Assess the impact of feeding
The Feeding Tool shows how feed changes, feed quality and management affect your herd at the individual cow and group level.
FeedingGet more from every ration.
Internal rumination and pH measurements reveal what is happening in the rumen, guiding tailored rations and strong performance.
See how your rations work for your cows
Rumination and pH continuously show how your cows respond to their ration. This helps you fine-tune feeding where it matters and use hidden potential.
The Feeding Tool shows changes in rumination activity at an individual-cow and group level. This helps you see how feed changes, feed heating, feed quality or changes in feeding management affect your cows, so you can respond in a targeted way.
Detect feeding changes as early as possible
The Feeding Tool uses continuously measured rumination to show how individual cows and feeding groups respond to feed changes, feed heating, feed quality or changes in the feeding routine. This makes unusual patterns visible at an early stage and allows you to investigate possible causes such as changed dry matter content, pushing up feed too infrequently or unrest in the group.
Understand rations in the rumen.
The smaXtec pH bolus complements the Feeding Tool with a direct view of the rumen environment. It continuously measures pH in the reticulum and shows how your ration works from inside the cow. This allows you to assess the composition of your ration objectively, detect risks such as subacute ruminal acidosis at an early stage and plan adjustments together with your nutritionist. This creates the basis for more efficient feeding, healthier cows and higher milk yield.
Good routines. Optimal feeding.
Fixed feeding times, consistent routines and regularly pushed-up feed support consistent feed intake. Even the smallest day-to-day changes can affect rumination and pH. The Feeding Tool and pH Dashboard make these changes visible. This helps you identify possible feeding errors and optimise your management in a targeted way.
Improving your feeding management
“The pH bolus from smaXtec is really improving our feed game. It shows us how our feed program operates right now and what we could change for the future.”
Amber Horn-Leiterman US, Wisconsin, 2100 cows
“Being on fodder beet, we wanted to make sure our cows weren't getting acidosis. With smaXtec, we can keep that exactly right and keep rumination where we want it to be. ”
Michael Copland New Zealand, 750 cows
“The system flagged the same deviation for many cows at once, which immediately told us the ration wasn’t balanced, without us noticing it ourselves.”
Wim Kwanten Belgium, 400 cows
Your feeding management with smaXtec
Manage every aspect of feeding and use precise data to interpret changes accurately.
Monitor rumen conditions
pH data show how the ration and feeding management affect rumen conditions. You can identify diseases early and investigate feeding errors.
Turn data into practical actions
Your smaXtec Advisor helps you identify practical steps for your ration and feeding management.
Make the most of your feeding potential
Objectively measured data show how your ration performs and where potential lies. This helps you improve feeding and milk yield.
Assess feed quality and group behaviour
Changes in rumination activity can point to feed heating, sorting, unrest or stress within the group. This allows you to investigate possible causes.
smaXtec in your day-to-day farm operations
smaXtec Advisory
smaXtec Advisory -How precise pH data can help optimize the rumen, feeding and performance in a targeted way.
Health
Health -Detect diseases early and strengthen your herd’s health preventively.
Reproduction
Reproduction -Detect oestrus reliably, support calving and improve reproduction in a targeted way.
Management
Management -Keep important herd data in view, manage workflows in a targeted way and make more confident decisions.
Frequently asked questions. Clearly answered.
Here you’ll find concise answers to the most common questions about smaXtec.