New device to sniff out livestock pregnancies

By Samantha Townsend
Updated July 15 2019 - 7:07am, first published July 12 2019 - 12:00pm
Dr Bronwyn Darlington from Agscent has developed a handheld breath sampling device, which can detect early pregnancy in livestock. Photo: Jobs NSW
Dr Bronwyn Darlington from Agscent has developed a handheld breath sampling device, which can detect early pregnancy in livestock. Photo: Jobs NSW

A device is being developed to allow producers to take a breath sample from a cow that can read whether the animal is pregnant or not.

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