AoR 48: Andres Cibils on Heritage Breeds, Animal Sensors, and Optimizing Livestock Production

The last few decades have brought significant technological transitions in rangeland science and animals, specifically with advances in wireless and sensor technologies and access to “big data”. Dr. Cibils answers a few key questions: How can we direct inevitable change in desirable ways? Through these transitions, which can sometimes be disruptive economically or socially, how can we sustain the flow of rangeland products to consumers and improve environmental conditions in order to maintain or increase the well-being of those who live, work, and recreate on rangelands? Dr. Cibils and Tip discuss using technology to reduce ranch operational costs, GPS-enabled animal trackers that provide real-time location data, renewed interest in heritage breeds such as Criollo and Raramuri, and more. Learn more about Dr. Cibils' work at https://southwestbeef.org/ Recently published papers are available here: https://jornada.nmsu.edu/user/10211/biblio. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3cgfYRq