System and methods for health monitoring of anonymous animals in livestock groups

A system for managing a group of livestock comprising:

• a sensor measuring vitality parameter of the group of livestock;
• a processor analyzing an output of said sensor to determine a corrective measure;
• and
• an automated control system responsive to said processor, said automated control system implementing said corrective measure.

A method of early detection of a contagious condition in a population of grazing cattle comprising:

• locating a visual sensor in a gathering point of the grazing cattle;
• communicating data of said visual sensor to a communication center including a long range radio transceiver;
• transmitting said data by said long range radio transceiver to a computing unit;
• recognizing with said computing unit visual patterns in said data associated with the contagious condition;
• and
• analyzing said data by said computing unit to determine a probability of a specific condition;
• communicating said probability to a user device;
• and
• displaying said probability on said user device.