Most devices work by using a microphone, heat sensor or accelerometer ... “If you have 10% of the collars that aren’t working, or if they’re assigned to the wrong cow, that data is pretty ...

Tail paint, once the foundation of block-calving fertility, has been replaced by heat detection collars in one 260-cow herd in Somerset. The old go-to for identifying cows on heat proved to be ...

Picture: Dallas Kilponen The new heat-detection collars, which record rumination and activity levels in each cow, have revolutionised the way the McRaes manage joining. “It has definitely made ...

MULESHOE, Texas (KCBD) - Heat detector devices are starting to be used by more farmers in West Texas. Many call these ear tags and collars, “Fitbits” for cows. “Essentially just like our Apple watches ...

"Cows are different than humans because they have three stomachs, so they generate a lot more heat than what we do ... water intake through computerized collars. "Just like a human, you're ...

Craun isn’t just documenting which cows look a little peaky through visual inspections alone. She uses rumination collars, which act kind of like an activity tracker for the cows. Similar to how a ...

Heat stress in cattle is a serious issue; cows are officially stressed when confronted with waves of extended heat periods as temperatures soar up above 28°C and into the 30s and over.

Heat stress is a significant issue in dairy farming, affecting cow health, productivity and well-being. It occurs when cows ...

but overall the solids per cow were only down about 4%. A couple of months ago I mentioned that we were trying out the Smaxtec boluses. The original reason for trying them was as a replacement for our ...

All this is made possible thanks to the Smart Cow Collar device that enables the farmer to know exactly when they are on heat for Artificial Insemination to be done. “Most cows in Kenya have ...