We help livestock farmers to be the best performing farmers in the world.
Nedap Livestock Management is the global leader in farming automation using individual animal identification. Discover what we can do for you:
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Livestock management
Solutions
Success
Stories
"We can now identify cows on heat better and sooner than before”
About the farm
- 200 dairy cows and 200 youngstock
- Average production 10.400 kg milk with 4.43% fat and 3.45% protein
- 115 hectares of land under grass, corn, cereals, sugar beet
- Implemented Nedap COWcontrol™ through Semex AI24
Nedap solutions
Results
HTR: 71%
Up from 56%
ICP: 373 days
Down from 384 days
Days open: 98
Down from 110
"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
"It probably saves an hour a day"
About the farm
- 325 dairy cows, 35 calves
- 110 youngstock with a raiser
- 146 hectares of land (grass, maize and crops)
- Cows milked twice a day with 2x16 rapid exit system
- 10.466 kg milk per cow, 4.36 per cent fat, 3.41 per cent protein
Nedap solutions
Results
1 hour a day
Time saving
-15 days
Reduced calving interval (from 391 to 376 days)
10.000 euro's per year
Cost savings due to reduced calving interval
“Nedap is a perfect partner. They are highly committed to providing support and service.”
About the farm
- Four farms in Spain and the United Kingdom
- Total of about 10,000 sows
Nedap solutions
Results
Individual care
RFID technology allows for individual care within the group
Optimal insight
Reliable data illustrates performance differences between lines.
Educated decisions
Can anticipate performance and respond with feed adjustments
“Everything went according to plan. In fact, even better.”
About the farm
- 350 sows
- Expanded from 180 sows in individual pens
- Sows housed in one large, dynamic group
Nedap solutions
Results
6%
Number of sows returning to estrus
More time
Automated feeding and heat detection improve work efficiency
From 24.5 to 29
Improvement in weaned pigs per sow per year after transition to ESF
"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."