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A Game Changer By: Richard Petrie, Resale Product Advisor

Whether you are looking for a way to improve milk quality, cow and heifer reproductive efficiency, overall herd health and nutrition, or just want another ‘set of eyes’ in the barn allowing you to focus on other areas of your operation, GENEX and SCR by Allflex have the answer. The predictive, precise and proven capabilities of the SCR Heatime® system make it the solution to help you get to the next level of dairy profitability and success. What can you expect from the SCR Heatime® system? It combines one-of-akind rumination monitoring with accurate heat detection, allowing you access to reliable information coming directly from your cows. This information will allow you to make better decisions for your cows’ health, nutrition, reproduction and comfort. Interested in the SCR Heatime® monitoring system but don’t want the hassle of installing and setting it up? Don’t worry! Count on us to do it all and do it well. After we install your system, continued training and technical support is provided so you can utilize the system to its fullest potential. Make the investment in the SCR Heatime® system and take advantage of optimal cow health and comfort, better nutrition and improved reproduction to take your dairy profitability to the next level. Contact your GENEX representative today for more information. 

Health Benefits

Health Nutrition Benefits

Health Breeding Benefits

Find sick cows 1-3 days sooner than a physical evaluation1

Monitor response to nutrition and ration changes

Easy-to-use breeding lists with separate reports

Use rumination data to determine cow treatment and measure its impact

Analyze effectiveness of feed additives

Reports provide earlier diagnosis and intervention of repro problems

Reduce stress by lowering lock-up times

Identify concerns regarding mixing and feed delivery

Ability to reduce hormone dependency between 40-80%

SCR Heatime® monitoring system is available in the U.S. only. (1) Stangaferro, M.L., Wijma, R., Caixeta, L.S., Al-Abri, M.A., & Giordano, J.O. (2016). Use of rumination and activity monitoring for the identification of dairy cows with health disorders: Part I. Metabolic and digestive disorders. Journal of Dairy Science, 99(9), 7395-7410.

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Health Comfort Benefits

Heat stress module displays current status of panting, rumination and eating by group Monitors temperature and humidity for improved heat management strategies


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