Pharmaceuticals giant labs has developed a mobile app called fat SowDition to monitor and report on the physiological condition of sow herds . A score is assigned to individual animals , based on visual sensors that calculate fat deposits in the sow . Body conditioning scores give an indication of health , wellbeing and fertility of the herd , Bayer says .
Pharmaceuticals giant Bayer has developed a smartphone app called BCS SowDition to monitor and report on the body condition of sow herds. A score is assigned to individual sows, based on visual evaluations that calculate fat deposits in the sow. Body conditioning scores give an indication of health, wellbeing and fertility of the herd, Bayer claims.