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Automated technologies – from calf feeding and feedbunk management to milking procedures and herd management – can create efficiency and consistency on your farm.
Activity monitoring systems are becoming increasingly popular tools to help dairy farmers manage their herds and detect changes in cow behavior. One of the first applications of activity monitoring systems was for heat detection and breeding.
Planning for expansion can feel overwhelming. Producers have to think through many decision points, including whether to retrofit or build new, what size to grow to and which milking equipment to choose.
Individual-cow activity monitors have helped many dairies improve their heat detection rates in recent years.
By tracking increased levels of cow activity, the monitors help producers identify animals in the initial stages of estrus, which can lead to more timely insemination, reduced reproductive hormone expense and improved pregnancy rates.
