An ecological goat farm in Shanghai is developing a facial recognition system specific for goats to improve work efficiency and quality of livestock. Photo: screenshot of a video posted by The Paper.

An ecological goat farm in Shanghai is developing a facial recognition system specific for goats to improve work efficiency and quality of livestock. 

The Wanhe ecological goat farm possesses the only organic white goat farm nationwide and is developing a facial recognition system for identifying goats. It is planned to be put into use in 2022. 

The facial recognition will raise working efficiency and improve the breeding quality and health condition of the goats, said Huang Zhen, chairman of Wanhe Technology Development Group.

"Workers don't have to monitor the goats' condition on the spot. For example, we currently have 11 people to manage 3,000 goats. The system can show the information of every goat on the computer screen, including its gender, age, weight, as well as state of health, vaccination and pregnancy."

The farm only needs to hire seven people to manage 10,000 goats, said Huang. 

At the same time, the quality of breeding can be improved by scientific mating under the facial recognition system. Huang added, "We are working with the local Animal Disease Control Center in improving white goat breeding."

Wanhe is expected to become the biggest goat farm in East China once it enlarges and renovates the farm for the third time in 2022.

Global Times