Automatic Sheep and Cattle Counting
From camera video, the system counts sheep and cattle as they pass through a gate or narrow passage, even when they walk several abreast. Each time animals go out to pasture, come back to the farm or are loaded onto a truck, the count goes into a report, and any disputed moment stays on video.
Example 
Example Where Losses Happen
- Counting hundreds of animals by eye is hard: the flock moves tightly packed, animals walk several abreast, and the numbers often don't add up.
- Disputes over the count come up when animals are handed over to a herder, moved between summer and winter pastures, sold or loaded onto trucks.
- When an animal gets lost, is stolen, is taken by wolves or strays into another flock, it often goes unnoticed for days, until the next count.
What It Looks Like in Practice
Out to pasture, back in the evening
For example, 412 sheep go out to pasture in the morning and 409 come back in the evening. You learn about the three missing sheep that same evening, not days later at the next count, and can start looking for them right away.
Summer pastures and the herder
In spring you hand the flock over to a herder. It goes up to the summer pastures and comes back in autumn. The flock is counted at the pen gate when it leaves and when it returns, so the report shows how many head went and how many came back. If the numbers differ, you have both counts from the report to show the herder.
Buying and selling
Sheep are often sold by the head, and a young bull can cost more than a thousand manats, so even one animal miscounted is costly. A camera above the loading ramp counts the animals going onto or coming off the truck. Say you buy 40 young bulls for fattening and 39 come off the truck. You see it before the truck leaves and can settle it with the seller on the spot.
Shearing and vaccination
Shearers are often paid per head. Shorn sheep are let out through a passage, the system counts them, and you pay by the number in the report. Vaccination works the same way: the report shows how many animals were vaccinated.
Shared pasture
When several flocks graze side by side, animals mix. If more come back in the evening than went out in the morning, someone else's animals have joined yours; if fewer, some of yours went off with another flock. The system can't tell which sheep are yours, but it shows that the numbers don't match, so you can sort it out while the flocks are still close by.
Theft at night
If someone opens the pen or barn gate at night and takes animals out, the morning report shows how many head went through the gate and when, and the video shows what happened. The gate needs lighting for this, which we check in advance.
What the System Does
Animals walking side by side
When several animals pass at once, each one is counted separately, so there is no need to let them through one by one.
Each gate separately
With a camera at the pen, the barn and the loading ramp, the report shows a count for each one.
Video proof
Every number is backed by video, so any disputed count can be checked on the recording.
Works with your cameras
A security camera already on the farm is often enough; we install a new one above the passage when needed.
Where the Camera Goes
- The camera is mounted above the passage or gate, looking down at the animals at an angle.
- The count is most accurate when animals stream through a narrow passage: the pen or barn gate, the loading ramp or a special corridor.
- We choose the mounting point and angle from a video of your gate or passage.
Good to Know
- We don't count a herd spread across an open pasture in a single frame, because the animals block each other from view. Counting happens at a gate or passage that the animals already pass through once or twice a day.
- If you also need counting at night, we check the lighting at the gate in advance.
- Farms are dusty and muddy, so the camera lens needs wiping from time to time.
- If small lambs walk pressed against their mothers or animals turn back in the passage, we first check on your video how the system counts them.
Questions and Answers
Does the system miss animals when they move fast?
The system counts animals as they stream through the passage. We check accuracy on a video of your own gate or passage and show you the result; a 30-second clip is enough.
Does the system show which animal is missing?
No. The system counts animals but doesn't tell them apart. The same day, you see that the count is off and can watch the flock go through on video.
What camera do I need?
A standard IP security camera is often enough. We choose the mounting point and angle from a video of your gate or passage, and install a new camera if needed.
Can it count goats and other animals?
Send us a video, and we'll show you how the system counts your animals. Every farm has its own gates and its own animals, so we always check on real video first.
How can I try it for free?
Send a 30-second video of your passage or pen gate on WhatsApp, and we'll show you how the system counts your animals.