Proactive Livestock Health Monitoring for a National Dairy Cooperative
Client Overview
A national dairy producers’ cooperative managing 250,000+ cattle across 300+ affiliated farms. The cooperative supplies over 400 million liters of milk annually to domestic and export markets and required a scalable way to monitor herd health and prevent production losses caused by undetected illness.
The Challenge
As operations scaled, herd health monitoring became increasingly reactive and inefficient.
- Delayed illness detection led to 15-20% milk yield loss in affected cattle
- Manual health checks consumed significant labor time and produced inconsistent data
- Rising veterinary costs, driven by reactive treatment, added $2.1M annually
- Fragmented health records made it difficult to track animal history and detect patterns
The cooperative needed a real-time, centralized health monitoring system capable of predicting illness early and supporting preventive care across geographically distributed farms.
Our Solution
IoT Wearable Integration
Durable, GPS-enabled wearables equipped with temperature, heart rate, and activity sensors, designed for harsh outdoor conditions and extended battery life of up to 18 months.
Farmer & Cooperative Applications
A mobile app for farmers providing real-time health status, alerts, and vaccination reminders, alongside a web dashboard for cooperative administrators to monitor herd-wide trends and manage health programs.
AI Health Prediction Engine
Machine learning models trained on five years of historical veterinary data to identify behavioral deviations and predict potential illness 48-72 hours in advance.
Real-Time Data & Veterinary Coordination
Continuous data synchronization from wearables to the cloud, automated alerts via SMS and notifications, and in-app veterinary booking with integrated medicine logistics.
Technologies Applied
- IoT Wearables
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Machine Learning
- Mobile & Web Applications
- Data Analytics
The Outcome
The platform delivered measurable operational, financial, and welfare improvements:
- 95% of major disease outbreaks prevented during the pilot phase
- 12% increase in milk yield across monitored herds
- $1.4M reduction in annual veterinary costs after full deployment
- 80% reduction in disease-related milk yield losses
- 20,000+ labor hours saved annually by eliminating manual health checks
- 88% farmer app adoption within the first four months
The cooperative transitioned to a preventive, data-driven health model, improving productivity, reducing costs, and strengthening farmer confidence and animal welfare standards.