An extra pair of eyes in the truck

Cows and other livestock are travellers these days, being brought from one farm to the other – or to the slaughterhouse. Welfare during transport is important. A new tool can help to oversee and respond quickly should conditions change. Transport represents a point in a farmed animal’s life when many experts say welfare is most at risk. This is why technology to prevent welfare issues during transport is being developed. A patented Canadian real-time alert system is just being launched by t