Scientific United States of America want to identify cows from nose prints
Like human fingerprints, cow noses (or muzzles) are detailed, almost unique, difficult to change, and remain the same throughout a person's life, making them ideal long-term markers of identit, dairyherd.com reported.
Ali Shojaipur, a researcher at the University of New England, is developing an artificial intelligence capable of identifying cattle by their muzzle, ABC Rural reports. Just as people unlock their phones with their fingerprint, Shojaeipour's technology detects and identifies animals by their snouts. He is also currently creating a smartphone app so that animals can be identified using the phone's cameras.
A similar technology is also being developed at Kansas State University. Several K-State researchers from the College of Agriculture, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Karl R. Ice College of Engineering are developing an artificial intelligence network for cattle based on human facial recognition technology.
Although this technology is primarily focused on beef cattle, artificial intelligence could also benefit the dairy industry.
Source: Sfera FM