Prevention instead of treatment – This is TruHealth Management
Modern dairy farming requires a system that not only informs farmers but actively helps them prevent diseases before they even develop. This is exactly where the smaXtec health management system comes in. As the world's most comprehensive system, it stands for true preventive health management.
With smaXtec, farmers always have their herd in sight and can stay one step ahead of potential health problems. The health management system helps detect diseases at the earliest possible stage and sustainably optimises herd management – leading to healthier cows, reduced antibiotic use and higher milk yields. But why does smaXtec detect diseases so early?
Internal body temperature – The gold standard in early detection
The most common dairy cow diseases begin with subtle changes in body temperature. By measuring internal body temperature with unmatched precision (± 0.01 °C), farmers can detect diseases before external symptoms appear – even before changes in feed intake and rumination behaviour occur. This allows them to take action faster, reduce severe disease progression and minimise antibiotic use significantly.
Bill Jewell, Herd Manager at Leeson Farming Partnership, 650 cows, Cornwall, UKsmaXtec has given me the opportunity of seeing the cow’s health, without being in the parlour all the time. It pinpoints where we’ve got to look. So, we’re not looking at 650 cows, we’re looking at a handful of cows that have got issues at that time.
Monitoring was yesterday – management is today!
As a true innovator in dairy cow health management, smaXtec offers numerous globally unique technologies and features that make farmers’ daily work easier. The smaXtec system enables preventive health management, leading to healthier herds and higher profitability.
Digital assistant
With the digital assistant, health management on dairy farms has never been easier! This innovative assistant analyses all relevant data and alerts, creating customised management lists and dynamic reports that give farmers a decisive advantage. Work processes and staff resources can be organised more efficiently, ensuring that everyone stays on top of their tasks and knows exactly what actions need to be taken.
smaXtec TruAdvice®
The smaXtec AI-powered technology TruAdvice® continuously analyses the cows’ data and provides specific alerts for common dairy cattle diseases such as mastitis, ketosis, or milk fever. This allows dairy farmers to take action before visible symptoms develop. TruAdvice® supports them in making well-founded decisions and managing their herd optimally.
Wayne & Sarah Neilson, 340 cows, South Taranaki, New ZealandWith smaXtec, we’ve been able to identify and treat issues such as milk fever, ketosis and acidosis quickly. Early mastitis intervention has been invaluable. We approximate that we identify subclinical cows around five days earlier using smaXtec temperature alerts when they potentially would have been clinical cases prior to boluses. It’s been very pre-emptive.
Being proactive, taking preventive action, and comprehensive management – these are just a few of the many advantages of TruHealth Management! Is your dairy farm ready? Let's make preventive health management a reality on your farm!
