Herd-i
AI cameras that score dairy cow lameness and body condition daily
About
Herd-i installs high-definition cameras in the milking-shed exit race and uses AI trained on tens of thousands of expert-scored cows to automatically assess each cow's gait and body condition after every milking. The dashboard gives a daily short list of animals that need attention for lameness or condition loss, calibrated to regional scoring systems like DairyNZ's.
The appeal is non-invasive, labor-free scoring that plugs into the normal milking routine. Limitations: it needs a reliable on-farm Wi-Fi signal (Starlink is used where connectivity is weak), models are regionally calibrated, and it's still early in its US expansion.
What it can do
- AI locomotion scoring
- AI body-condition scoring
- per-milking individual cow analysis
- customizable dashboard
- video evidence per cow
- regional scoring calibration
Setup
- Contact Herd-i at herd-i.com
- Schedule installation of cameras above the parlor exit lane
- Calibrate to regional body-condition and lameness scoring standards
- Review daily cow-level scores and trends in the dashboard
Prerequisites
Dairy shed with parlor exit lane; reliable Wi-Fi or Starlink
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 7/10
Scored 7/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: NZ dairy camera system for lameness/BCS scoring, US launch 2026 verified via trade press; AI trained on tens of thousands of expert-scored cows per company materials; Regional calibration needed; Wi-Fi requirement; early US expansion. License: Proprietary hardware + SaaS.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 6.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 7.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 7.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 7.0/10
- · NZ dairy camera system for lameness/BCS scoring, US launch 2026 verified via trade press
- · AI trained on tens of thousands of expert-scored cows per company materials
- · Regional calibration needed; Wi-Fi requirement; early US expansion
Sources
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