“Our long-term goal is to increase pregnancy rate in the herd. With Allflex Heatime Pro our HDR has already gone up by 10%, which means we’re well on-track.”
Marcio Geraldo Hamm, Operational Manager
Challenges
According to Marcio Geraldo Hamm, operational Manager at Melkstad, there were two main challenges that needed to be addressed: reproduction and peace of mind.
System
Allflex Heatime® Pro System with HRLDn neck tags for real-time heat detection and health monitoring with HealthyCow24® application.
Benefits
The reports have been particularly helpful in making better reproductive decisions. But
perhaps most of all, Heatime Pro together with HealthyCow24 have given Hamm peace-of-mind.
perhaps most of all, Heatime Pro together with HealthyCow24 have given Hamm peace-of-mind.
At a Glance
- Company:Melkstad Farm
- Location:Castro, Paraná, Brazil
- Herd Size:3760 cattle, including 1850 lactating cows
Summary
Once installed, the benefits of Allflex Heatime Pro were almost immediate. As Hamm says: “It’s a very easy system to use, and farm workers quickly began using the Heat, Health, Rumination and Heat Stress reports on a regular basis.”
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Average daily yield has increased in
20%
from 34 liters to 40 liters per cow
