Secure Cattle Stock Infrastructure for the Internet of Things using Blockchain

Abstract

The current livestock industry in certain parts of the world still runs on archaic infrastructure. Using dated systems built on inefficient database structures are not ideal moving into the next millennial as the central point of failure. A lack of data sharing and data transfer also limits the methods by which cattle farmers can operate. In this paper, we examine the use of a novel infrastructure that is in line with the current push of many industries to move into the age of Internet of Things. We propose an efficient, secure, decentralized, and distributed system that can modernize the way the cattle industry runs in dominantly rural settings. Motivated by a use case in Brazil, we propose the use of cloud storage ad blockchain connectivity being used to monitor the overall health of livestock through their natural lives. We also describe a system that can easily transfer livestock from one organization to another through blockchain for ease of buying/selling procedures that are quite common for cattle framers.