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cattle
vr.tr.cattle · thing-q830
Let an agent handle cattle by breed, purpose, identification, health, welfare and regulation.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which animal.
Identification
Tags and passports.
Identification
Identification.
- What is the animal identification number? provenance
- Where has it moved? provenance
Breed and purpose
Type.
Breed
Breed and purpose.
- Which breed and purpose? definition
- What sex and age class? definition
Health Disease control.
Care
Vet care.
Care
Health care.
- Is health care up to date? provenance
- When is a vet needed? action
Notifiable disease
Reporting.
Reporting
Reporting duties.
- Which diseases must be reported? boundary
- To whom? action
Welfare Needs and handling.
Needs
Housing and feed.
Needs
Welfare needs.
- Are welfare needs met? boundary
- Which code applies? provenance
Handling
Safety.
Handling
Safe handling.
- How can cattle be handled safely? action
- What are the risks with bulls and cows with calves? boundary
Products and impact Food and environment.
Products
Meat and milk.
Products
Products.
- Which products come from this herd? definition
- Which food safety rules apply? provenance
Impact
Emissions.
Impact
Environmental impact.
- What is the environmental footprint? measurement
- Which method? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Lebedyn, Brangus, bullock, heifer, feral cattle, Ga, calf, tauros, male buffalo calf, veal, arda, Tudanca cattle
What it is Filled
Domesticated bovines (Bos taurus and Bos indicus), kept for meat, milk, leather and draught power, including cows, bulls, heifers, bullocks and many breeds.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle cattle by breed, purpose, identification, health, welfare and regulation.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Domesticated ruminant
- Beef, dairy and dual-purpose breeds
- Individual identification required in many countries
- Major source of emissions and land use
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Strike, overcrowd or neglect cattle, or move them in ways that cause injury or panic.
- Treat cattle with medicines a veterinarian has not prescribed.
- Move cattle without the identification and movement records the law requires.
- Let cattle stray onto roads or other people's land.
Only with a human decision
- Slaughtering, culling or selling an animal.
- Responding to a suspected notifiable disease.
May
- Feed, water and monitor cattle on the keeper's instructions.
- Read ear tags and report animals' movements to the keeper.
- Report signs of illness, injury or distress.
Moral aspects Filled
- Cattle are sentient animals whose welfare depends on how they are kept.
- Livestock disease and farming practices affect food safety, public health and the climate.
Who is affected
- The cattle
- Farmers and keepers
- Consumers and neighbours
Owners Filled
Steward
The registered keeper; veterinary authorities oversee movements and disease control.
Master systems
- National cattle identification and movement databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q4767951 - registry parent class
- Q57812611 - registry parent class
- Q57814795 - registry parent class
related
- animal - livestock
- meat, milk, leather - products
- agriculture - farming
- zoonosis - diseases
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.cattle
- Wikidata: Q830 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830)
- official ear tag: country code plus number EU identification
- cattle passport: national system movements
Direct properties required Filled
- adult mass: 300-1200 kg - breed-dependent
- milk yield: up to about 10000+ litres per lactation - dairy breeds
Recognition required Filled
- Ear tags and passports
- Breed features such as Brangus or Lebedyn
- Heifers, cows, bulls, bullocks by sex and age
- Large horned or polled ruminants; breeds vary in colour and build.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- keep and breed them
- identify them with ear tags and passports
- protect health and welfare
- trace them through the food chain
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries from handling bulls
- Disease outbreaks such as bovine TB or foot-and-mouth
- Welfare problems
- Environmental impacts
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU Regulation 2016/429 Animal Health Law
- Cattle identification and traceability rules
- Animal welfare law
Context of use required Filled
- Food, leather, draught power and landscape management.
- dairy breeds
- beef breeds
- dual-purpose breeds
- zebu cattle
- feral cattle
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q830: cattle - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Cattle - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should breeds be separate entries?
- How should identification systems be linked?
- How should environmental footprints be reported?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q830/spec.json