Australian abattoirs are adopting AI to count sheep, allowing farmers and processors to sleep more easily at night after decades of rows over miscounts stoked distrust in the outback.
The sheep industry has been a cultural touchstone for a country whose economy was said to be “built on the sheep’s back” due to the importance of wool and lamb exports.
Generations of farmhands or “jackaroos” were employed at often remote stations to help count the animals up to eight times between farm and slaughterhouse. Discrepancies can cause friction between farmers, truck drivers and abattoirs as well as trigger recounts to ensure the right number of animals have been paid for.
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