B & R Dairy Ltd.

“Not a single cow was lost during the entire calving period – a huge win for animal welfare and farm efficiency.”

At B & R Dairy Ltd., New Zealand, the owners Rebecca & Brett Symes have seen remarkable results since introducing smaXtec to their farm.
The smaXtec calving alerts proved to be an essential tool: “Utilising smaXtec has significantly improved this year’s calving management. Especially the calving alerts have been invaluable in identifying cows that are more challenging to detect in the paddock, allowing us to monitor and ensure no recent calvings are overlooked.”

Not only the calving alert, but also the early detection of diseases such as milk fever, ketosis, or mastitis has transformed the farmers’ daily work, especially as winter milkers, when mastitis cases are more common. “The temperature alerts have been a game-changer. This past season, smaXtec’s temperature alerts have given us the ability to pick up mastitis cows early without the need to strip the herd”, so Rebecca Symes.

Early intervention meant zero losses during calving – a major success for herd health and performance.While they’ve always managed a strong somatic cell count, their results this year speak for themselves: “Thanks to the help of smaXtec we’ve just achieved the 9th lowest cell count among all Open Country suppliers in New Zealand.”