SKT-Ulyke Korea Collaboration, Promoting Live Care to Monitor Cattle Physical Changes
Predicting Disease from Weather and Optimal Breeding Timing by Identifying Temperature and Acidity

SK Telecom and bioventure company Ulyke Korea announced that they will jointly promote the 'Live Care' service, which manages cattle history and monitors physical changes in cattle such as disease and pregnancy using the IoT dedicated network LoRa (LoRa).

The 'Live Care' service continuously monitors cattle body temperature and acidity (pH) by injecting a bio capsule equipped with a LoRa communication module into the 'rumen,' the first stomach of cattle. It can detect disease signs in cattle, detect estrus, predict optimal breeding timing, identify calving signs, and track water intake frequency.

The bio capsule launched this time complements external attachment-type necklaces and earrings. The bio capsule manufactured from sugarcane and corn material identifies changes in body temperature inside the body without being affected by external temperature.



SK Telecom plans to install LoRa base stations free of charge on farms that apply for 'Live Care'. The bio capsule operates for up to 7 years and costs 150,000 won per unit. Communication charges are separate.

Cattle body temperature and acidity (pH) information measured in the bio capsule are transmitted to the server through LoRa base stations, and after analysis for specific patterns, when abnormal signs are detected, notifications are sent to the farm owner's smartphone or PC. Additionally, farm owners can check data results such as the presence or absence of disease and breeding schedules for individual cattle raised on the farm as graphs through a smartphone app and PC, and can also prepare farm management logs for systematic livestock farming.

SK Telecom and Ulyke Korea will jointly develop small bio capsules and patch-type products, and plan to establish a control system that can monitor the status of bio capsules deployed nationwide and also establish a group alarm transmission system for preventing livestock infectious diseases.

They are also promoting the construction of a system that can manage the history of the entire process from livestock raising to slaughter by installing LoRa base stations not only in livestock facilities but also in slaughterhouses and livestock vehicles, and plan to enter markets in countries that raise many cattle such as China, the United States, Australia, and Brazil as a total solution along with IoT networks based on domestic experience and achievements in the future.

Cha In-hyuk, head of SK Telecom's IoT Business Division, said, "This service launch is the first case where SK Telecom's IoT dedicated network LoRa is being utilized for livestock management, and it is expected to be a good example of providing practical value to livestock farms and contributing to creating safe food, thereby providing social value to the people."