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Cow faces recognized

Chris McCullough For Agri-View
Mar 2, 2017
Mar 2, 2017

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Cows, like humans, have their own set of unique facial features. Technology can now read those characteristics as usable data in order to identify a specific animal.

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Christophe Lupschen says half his income comes from breeding his dairy animals. New technology recognizes each of his cows through facial recognition, and record how much each eats.

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It seems there are no borders to how far technology can be developed. A company has launched the world’s first cow facial-recognition software.

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Chris McCullough, brought up on a dairy and beef farm in the heart of Northern Ireland, is a photo journalist who specialises in the international world of agriculture.