“Getting cows in calf is a really big issue, so I say, just put the Heatime System in, because it’s going to pay for itself in 2-3 years, by taking out all the guessing factors.”
Brendan Ashby, Co-Owner
Challenges
As a rotational grazing farm, effectively picking up heats and health issues, without too many false positives, is a constant challenge at Caveview.
System
Allflex Heatime® Pro System using HR LD tags for rumination, heat detection and cow identification .
Benefits
Brendan has found that the Allflex Heatime System does an excellent job of picking up heats and health issues, with few false positives.
At a Glance
- Company:Caveview Farm
- Location:Allendale East, South Australia
- Herd Size:350 milking cows and 250 heifers
Summary
With the Allflex technology, Brendan has a better idea of each cow’s readiness for AI, and is better able to define the mating time. “At around 21-30 days we are making sure they are cycling properly and have had a heat. Then when we get to 60 days, we know that everything is working properly, so that on the first heat we can get the cow into calf,” he says.
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Caveview Farm achived
$3,000
savings per year on heat detection patches alone
