Real-Time Vital Signs Monitoring System Towards Livestock Health Furtherance

The application of information and communication technologies & electronics (ICTE) in agriculture has proved to be very efficient and revolutionary. With the adoption of increasingly efficient and modern technologies, the competitiveness and production in agriculture activities is carried out in a more sustainable way. Precise positioning and geolocation, geographic mapping, sensors and communication systems are tools that help the development of a complete and accurate system for livestock monitoring. This paper includes the proposal for a cattle or equine ICTE-based monitoring system developed as a belt. It contains a microcontroller that is used to evaluate the animal's heart rate and detect abnormal mobility. The correct evaluation of these two parameters proves very useful for the detection of many of the pathologies and anomalies that constitute economic losses for the producers. With accurate monitoring, it is possible to circumvent these events that are detrimental to animal production.