S01E04 Benefits of adopting Electronic Identification (eID) for sheep and cattle - Nathan Scott - Livestock Tech Talks
Livestock Tech TalksShow Notes
Spending less time in the yard and reducing animal stress are a constant goal for Producers. In this episode, Nathan Scott from Achieve Ag Solutions who has been working with producers for many years to help them get the best out of their eID equipment, discusses how you can improve livestock productivity and profitability. Nathan discusses: what eID is and how to best use it the benefits of adopting eID in sheep and cattle enterprises how capturing data via eID improves your farm management decisions. For complimentary videos and supporting resources visit the Livestock Tech Talk page on the PIRSA website.
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