Farm success
Healthier herds mean better performance, fewer losses and successful farms over the long term. Preventive health management lays the foundation for tomorrow’s success today.
About usThe future of dairy farming starts from within.
We wanted to give dairy farms the opportunity to manage their operations proactively rather than reactively. So we found a way to detect changes right where they start: from within.
In use worldwide, supporting dairy herds and farms.
- 25+
- Operating globally and established in more than 25 countries.
- 1m+
- Over 1 million cows connected.
- 10
- Offices in 10 different countries.
The smaXtec Triple Win.
Long-term success is created where economic prospects and responsibility for animals and the environment are aligned.
Animal welfare
When changes are detected as early as the first immune response, diseases can be intercepted as they develop and severe progressions can be avoided. This contributes to healthier herds and greater animal welfare.
Sustainability
State-of-the-art technology enables farmers to act preventively and conserve resources. This can make milk production more sustainable and environmentally friendly over the long term.
What CEO Charlie Sheppy has to say.
“Partnership is at the heart of everything we do. We develop our patented smaXtec technologies in close collaboration with veterinarians, researchers and farmers. Together, we strengthen the dairy ecosystem enabling dairy farms to act proactively and operate successfully over the long term.”
Charlie Sheppy CEO smaXtec
We’re shaping the dairy farming ecosystem.
Agriculture follows its own rules. Physiological processes in living organisms neither can be paused nor sped up. But we can change our response: the sooner we understand what is happening, the better we can anticipate and plan for what comes next. For smaXtec, this idea extends beyond individual farms. Dairy farming is an interconnected ecosystem across the value chain. Together, we aim to shape it by connecting knowledge and creating real value for agriculture.
An innovation transforming dairy farming worldwide.
The idea for the patented smaXtec pH bolus emerged in Austria in 2006. Founders Stefan Rosenkranz and Mario Fallast developed the first sensor solution for continuously collecting data from the cow’s rumen. smaXtec was founded as a research project in 2009. It soon became clear how much the reticulum reveals about a cow’s condition and the potential this knowledge holds for an entire dairy operation.
Real results from real farmers.
Amber Horn-Leiterman
“With smaXtec, we are seeing a 7.8 ROI just from the improvements on cull rates.”
Region: Wisconsin
Herd size: 2,100 cows
Mark Allison
“Our involuntary cull rate has decreased from about 5.5% to around 2%.”
Region: West Cumbria
Herd size: 650 cows
James Hanley
“We’ve reduced antibiotic treatments by around 60%. I’m very happy with that.”
Region: Tipperary
With video
Herd size: 350 cows
Wayne & Sarah Neilson
“It’s really been about prevention rather than cure, which is exactly what we were looking for.”
Region: South Taranaki
With video
Herd size: 340 cows
Ryan Schleis
“I have seen a 70% reduction in hormone usage now that I am using the smaXtec system.”
Region: Wisconsin
Herd size: 550 cows
OwnX: Employees as co-owners.
At smaXtec, genuine involvement is an integral part of our corporate culture. That is why employees not only take responsibility for the company’s development, but can also share in its success through OwnX. The programme makes employees worldwide co-owners and enables them to actively shape the future of smaXtec.
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Health -Learn how smaXtec helps farmers manage their herd health proactively.