Dairy farming
Smart technology for efficient and effective herd management on future-oriented dairy farms.
Livestock management
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Benefits
Our technology delivers many benefits to dairy farmers. Find out the benefits they can deliver to you.
Success
Stories
"If only we’d had this system sooner"
About the farm
- 1100 dairy cows, 630 yearlings, 400 calves
- 90 staff members, led by 2 herd managers
- Annual production yield of 9600kg milk (20.5kg protein)
- Cows average 2.35 lactations per lifetime
- Calving interval varies between 435-439 days
Nedap solutions
Results
Timely recognition
of heat and health problems
4-5 inseminations per pregnancy
Down from 7 inseminations
420 cows inseminated in July
Up from 260 in July last year
"It saves me a lot of time, and I never miss a single heat cycle any more."
About the farm
- Beef cattle farm in the Burgundy region of France
- 65 hectares of grassland for grazing cows
- 85 cows and 85 youngstock (Charolais)
- Also 60 hectares of tillable land
Nedap solutions
Results
Improved fertility rates
All heat cycles detected
Time saving
No visual heat detection
Healthier cows
Early detection of health issues
"We would make the same investment again today."
About the farm
- Dairy and crop farm
- 500 dairy cows - 410 lactating animals - and 600 young stock (Holsteins and Canadian-Frisians)
- Youngstock pastures at the end of the year
- 10,000 kg per cow, with over 4% fat and 3.43% protein
- 13 full-time employees
- 1,000 hectares of land
Nedap solutions
Results
Reduced calving interval
From 400+ to 397 days
1 FTE labor savings
Fertility management done by 1 person instead of 2
Better work day
Elimination of a lot of hassles