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BNOW Advances AI Livestock Data Platform For Food Security

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- BioData Now (BNOW), a Seoul-based animal biodata artificial intelligence (AI) company, is advancing a data-driven livestock management platform that uses real-time biometric signals to improve farm productivity, animal health monitoring and supply chain visibility.

The company is developing a remote animal management system that enables farms, food producers and supply chain stakeholders to track individual livestock through biological data rather than relying solely on manual observation or fragmented records.

“Food security cannot be solved only at the point of consumption. It must be supported by healthier, more productive, and more predictable farms across the region,” said BNOW chief executive officer, Donghyun Choo.

In a statement, BNOW said its approach supports emerging food security priorities in import-dependent markets such as Singapore, where supply stability increasingly depends on visibility and predictability at the farm level across regional production networks.

The company’s first product under its Live X initiative, LiveCow, is an AI-powered cattle health platform that uses an ingestible Internet of Things (IoT) biosensing capsule to collect internal biometric data for estrus detection, disease risk monitoring and calving prediction.

BNOW said the system can help farms reduce production losses, improve reproductive efficiency and build more predictable livestock operations by identifying health risks earlier in the production cycle.

The company is also exploring expansion of its platform into other livestock sectors such as poultry, with pilot activities and partnership discussions underway in markets including Vietnam, Australia and other regional food-producing countries.

BNOW said it is expanding its international presence through initiatives such as Echelon Singapore 2026, where it is engaging with potential partners to scale its animal biodata AI solutions across global food supply chains.

-- BERNAMA