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“Heat detection, health monitoring and cow positioning is now a way of life.”
About the farm
- Wilfred runs the farm together with his father Anton
- 114 cows, 100 young stock
- Robotic milking
Nedap solutions
Results
- 5 days
Reduced calving interval from 410 to 405 days
Improved success rate
System precisely indicates optimum insemination time
From 1.95 to 1.88
Dropped to 1.88 inseminations per pregnancy
"Nedap is providing advanced technology with options to provide detailed individual feeding strategies."
About the farm
- 1,000 sows
- Multi-generational family farm
- One of first farms in Spain to use Nedap ESF
Nedap solutions
Results
5%
Reduction in pig mortality with automated farrowing feeders
Improved pig weights
In pens with automated farrowing feeders
Improved feed efficiency
ESF software allows for gradual changes in sow rations
"I think the producers need to get into an ESF building and see the animals up close. They will be impressed."
About the farm
- 5,500 sows in Nedap ESF
Nedap solutions
Results
Improved conception rates
Rates have improved since transition from crates.
Calm pens
Sows don't associate people with feed.
Precise feeding
"No human error, no guessing on the drop adjustment."
A year into the transition, the sows are producing more consistently.
About the farm
- 350 sows
- Multi-generation family farm
- Grain grown and feed mixed on-farm
Nedap solutions
Results
"Tranquility"
Pen design promotes calm sows
More pigs per sow per year
Steady improvement from 23 psy since transitioning to ESF
Positive image
Neighbors and farmers who visit are "enthusiastic" about the system
"I can no longer live without it."
About the farm
- 85 purebred Limousins
- 85 yearlings
- 145 hectares of grassland for feed production and grazing
- Nedap COWControl™ with Heat Detection and Health Monitoring
Nedap solutions
Results
+ 15-20%
More heats detected than before
More cows calving
During preferred two-month window
Time-saving
System saves loads of time
"I've really developed 100% confidence in the system.”
About the farm
- 160 cows (Holstein x Swedish Red)
- 170 young stock
- 350 hectares
- 2 x 10 herringbone milking parlor
- 10,000 kg milk per cow (3.4% fat, 4.3% protein)
Nedap solutions
Results
More profitable
Improved insemination rates
Time savings
No time wasted searching for cows
1 week
Installation and setup time of the entire system