“Drug and semen savings cover three-fifths of the SCR system cost. DA-related savings – surgery, selling and replacement – cover the remainder. I’m confident it will pay for itself in 18 months.”
Trent Bowman, Co-Owner
Challenges
Bowman brothers were looking at raising standing heat breeding rate; reduce costs of synchronization drugs and semen.
System
Allflex Heatime® HR Tag with rumination, heat detection and cow identification functionality.
Benefits
“I budgeted a four-year repayment, but at the rate we are going now, I think it will be 12-18 months.”
At a Glance
- Company: Bowman Dairy Farm
- Location: Hagerstown, Indiana
- Herd Size: 1,000 cows
Summary
The immediate insight provided by the rumination monitoring is enabling Bowman to make better decisions about cows with metabolic problems. “For a middle of the road cow, if the Heatime system tells us the treatment is not working, we can sell her before she loses significant weight.
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