Supercharging the free range livestock industry with technology that will change the way farmers think about breeding The SmartShepherd system is designed to address shortcomings in the collection of pedigree data in the livestock industry. The system is designed around existing animal husbandry techniques combined with a smart tag that utilises low cost Bluetooth technology and an IoT (Internet of Things) architecture to substantially decrease the barrier of entry to full pedigree recording and reduction of inbreeding. The SmartShepherd solution functions with all large free range livestock, including sheep, cattle and goats.