CowManager Features
Fertility—Heat Detection Reliable heat detection and insight into a cow's reproductive cycle. Provides the optimal time for insemination.
Health—Sickness Alerts Identify cows with ailments like milk fever, ketosis, uterine infections, E. coli, hardware disease and displaced abomasum earlier. Measures ear temperature and provides feedback on treatment methods.
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Hans Griesen (left), and his father, Henk, of Prairie du Sac, Wis., installed the CowManager system a year ago on his 650-cow farm. We initially wanted a system that monitors fresh cows and with this system you will find cows that need extra attention sooner. The installation was very easy; put the ear tags in, plug routers in an outlet, install the program and that's it. The other benefit is that it measures the ear temperature which helps finding cows with milk fever before they go down. CowManager also monitors activity for cows coming in heat. It tells you exactly when she started her heat and where she is in her cycle and how long she is in heat. With the CowManager system, it’s like someone is watching the cows 24 hours a day.
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Find My Cow Makes finding cows as easy as walking near them. The CowManager app on an Android smartphone identifies cows on the alert lists as you walk behind them.
CowManager in Practice
Nutrition—Rumination and Eating Measures the number of minutes spent eating, grazing and ruminating and provides insight into the eating behavior of individual cows, management groups and the entire herd. Gives insight and feedback about ration changes. Analysis—Monitor Your Results Developed by Select Sires, this analysis tool tracks herd goals and makes monitoring fertility, treatment and ration change results easy.
The configuration of the CowManager system makes for easy installation and maintenance. Data from the ear tag is communicated through the router to the coordinator and computer hourly. Information can be viewed on your computer or mobile devices through a web browser or the app.
Mobile Devices
SensOor
Router
Coordinator
Farm Computer 5