketh A R1, Aytha Navaneeth Krishna1, N Shantha Kumar2 1Undergraduate- CSE-SE FET, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore-562112
2Associate Professor Department of CSE FET, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore-562112
---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract - Efficient farm management relies on proactive livestock health monitoring, a challenge unmet by traditional methods. This research aims to overcome these limitations by developing a state-of-the-art device integrated with a versatile mobile application, revolutionizing livestock health management. The device employs cutting-edge sensors to continuously monitor vital parameters such as GPS location, environmental temperature, and other environmental conditions. The mobile application swiftly detects signs of stress, illness, or discomfort, enabling early intervention. Additionally, our system features an e-commerce component, facilitating convenient purchases of livestock-related products. This data-driven approach empowers farmers with actionable insights, promoting sustainable agriculture. The project’s goal is to ensure the welfare of both livestock and their caretakers. Through the fusion of IoT, sensor technology, and mobile applications, we envision a transformative solution that enhances farm productivity and overall livestock well-being. Integrating advanced technologies positions our system at the forefront of modern agriculture, addressing critical challenges and fostering an efficient and sustainable farming ecosystem. Key Words: Livestock, farm, health, sensor, android application, e-commerce
1.INTRODUCTION One of the main components of a complicated puzzle required for effective farm management is the health of livestock. The paper [18] proposes the integration of livestock farming with agriculture as a mutually beneficial system to enhance agricultural productivity, ensure food security, and improve economic opportunities. The livestock sector accounts for 4.9% of India's GDP and contributes nearly 28.4% to the agricultural GDP [7]. However, the current situation exposes a harsh truth: traditional methods often fail to detect stress, sicknesses, and nutritional imbalances in cattle in their early stages. This leads to untreated health issues that affect the animals' well-being and productivity in the farming ecosystem. To overcome these obstacles, we focused on developing a cutting-edge device for overseeing cattle health, integrated with a mobile application that is both versatile and sophisticated. Our project's central idea is to develop an innovative livestock health management system that employs sensor technology to constantly track vital parameters. This generates an abundance of real-time data and includes environment temperature, humidity, location, and other ambient parameters. As an analytical engine, the companion mobile application swiftly analyses this data to identify indications of disease, stress, or discomfort in animals, enabling timely interventions. Our integrated solution intends to empower farmers with a proactive and data-driven technique, guiding agriculture toward a more sustainable future by overcoming the gaps that exist in traditional practices. Technology coming in contact with agriculture has often resulted in a conspicuous void because there has never been a single platform that does well on data collection, analysis, and any direct interventions within a period. This anomaly becomes evident especially when e-commerce features are combined with animal health monitoring. Insufficiency of such integration would make it hard for farmers to manage their herd appropriately, thus putting in jeopardy their livestock’s ability to ensure productivity and welfare. Therefore, we aim to solve this market gap by providing an all-in-one technology-driven solution involving up-to-date tools for livestock health monitoring and functioning e-commerce components. It will be an innovative combination that will revolutionize farming practices while ensuring sustainability, increased cattle wellness, and community livelihoods that rely on them.
2. LITERATURE SURVEY Liwu Pan, Mingzhe Xu, Lei Xi and Yudong Hao [16] in their research paper "Research of Livestock Farming IoT System. Based on RESTful Web Services" published by IEEE 2006, proposed a practical framework for constructing an intelligent livestock farming IoT system using RESTful web service technology. In this paper, IoT applications in agriculture have been emphasized, for example, remote monitoring systems that cater to poultry housing environments in a bid to improve efficiency while reducing cost.
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