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Oborkhale, L. I.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Ogbonnaya, I. J.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba
Okoro, C. K.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Odo, K. O.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
ABSTRACT
This
paper presents the negative effects of physiological changes of cattle if not
monitored online are dangerous to their wellbeing, thereby increasing cost of
production and management, thus profitability is reduced. However, in this era
of sensor networks and advancement in telecommunication technology,
physiological parameters that ensure cattle wellbeing can be monitored online.
In this research work, height, reach size and body weight are monitored to
establish any deviation from the standard measurement using ZigBee sensor
network (IEEE 802.15.4). The phenomenon was used to characterize the health
status of each cattle into two classes (healthy and unhealthy). The sensor
after processing, communicated with the farm owner of any anomaly via SMS alert
through the base station. This prompts urgent action. The result shows that an
increased stress will reduce the rate of feeding, thereby affecting the growth
rate negatively. The weights of healthy cattle are proportional to their height
and reach sizes according to its category. At some various levels of the model
analysis, each cattle have a range of weight acceptability. Within the range,
cattle are believed to be healthy while unhealthy if it exceeds or lower than
the range.
Keywords: Physiological Parameters, Livestock, Zigbee, Telecommunication
https://doi.org/10.33922/j.ujet_v7i1_13
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Published
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 1, June 2021
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