The Reins to have Full Control over Your Herd’s Performance

28 Apr 2023 News 4 min

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Imagine having that extra set of eyes on your herd, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No need to look for cows that might need extra attention. The ability to detect diseases 1 or 2 days before a cow shows clinical signs of being ill. And always know when a cow is in heat. Sounds good? Well, then you’ll be all-ears for our cow monitoring system. With CowManager’s modules, you are fully prepared and have complete control over your herd’s performance.

Healthy Herd, Happy Farmer

Successful farming starts with a healthy herd. Our Health Module monitors the well-being of your herd 24/7. It is designed to detect any signs of illness allowing you to take preventive measures and provide prompt treatment. You will get alerted immediately when a cow is not eating, not ruminating, or having a change in behavior. Is a cow already sick? With our system you can monitor and control the recovery of a cow in detail.

“Dairymen can address the animals that need it, and not have to wait ’till the next day to see if they responded or not. They can be at lunch behind their computer and look at recovery in real-time.” – Scott Hecker, AI & CowManager Specialist (USA)

A healthy herd not only means less veterinarian costs, is also means a more fertile herd. Healthy cows are more likely to conceive. But it works the other way around too. Is a cow having trouble getting pregnant? There might be an underlying health issue. With CowManager you are in control of both aspects. The system ensures long-term success and profitability.

Always Know When to Breed

Thanks to the Fertility Module you’ll never miss a heat and always know when to breed. This allows you to take timely action and increases the chances of successful breeding. Fertility Insights gives you complete control over the cycle of each individual cow, you’ve got all the data about possible pregnancies, non-cycling cows, and even potential abortions.

“On the breed list, I use Fertility Insights to get more information on a suspicious cow. For example, I’ll look at a pregnant cow that maybe just had an increase of activity. If the increase is low and Fertility Insight says ‘pregnant’ I might let her go instead of checking her.” – Tiffany Schneider, Paulus Dairy LLC (USA)

An important period of time for a cow is the transition period, this period can lead to a variety of health issues and even impact a cow’s fertility. Therefor it’s essential you manage this period carefully. CowManager helps you monitor these risky dry cows for any critical signs to ensure a smooth transition, maintain a good health and achieve optimal reproductive performance.

Reduce Risks

Recognize cows at risk during the transition period with our Nutrition Module. If a dry cow shows decreased eating and rumination behavior, she has a higher risk of becoming ill after calving. This module provides you immediately with an alert. So you can intervene early and, more importantly, prevent losses.

“The insights provided by the Nutrition Module encouraged me to implement management changes, which led to a sustained dry matter intake of 38 lb. for our close-up cows. This has already contributed strongly to healthier fresh cows and higher peak milk production. I believe in a few months we will hit the 95 lb. milk production mark.” – Wilfried Reuvekamp, Hilltop Dairy (USA)

Share Data with MultiView

As a dairy farmer, you regularly have to rely on staff and advisors to run your business effectively. CowManager as even for this a solution to stay in control; MultiView. With the MultiView function, important data can be made available for veterinarians, herd managers, AI specialists, or nutritionists, so they can monitor your herd’s performance too. This way, you all have access to the same cow data, making it much easier to keep the herd on top of their game. After all, a prepared farmer is a successful farmer. And a prepared team means a more successful business.

“CowManager leads to less wastage and more precise farming. Being able to make decisions based on data is really useful.” – Adrian Ball, Dennley Farms (NZ)

Ready to have more control?

By choosing CowManager, you can make decisions based on real-time data, take preventive measures, and provide treatment when necessary. This ultimately leads to improved cow health and productivity, and higher milk production and profitability for the farm. Request a Quote!

“We have now worked with CowManager for 2 years. It is the best system we have ever worked with. The combination of the three modules, Health, Fertility and Nutrition gives us 24/7 actionable insights into our herd. We can share the data easily with our veterinarian via MultiView. This gave us the opportunity to bring back the vet routine from weekly to bi-weekly, but still have 90% in calf.” Mark Robinson, Whiteoaks Farming (UK)

Can’t wait to check out the system?

We could tell you a lot more about our cow monitoring system, but we’d rather show you. Download our Demo App, and we’ll take you on a virtual tour through all the possibilities. Let’s go!

Modules & Extra Functionalities

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Health

Get an alert up to 3 days before any signs of clinical illness. Or, if your cow is already sick, monitor recovery in detail.

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Fertility

Increase profit with timely insemination. Know exactly when a cow is in heat and when to inseminate.

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Nutrition

Prevent heat stress and disease, take your feed management to the next level, and achieve the goals set for your herd.

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Transition

Experience smoother transitions and healthier herds with our advanced Transition Monitor.

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Youngstock

Effective calf health management leads to increased future milk production and a healthier, more productive herd.

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Auto Drafting

Separate cows with heat or health alerts from the rest of the herd with the integrated Auto Drafting functionality.

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MultiView

Give your staff, veterinarian, nutritionist, and other advisors access to selected cow data.

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Sort my Cow (USA)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Sort my Cow and the CowManager sorting gate.

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Draft my Cow (NZ)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Draft my Cow and the CowManager drafting gate.

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Find my Cow

Find a cow that’s in heat, sick or in the wrong pen within seconds with our Locator and Flash tools.

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