What if a farmer could detect a sick animal days before any visible symptoms appear? That’s the promise behind a new artificial intelligence research lab quietly taking shape in the heart of Pennsylvania’s agricultural country, writes Dave Lefever for Lancaster Farming.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has opened the DAT-AI-LAB (short for data, analytics, and technology for artificial intelligence in livestock behavior) at its New Bolton Center in Kennett Square.
Built in partnership with Pennsylvania-based agricultural technology company AgriGates, the facility uses cameras, sensors, and AI-driven behavioral tracking to monitor livestock around the clock, flagging subtle shifts in movement or activity that might signal illness, stress, or injury long before a farmer or veterinarian would notice anything wrong…