With smaXtec, you can effectively manage reproduction on your dairy farm. In addition to unique health monitoring, smaXtec offers the best heat detection and precise calving notifications. Furthermore, continuous monitoring enables early detection of abortions and fertility issues.
Reproduction
Accurately monitor reproduction!
Increase your reproductive success with smaXtec!
Successful reproduction figures are crucial for the profitability of your dairy farm. The unique health monitoring provided by the smaXtec system lays the foundation for a fertile herd and therefore your farm’s success. In addition to health, the data the smaXtec system provides helps you optimise your reproduction and fertility management. Precise heat monitoring, abortion detection and early calving notifications make this possible!
Heat detection
Detect heatswith smaXtec
Never miss a heat again thanks to precise, reliable and automated heat detection. With smaXtec, you know exactly when each cow needs to be inseminated and you increase your reproductive success on the farm.
Today’s dairy cows show shorter and weaker signs of heats, often at night. The risk of missing these signs is high. The observation effort is enormous and there are enough other things to do on the dairy operation. As a result, there is often not enough staff available to devote the necessary time to heat observation meaning some heats are overlooked.
Every missed heat costs the farm money. According to studies, the cost per missed heat is between 80 and 120 euros ($87 – $130). smaXtec helps you avoid these costs by reliably detecting heats for you and providing you with additional information on the ideal time for insemination and heat index.
Precise and automaticheat detection with smaXtec
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Optimal calving interval
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Improved pregnancy rate
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Lower insemination costs and guaranteed productivity
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No need for hormone programs
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Save time by no longer having to observe heats
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Identification of fertility problems
How heat detectionwith smaXtec works
smaXtec detects heats based on changes in the behaviour of your cows, e.g. activity and rumination. The system analyses the behaviour over a longer period of time and suggests an insemination window as soon as the main heat has been detected with certainty. With the help of the insemination window, you know exactly when an insemination is most likely to be successful, when the probability of success decreases and when insemination is not advisable. Whether in a free-stall barn or on pasture, smaXtec reliably supports you in detecting the time of heat with its own algorithms for different types of housing.
Recognise fertilityproblems quickly
Digital, continuous heat monitoring offers a further advantage: you have an overview of the current fertility status of each cow at all times and can immediately see if a cow’s fertility cycle indicates any problems. This allows you to act quickly and improve the fertility of your herd.
Recognise abortions early
For efficient, targeted monitoring, all animals with a conspicuous cycle are collected on a list. Early detection of abortions saves time and increases profitability. This allows you to improve fertility figures through rapid re-insemination.
Calving
Earlycalving detection
With smaXtec, you no longer need to set an alarm clock in the night to see if the calf is coming: you know when a calf is expected. This allows you to prepare the calving pen and provide support if necessary.
In addition to monitoring the health of your animals during the critical birth phase, you are also informed of imminent calvings and can even get an indication of twin births. How does the smaXtec system know a cow will give birth? The change in body temperature is a widely recognised and scientifically proven sign that calving is imminent. The temperature drops significantly when the calving process begins.
Based on this scientific knowledge, the system detects calving at an early stage. This means you receive an alarm on average of 15 hours before each calving and can keep a close eye on your animals.
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Stress-free calving
Support in case of emergency
Benefits
Your advantages withsmaXtec calving detection
Before calving
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You can make the necessary preparations in advance
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Efficient use of the calving area
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Be informed – even if a calf arrives earlier than planned
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When necessary, you can administer prophylactic agents such as calcium
Support during calving
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If you already know that complications may occur, for example in the case of malpositions, you can inform your vet early
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You are ready to intervene in an emergency and support the cow and calf during birth
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You can reduce the number of stillborn calves with the right obstetric care
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You can reduce the risk of postpartum retention and uterine infections
After calving
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With additional health information, you know immediately whether the cow is suffering from a metabolic disease such as milk fever in the critical period after birth.
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Proactive health management helps to increase fertility and shorten calving intervals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does smaXtec support heat detection in cows?
smaXtec detects estrus changes based on activity and rumination and recommends the appropriate insemination window for sexed and conventional semen. The key advantage is that smaXtec does not only support you with heat detection; it accompanies your cows throughout the entire reproductive cycle, from heat and to calving.
What is the smaXtec insemination window?
The insemination window clearly shows when insemination is most likely to be successful, when the probability of success decreases and when insemination is not recommended. Different recommendations apply to sexed and conventional semen and are displayed clearly.
How does smaXtec help with fertility problems and reproduction in cows?
With smaXtec, you can keep track of each cow’s reproductive status based on continuously collected data. Activity and rumination show whether an individual cow’s cycle is following the expected progression. If the cycle indicates a possible reproductive problem, the cow is automatically shown on a list for a check. This allows you to investigate unusual findings as early as possible and plan the next steps.
How can smaXtec make signs of abortions visible?
If a pregnant cow shows an unusual cycle, she is automatically shown on a list for checking. This can reveal possible abortions earlier, allowing you to investigate the situation and plan re-insemination if needed.
How can smaXtec help you know when a cow is close to calving?
smaXtec detects impending calvings based on a slight drop in internal body temperature and informs you around 15 hours in advance. This allows you to move the cow to the calving pen if needed, prepare the calving area and arrange support early if complications are expected. Health alerts also help you schedule any necessary milk fever prevention at the right time. Indications of twin births or possible calving complications help you know to provide additional support.
How does smaXtec improve heat and calving detection compared with collars and ear tags?
smaXtec combines activity and rumination data for automated heat detection with continuous measurement of internal body temperature for early calving detection. While collars and ear tags can provide behavioral data, the smaXtec bolus measures internal body temperature directly in the cow’s reticulum. This enables smaXtec to detect the slight temperature drop associated with an impending calving and provide an alert around 15 hours in advance.
Why does health management with smaXtec improve reproduction?
Healthy cows are more fertile because health and reproductive success are closely connected. Around calving in particular, a strong start to lactation determines how well the cow enters her next cycle. Indications of possible metabolic problems such as milk fever or ketosis help you manage the transition period and the time after calving effectively. smaXtec supports healthier cows, better reproductive KPIs and the profitability of your farm.