Livecare (CEO Chan-Mok Park), a digital livestock technology company, announced on the 11th that it has unveiled an "AI-based livestock platform" capable of real-time infectious disease management based on livestock biometric data analysis. The platform aims to establish a digital quarantine system to respond to national disaster-level livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease.
LiveCare has built its system based on over 1.3 billion pieces of livestock biometric data collected from livestock farms over the past 13 years. The company plans to leverage this data to provide an AI-based management environment that enables precise analysis of livestock conditions and early detection of disease signs.
The platform's core technology is an "AI biocapsule" inserted into the cow's stomach. While existing livestock ICT technologies primarily utilize camera footage or acceleration sensors to analyze external behavioral data, such as activity and eating behavior, LiveCare directly measures the livestock's core body temperature to assess their health.
This biocapsule can measure a cow's core body temperature to a precision of 0.1℃ and is relatively unaffected by external environmental conditions. This allows data to be collected on biological responses, such as subtle temperature changes following vaccination. Farm managers can also monitor real-time conditions through a mobile application and identify animals requiring special care.
Some farms are evaluating how this data can be used to more quickly assess livestock health. Previously, visual inspections of livestock after vaccination were required, but a data-driven management environment allows for faster identification of potentially problematic animals.
The digital livestock market, pursued by LiveCare, is considered one of the fastest-growing sectors in the global technology industry. According to market research firm Grand View Research, the smart agriculture and livestock monitoring market is projected to reach approximately $32.1 billion by 2030. Markets and Markets, another research firm, projects that the precision livestock market will grow to approximately $12.1 billion by 2030, citing AI-based monitoring technology as a key driver.
LiveCare's competitive edge lies in its long-term accumulated biometric data and implantable biocapsule technology. The company believes these data assets will play a crucial role in advancing its AI analysis models and securing service competitiveness.
Furthermore, this technology can be utilized not only for individual farm management but also to enhance national quarantine systems. AI analysis can be used to proactively detect disease outbreaks and predict their spread, which can then be used to formulate quarantine strategies. This aligns with international policy trends that are expanding the adoption of AI-based livestock technologies to address labor shortages and climate change.
Park Chan-mok, CEO of LiveCare, said, “Livestock diseases recur every year, but initial response is not easy due to limitations in real-time monitoring in the field.” He added, “We plan to strengthen the disease prevention and management system and expand the digital transformation of the livestock industry through a platform that utilizes AI and biometric data.”
LiveCare provides livestock data services based on a cattle-specific IoT healthcare biocapsule and AI analysis platform, and is also pursuing global market expansion in the future.
Meanwhile, with the recent spread of smart agriculture and precision livestock technologies, the introduction of AI and IoT-based livestock health management solutions is attracting attention as a new growth area in the livestock industry.
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