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According to Vodafone, more than 110,000 calves and around 50,000 cows die every year due to birth complications. We do not want anything in there that is going to be in the way of that calf bringing air into the lungs.

The first was a sensor that you strap to a pregnant cows tail, the cow will then send the farmer an SMS two hours, and one hour prior to giving birth.You’re on high alert, jolted into consciousness by anxiety and paranoia, racking your brain to remember the last time you checked in. Within the first two months of use, five heifers that wore the sensor needed our assistance to safely deliver their calves. When they reach a certain level of intensity over a period of time it then sends an SMS text alert directly to your mobile phone on average 1 hour prior to calving. After making a big splash at the National Ploughing Championships in Ireland in 2014, the company has three main products that do this: a calving sensor, a “heat” monitor, and an app to manage them both. Should you predict that difficult calvings ay take place on your farm this season, the Calving Assist is another asset that may protect your mortality rates, as well as protecting the health of cows and calves.

Before the calving sensor, farmers would have to be getting up consistently in the middle of the night and travelling to look at their cows to make sure they are giving birth or not giving birth,” Neil explained. Five years earlier, when a cow of his went into labour, Austin couldn’t get to her when she started to give birth. There are great benefits to using AI, such as access to top genetics, a better selection on the type of sire used and semen quality and with some consideration and good management it can be done successfully on many suckler farms. In addition, there are no installation costs; you do not need to have any internet in your shed, and there is no need to run wires underground.This charge will be clearly marked on an applicable products and will be explained on the checkout page before payment has been made. A selection of the products we sell are only licensed for sale within the Republic Of Ireland and can not be shipped outside of the country. Hereafter, both proven technologies help you keep track of births of your farm, but in different ways. com The Saturday Read Your weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture every Saturday - from the New Statesman. According to a report in Canadian Cattlemen, you might need one sensor for 30 cows, "depending on your calving schedule and system".

The early detection provided by the sensor allowed us to respond in a prompt, timely manner, ultimately resulting in five live births and no lingering post-partum issues for the heifers. This technology will allow you to check the camera app you have installed on your phone to watch for cows calving or otherwise ewes lambing.The device, which can be moved simply from cow to cow once calving takes place, uses 3D motion sensors, algorithms, and an embedded SIM card that connects to the phone network. Neil explained that, before using this technology, farming methods for tracking and managing cow breeding were archaic. About an hour before calving, the sensor sends an alert to your smartphone, giving you enough time to be there for the birth. Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. He believed that this could have been prevented if he had been there to assist and began looking for a solution.

When he does, that means the female cow in question is “in estrus” or “in heat” – ready to be inseminated. Should these issues arise in your area, incorporating a camera onto your farm is a suggested security measure. This product interested me from the start and while I felt I may be taking a gamble, I felt that if it only saved 1 calf it would be worth it.Whether it’s artificial intelligence or a simple piece of equipment, there are several innovations that can help cut losses and make calving season easier. Then we send an SMS alert to up to 2 phones to ensure that you can be present when calving occurs, usually about 1 hour prior to calving.