NZ Dairy Winter 2021

| 93 nz dairy DAIRY PEOPLE » Hayden & Alecia Lawrence farmers better understand their cows Photos: The smaXtec system “sets a new standard in early detection of animal health, reproduction and feeding management”, according to Hayden. The graph (below) shows information the system provides for every cow – Blue line is internal temp; Green line true rumination and red line is activity. Hayden putting the bolus in this year’s mob of heifers, doing around 100 animals per hour. “Be the Cow” NO COLLARS PLEASE! system INSIDE MONITORING INSIDE MONITORING SMART MONITORING AND FEEDBACK The herd management tool for, health and reproduction management INSIDE TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGES: 1. No on-going maintenance – sensor is retained in the Forestomach of the rumen. Fixing external options; collars, pedometers or ear tags, is a hassle and a danger to cows and staff. 2. Accurate data from the ‘core” of your cows. Data from external monitors may be distorted through environmental factors such as flies. 3. Water in-take data supports animal health and activity alerts. Water intake & feed intake are closely linked. This Data is not available from external monitors. 4. SmaXtec is the only proven system that can include rumen pH monitoring. Acidosis causes a range of longer- term problems – detect it & fix it fast through smaXtec data. Please contact your local rep: Barry Ward M: 027 413 0687 barry@smartfarmdata.com www.smartfarmdata.com Call us: 027 413 0687 Free quote and cost benefit analysis automatic oestrus detection animal health monitoring monitoring of water intake early detection of rumen disorders monitoring feed efficiency www.smartfarmdata.com system INSIDE MONITORING INSIDE MONITORING SMART MONITORING AND FEEDBACK The herd management tool for, health and reproduction management INSIDE TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGES: 1. No on-going maintenance – sensor is retain d in the Forestomach of the rumen. Fixing external options; collars, pedometers or ear tags, is a hassle and a danger to cows and staff. 2. Accurate data from the ‘core” of your cows. Data from external monitors may be distorted through environm ntal factors such as flies. 3. Water in-take data supports animal health and activity alerts. Water intake & feed intake are closely linked. This Data is not available from external monitors. 4. SmaXtec is the only proven system that can include rumen pH monitoring. Acidosis causes a range of longer- term problems – detect it & fix it fast through smaXtec data. Please contact your local rep: Barry Ward M: 027 413 0687 b rry@s artfarmdata.com www.smartfarmdata.com Call us: 027 413 0687 Free quote and cost benefit analysis automatic oestrus detection animal health monitoring monitoring of water intake early etection of rumen disorders monitoring feed efficiency www.smartfarmdata.com www.smartfarmdata.com Please contact your local rep: Barry Ward M: 027 413 0687 barry@smartfarmdata.com Get the SMARTEST SENSOR SYSTEM to monitor health and reproduction in your herd