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If cattle are weighed before dosing instead of estimating their weight, then there will be less error as the cattle then receive the correct doss.
Our first experiment was investigating how much percentage error there is by estimating the dose needed. In our investigation we measured cattle by estimating their weight, and wrote down the dose we thought they would need. We then weighed the cattle to see their weight. We used this measurement as the most accurate reading to calculate their percentage error. (Beef - The dos and don’ts of dosing dairy-beef calves - Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority.) Our conclusion is that the use of the weigh scales makes the accuracy of the process far greater than guesswork. The accuracy shown by the remedy amount ranges from 13.4% to 2.3% and averages at 5.55%, which can be costly to the farmer and to the animals missing the remedy and becoming immune to it.
Our next experiment was making a control gun that will accurately read the weight, then send a signal to a receiver gun that will accurately calculate the volume of dose that is needed. We have created the program which will allow the gun to function as described and we are currently working on the accuracy to have the minimum error possible. After this experiment we plan to have a fully functional gun with all functions and data accessible for recording. We are in the process of designing the computer program to make sure it’s as accurate as possible.
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