BioCapsule
Measures body temperature, activity, and water-intake frequency inside the cow’s rumen 24 hours a day, and delivers disease, estrus, and calving alerts through an AI integrated control center.
- Key reproduction alerts (estrus, calving)
- Health monitoring (water-intake frequency, body temperature, activity)
- 99% estrus detection, disease detected 7–14 days in advance
- One of the world’s largest datasets
- 6-year lifespan
USD 200 ea
Today, a single worker on a livestock farm manages dozens or hundreds of animals, and checking their health and reproductive status relies mostly on observation. Miss a sign of estrus and you have to wait until the next breeding window; by the time symptoms are visible to the eye, the disease has often already worsened.
BioCapsule continuously measures body temperature and activity inside the rumen, letting you catch changes that are easy to miss by observation through an app and control center. It reduces the observational workload on farms and enables data-driven operations.
BioCapsule is a product of uLikeKorea, a MeTech subsidiary.
1.5B+ biometric data points
Over 27,000 capsules deployed
Clinical accuracy
99%+ estrus detection · anomalies detected 7–14 days before onset
Field-validated
Validated over 10+ years across 940+ farms
Global reach
Operating in 111 regions across 10 countries
How It Differs from Conventional Animal Management
| Method | BioCapsule |
|---|---|
| Placement | Inside the rumen |
| Body temperature | Measured every 10 min |
| Maintenance | Up to 6 years |
| Information provided | Disease/estrus/calving alerts and per-animal health data |
| External wearable | Observation |
|---|---|
| External (ear/neck/leg, etc.) | None (visual observation) |
| Inaccurate | Measured only after abnormal signs appear |
| High risk of loss/damage | Continuous monitoring impossible |
| Basic information only | Relies on the observer’s experience |
| Method | BioCapsule | External wearable | Observation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Inside the rumen | External (ear/neck/leg, etc.) | None (visual observation) |
| Body temperature | Measured every 10 min | Inaccurate | Measured only after abnormal signs appear |
| Maintenance | Up to 6 years | High risk of loss/damage | Continuous monitoring impossible |
| Information provided | Disease/estrus/calving alerts and per-animal health data | Basic information only | Relies on the observer’s experience |
How It Works
01
Capsule Administration
Once administered, BioCapsule settles into the rumen and operates for up to 6 years.
02
24-Hour Data Collection
Measures body temperature and movement over 100 times a day and transmits the data to the control center via the Gateway.
03
Data Analysis & Alerts
Detects key health signals such as water-intake frequency, high/low body temperature, estrus, and calving, and sends alerts to the app.
04
AI Analysis
Detects signs of disease and infection in advance to prevent health deterioration and the spread of infection.
Use Cases
Ideal for high-density farms where systematic animal monitoring and disease control with limited manpower are critical.
Reproduction Management
Improves conception rates and breeding efficiency through estrus detection and calving prediction
Fattening Management
Optimizes fattening per animal using body temperature, rumination, and activity data
Disease Management
Reduces mortality and treatment costs by detecting abnormal signs before onset
Integrated Monitoring
Streamlines large-scale farm management through a control center
Specifications
BioCapsule
| Key features | Reproduction & health information and alerts |
| Metrics | Body temperature, activity, rumination, water-intake frequency |
| Target animals | Korean cattle, dairy cows, beef cattle, etc. |
| Material | Non-toxic bioplastic |
| Dimensions | 25 × 100 mm |
| Lifespan | Up to 6 years |
| Certification | Veterinary Medical Device No. 174-001 |
Gateway
| Power | DC 12V / battery (optional) |
| Channels | Dual LoRa Concentrators, up to 16 ch |
| Antenna | Internal Wi-Fi/GPS/LTE, external LoRa |
| Coverage | 1 km radius (varies by terrain and obstacles) |
BioCapsule, the Methane Monitor Capsule, and the Methane Reducer Capsule can share a Gateway.
FAQ
It is an orally administered IoT device placed in the cow’s rumen that collects biometric data such as core body temperature and activity in real time.
AI analyzes the collected data to provide farm-operation insights such as early disease detection, estrus detection, and calving prediction.
The biggest difference is the measurement location.
By measuring core body temperature and biometric data directly inside the rumen, it is barely affected by the external environment and collects more accurate, stable data over a long period.
It comprehensively analyzes changes across multiple biometric signals such as body temperature, activity, and water-intake patterns.
It supports early response through disease and infection alerts before symptoms become visible to the eye.
It is used to detect a variety of health anomalies early, such as mastitis, ketosis, and digestive disorders.
AI identifies abnormal signals caused by disease and infection and supports a fast response from the farm.
Farms have seen direct benefits such as increased estrus detection, fewer open days, earlier disease detection, and higher productivity.
It detects estrus from body-temperature and activity data to predict the optimal breeding time. By reading the temperature and activity patterns that emerge before calving, it predicts the expected calving time.
It continuously collects biometric data over 100 times a day. Continuous data is essential for accurately analyzing each animal’s trends over time.
It has been deployed on 945+ farms across 111 regions in 10 countries, with over 27,000 capsules administered — proving its reliability and practicality in the field.
It has obtained South Korea’s veterinary medical device certification and uses materials with proven biocompatibility. Having passed ISO biocompatibility testing, it is designed for safe long-term use.
BioCapsule is not just a health sensor but a data platform that transforms livestock farming into an AI-driven business.
By accumulating and analyzing core body temperature and biometric data over the long term, it supports disease and reproduction management and productivity gains on a single platform — realizing the connected cow.