A HUNGARIAN developed smartphone accessory is helping producers weigh their cattle without the use of any scales or yard infrastructure.
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Known as Beefie, the new technology allows producers to calculate their cattle weights in less than half a minute by attaching an external device to an Android 5.1+ smartphone and capturing a range of photographs.
Livestock are analysed from two to six metres away, even whilst in motion or partially obscured, with more than 5000 tests on animals producing a 95 per cent accuracy rate.
The condition, breed, gender, age and appearance of the animal is taken into account as provided by the producer, along with their individual identification number.
Created by Agroninja, developers are planning to expand their distributor network into other countries, including Australia, after launching the product in Europe recently.
Beefie co-founder Gergely Boromisza said the device would make life easier and less stressful for both cattle farmers and their livestock.
“After thousands of tests, I’m confident to say that we are ready to satisfy the demand of hundreds if not thousands of farmers,” Gergely Boromisza said.
“Most of the products ordered in the pre-sales period are already in the hands of farmers, but we are working on building a global reseller network to help farmers everywhere.”
Lucy Kinbacher
Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.
Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.
