David Thompson

“smaXtec has made a real difference in how I manage my herd.”

David Thompson runs a dairy farm with 300 cows, where he installed the smaXtec system in early June 2024, just before the calving season began. This decision quickly paid off, particularly when it came to monitoring the health and reproduction of his herd.
By separating his young cows – those in their first lactation –from the main herd, the farmer noticed an immediate improvement in rumination times, reduced stress during mating and more accurate timing for inseminations.
“Having the data coming through for the first time without having to do all the hard work takes a lot of stress off, especially with mating. It’s made a real difference in how I manage my herd,” the farmer says.

The smaXtec system enabled David Thompson to quickly identify health issues, when one cow showed temperature alerts, prompting him to call his vet. The vet diagnosed pneumonia early.
“I wouldn’t have known otherwise. It picked it up 3-4 days earlier than I would have noticed,” the farmer explains.