Digital Solution
ProTag

country New Zealand

ProTag is a sensors based smart ear tag monitor that continuously tracks herd and delivers real-time data on each animal’s metrics, behaviour and welfare and is easily integrated into farmers existing systems. The solution works with a mobile app and also web interface and provides farmers with detailed data on the health and wellbeing of each and every animal. ProTag helps farmers in heat and lameness detection with pinpoint accuracy with the help of its continuous tracking technology. It also results in improvements in pasture utilisation management by tracking the location and grazing behaviour of each cow.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Livestock management & animal health, Farm management services

Delivery type (format)

Internet of Things / sensors

Mobile app

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Business to consumers

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Agritech company

Name of supplier/developer

ProTag Ltd.

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Number of users or subscribers

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

ProTag helps farmers in heat and lameness detection with pinpoint accuracy with the help of its continuous tracking technology. It also results in improvements in pasture utilisation management by tracking the location and grazing behaviour of each cow. Source: Developer website

Digital Solution Geographic scope

All over New Zealand

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage

Other useful link

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

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