Project description
Smartphone-based detection of uterus infection in cattle
After calving, cows often get a mild infection of the uterus known as endometritis. Endometritis can be cured, but if not diagnosed early, it may impact reproductive performance and incur significant economic losses. The EU-funded Better Dairy project is introducing the first mobile animal diagnostics tool for detecting endometritis early. The system contains a handheld high-resolution microscope attached to a mobile device and facilitates diagnosis through automated image recognition software. It doesn’t require professional training or lab testing and can detect the condition before clinical symptoms appear, thereby assisting in prompt treatment.
Objective
Endometritis is a curable uterine infection that is highly prevalent in cow farms affecting approximately 30% of cows per year, with up to 70% incidence in some herds. A farm with just 1,500 cows and with a typical incidence rate of 30% has a loss of up to €146,000 a year due to the costs associated with endometritis. Current solutions are slow, expensive, require specialized personnel and have low reliability (53%). Oculyze offers Better Dairy, an automated image recognition tool leveraging a proprietary smart algorithm using a smartphone-based microscope and a sampling kit for the diagnosis of subclinical endometritis in cows. The diagnostic tool can be easily used by anyone without professional training. It does not require expensive equipment or lab testing, just a regular smartphone. Better Dairy makes laboratory testing an easy and affordable task.
During the feasibility assessment, a minimum viable product will be defined, a go-to-market strategy and a supply chain will be established, as well as further development plan will be drafted. Within the overall project, Oculyze seeks to finalize the design of the Better Dairy, upgrade the recognition software, transfer the production line to a CMO and validate the performance through pilot with 2 cattle farms.
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- agricultural sciences animal and dairy science dairy
- natural sciences computer and information sciences artificial intelligence computer vision image recognition
- natural sciences physical sciences optics microscopy
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering information engineering telecommunications mobile phones
- agricultural sciences animal and dairy science domestic animals animal husbandry
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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15745 WILDAU
Germany
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