CattleEye Featured by The Bullvine in Landmark Industry Deep Dive on AI and Lameness Detection

CattleEye’s camera-based AI system has been hailed as a revolution in herd health management in a major industry feature published by The Bullvine this week.

The Bullvine is one North America’s preeminent daily news source in the dairy industry, attracting over 400,000 monthly readers and boasting a subscriber base exceeding 33,000.

In the article – ‘AI Eyes on Your Herd: Why Automated Lameness Detection is Revolutionising Dairy Farming’ – the publication examines the case for the adoption of automated lameness detection across large-scale dairy farms. It highlights how systems like CattleEye are transforming herd health economics – spotting lameness 23 days before it becomes visible and closing the US industry’s estimated $250–$500 per cow detection gap. In the UK, the recent Stride Report suggests that gap costs £330 per cow.

2D imaging and machine learning providing an always-on detection system

The Bullvine article describes how, despite lameness being one of the most costly and prevalent herd health issues, most farms are underestimating the problem by a factor of four. Traditional visual scoring methods, often subjective and infrequent, aren’t keeping up with the demands of modern herd management.

The article shows how CattleEye’s 2D imaging and machine learning platform not only outperforms human observers in spotting lameness, but also delivers higher sensitivity in detecting digital dermatitis – outperforming veterinarians by 12%.

Scientific Validation and Commercial Results

The feature draws on extensive trials across 11 UK farms, where the CattleEye system achieved:

• Up to 86% agreement with human mobility scorers
• Early detection of mobility issues 23 days before hoof trimming
• Improved identification of cows with grade 3 digital dermatitis

The Bullvine goes on to highlight how farms using automated detection report see a return on investment from earlier treatment, reduced culling, and better long-term welfare outcomes.

Closing the Detection Gap with AI

What sets CattleEye apart is its ability to monitor every cow, every day, without the need for wearables or manual intervention. Installed at the exit of the milking parlour, the system uses a simple overhead camera to feed video to an AI engine that provides mobility scoring on a continuous standardised scale.

This constant, non-intrusive observation is key to identifying problems that would otherwise go undetected until productivity – and welfare – are already compromised.

“This kind of industry recognition validates years of development and on-farm testing. The Bullvine piece is a turning point – both for CattleEye and for how the dairy sector approaches one of its most persistent welfare and profitability challenges. AI is no longer experimental – it’s essential.”

CattleEye founder & CEO Terry Canning

If you would like to download a PDF of The Bullvine‘s article, please click this link.

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