Herdian
Herdian provides a computer vision and AI system that transforms existing cameras in swine maternity barns into 24/7 monitoring tools. The platform detects farrowing events, identifies piglets at risk of crushing or not nursing, and sends prioritized alerts to caretakers via WhatsApp or tablets, reducing mortality and increasing weaning weight.
- Agriculture Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data & Analytics
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Product
Problem
In swine maternity barns, sows and piglets require constant supervision, but human monitoring is limited and often misses critical events. Piglet crushing, prolonged farrowing, and sick females that go unnoticed lead to increased mortality rates and reduced weaning weights, costing producers significant economic losses.
Solution
Herdian transforms existing cameras installed over sow pens into an intelligent computer vision system that monitors maternity and management practices 24 hours a day. The AI analyzes feeding frequency, movement patterns, and crushing risk, generating prioritized alerts that are sent to caretakers via visual displays, tablets, or WhatsApp. The system also identifies piglets that have not nursed and detects prolonged farrowing, enabling timely intervention. By automating surveillance and providing interactive graphs of abnormal behavior, Herdian helps producers reduce mortality, increase weaning weight, and decrease labor requirements.
Target Audience
Primary customers are swine producers and integrated pig farming operations seeking to reduce piglet mortality, improve weaning weights, and optimize labor efficiency in maternity barns.
Features
- Computer vision algorithms that detect crushing risk, piglets not nursing, and prolonged farrowing events
- 24/7 automated monitoring of sow behavior, including feeding frequency and movement patterns
- Prioritized alert system delivering notifications through visual displays, tablets, or WhatsApp
- Interactive graphs and dashboards for easy identification of abnormal behavior and management trends
- Automatic recording of management data and occurrences for traceability and analysis
- Uses existing barn cameras, minimizing additional hardware investment