Can detect problems with rations. Applicable to horses. These probes are not likely to free up labor need interpretation and strict monitoring of sanitation. They, too, have a rather high initial capital investment. Two-year economic payback period.
Initial investment is sizeable.
They can also produce false positives. You need good records to be able to move the device over large numbers of cattle to be cost effective. SF Online Copyright Meredith Corporation 1999. All rights reserved.