Low price bolus for monitoring rumen parameters and early detection of subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) in cows Project leader Ilmārs Dūrītis Team of project Ilmārs Dūrītis Aija Mālniece Ilga Šematoviča Duration 2018 - 2022 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding National grant Project partners Riga technical UniversityUniversity of LatviaZS ZilūžiZS Ogres PiensThe Latvian Agricultural Organisation Cooperation Council Description of project The aim of research The aim of the project is to develop and put into practice an intraruminal long-acting bolus for monitoring rumen parameters in order to prolong the life of high-yielding dairy cows, increase milk yield, timely detect the parameter of unwanted rumen changes and take measures to prevent SARA. The tasks of project: To create a prototype of a low-power wireless sensor network system for early diagnostic of subacute rumen acidosis of dairy cowsThe new system architecture includes, reticulo-ruminal bolus with pH and temperature sensors, a microcontroller, a radio transmitter and a power supply module
