Brilliant Andrew. I can see from the smile on your face that you are really enjoying the new tech. I really hope the investment pays of big time for you. 👍
We've had the scr collars since Aug and it's been awesome the amount of info u get back from them. The rumination is my favorite cause u can find sick cows sooner. We also got the meters in the parlor as well and it's neat to get every milking weights. Don't get info overload it's real easy to do!!
Morning Andrew, a great video, we have had Allflex collars on our girls since end of August, so it’s nice to compare the tech. My sons and I watch all your videos, it gives a great insight into different methods of dairy farming and a great discussion starter; thanks a lot for creating them Cheers Matt, Wairarapa
That’s cool, it definitely makes mating a lot easier and far more accurate aye. How are you finding yours? That’s awesome! Always interesting to see how other people do things 😂 Tell them I say hi 👌
@@TheOnceADayFarmer pleased with ours as well, seem accurate, start our second round of mating on weekend so will see what returns are like but confident, we are also using an auto draft gate to draft them which has gone better than I thought it would as well, it’s giving the team a few extra sleep ins !!!
You'll have to put more coats on cows to get the video engagement up lol. I really enjoy seeing this technology you are using. Thanks for the videos. Your channel has really grown fast which is a credit to your video quality.
Could you do a video on the cost per cow and per year for the cost of these collars and what made you choose this brand over cow manager, halter etc. Asking as hubby and I are going 50/50 next season and this would possibly be something we look into in the future. We farm on the hauraki plains. Also maybe a breakdown of the cost of DNA testing please. Thank you 😊
Could you give us an idea of how much this cost and how long the payoff will be? Not a farmer, just interested. I think it will give you more info and improve cow health and management.
Hey I'm just wondering why is there a cow that has a horse blanket on next to cow 74 in the row and that technology is kinda cool when I became a dairy farmer I nit have get the cow coolers 🤔🤔
I can see where your coming from but I would have to disagree, I think all this tech is a luxury not a necessity, how ever each individual farm is different and with these collars I think its making mating far more accurate, especially around silent heats or cows that are on but haven't rubbed the indicator enough be picked up by the farmer. I know you have good repo results and so do I, but one of the main advantages of this tech is that I'm hoping to improve them even more, and if I can I'm hoping to carry less replacements which is a big money saver. The techs not the magic bullet to solve peoples problems but I definitely think its making good farmers become even better.
I see you've gone back to using tail paint as well as the estrotect stickers? Which do you prefer? Do you use different heat detection aids for different numbers of returns?
Yep went to tail paint from week 3 as when they return the bulls will be out so didn’t need scratchies so a bit cheaper. I prefer the estrotects as they’re way easier to tell if she’s on 👌
Hi Andrew ,you mentioned that you’ll AI with sexed at the optimal time will this be possible on OAD .I’ve used collars for a few years and AI 2X a day I’ve also picked up health problems before the cow shows anything ,a great bit of kit !
Very good question! Most farmers in NZ only AI OAD as the tech only comes in the morning so we’re no different from them. But if the cows not in the optimal time I’ll just leave her or just use conventional, that’s the plan anyway 😅 That’s awesome to hear! They definitely work then 👌
Yep it seems to work fine, they can store up to 4 days worth of data so once it comes in it’ll all get up loaded, but no they all get picked up at milking 👍
Hey Andrew, really enjoy the content, always look forward to the next episode and constantly learning from your channel. Just wanted to ask, you mentioned 74 hadn’t taken to the sexed semen, how do you know if it has held? Google results will only tell me they can still be on heat after being mated and blood results/scanning are the options for finding out, was just curious if you’re observing something else? Cheers, Sean.
Thanks Sean, really appreciate it mate! So if she comes on heat again after being served then the insemination didn’t hold, generally only about 60% of them do, and a normal return is 18-24 days after. But if she doesn’t come in heat again after insemination then she’s held and pregnant, hope that makes sense 👍
Another great video Andrew that technology is awesome as a herdsman your instincts will tell you whats going on with your herd but having that technology to hone your instincts down even more is a great tool to have especially with the ultimate time to serve them that is massive and will make a huge difference to conception rates especially for the expensive sexed semen
Yep exactly Keith, it’s good having something collecting data 24/7 as we can only check them so much. I’m really looking forward to next season when well have the info from the start and should make a massive difference 👍
Brilliant Andrew. I can see from the smile on your face that you are really enjoying the new tech. I really hope the investment pays of big time for you. 👍
Really cool tech and I love it 👌 definitely makes mating management easier, but it all comes with a cost so hopefully it pays off too
I watch because I am interested in large and small scale farming/ranching. How you can keep all that straight is crazy. Thanks.
We've had the scr collars since Aug and it's been awesome the amount of info u get back from them. The rumination is my favorite cause u can find sick cows sooner. We also got the meters in the parlor as well and it's neat to get every milking weights. Don't get info overload it's real easy to do!!
What does the collar tell you about rumination? Thanks for any info...
@@notapplicable430 it tracks her daily rate and alerts me if she drops 10% or more. It allows us to catch cows off feed sooner.
@@mirrorimagecattleco Is that intake or output, or both?
@@notapplicable430 I guess it would be intakes.
@@mirrorimagecattleco Amazing...thanks!
wow amazed results see how good heat things work.
Cows like great and looks like they are producing well
Very interesting on how the new collars work and the information that they can supply you with.
Yep pretty impressive 👌
Great video Andrew best of luck with the collars👍
Thanks 🙏
love the videos Andrew !
That's an interesting way to follow the girls cycles. A year from now you will see the benefits of this new technology. Very cool!
Yep can’t wait to have it for the whole of next mating 👌
Morning Andrew, a great video, we have had Allflex collars on our girls since end of August, so it’s nice to compare the tech. My sons and I watch all your videos, it gives a great insight into different methods of dairy farming and a great discussion starter; thanks a lot for creating them
Cheers Matt, Wairarapa
That’s cool, it definitely makes mating a lot easier and far more accurate aye. How are you finding yours?
That’s awesome! Always interesting to see how other people do things 😂
Tell them I say hi 👌
@@TheOnceADayFarmer pleased with ours as well, seem accurate, start our second round of mating on weekend so will see what returns are like but confident, we are also using an auto draft gate to draft them which has gone better than I thought it would as well, it’s giving the team a few extra sleep ins !!!
You'll have to put more coats on cows to get the video engagement up lol. I really enjoy seeing this technology you are using.
Thanks for the videos. Your channel has really grown fast which is a credit to your video quality.
The cows looking great and full of milk 🥛🥛💰💰💰💰
Well like that making life easy now, well done bro. For going and for up grade to the collars. Great stuff.
Real easy and far more accurate 👌
Hi Andrew hope you have a wonderful day today ❤
Thanks you too! 👍
Could you do a video on the cost per cow and per year for the cost of these collars and what made you choose this brand over cow manager, halter etc. Asking as hubby and I are going 50/50 next season and this would possibly be something we look into in the future. We farm on the hauraki plains.
Also maybe a breakdown of the cost of DNA testing please.
Thank you 😊
Feel free to message me on Insta and I can give you call about it if you want 👍
I’m glad “shed” was printed on the map.
Nice Andrew. Are you leaving the collars on for the milking season or will you take them off when Mating's done?
Yep I’ll leave them on the whole time as it will pick up health events, and can’t really be bothered putting them on the whole herd every year 😅
Could you give us an idea of how much this cost and how long the payoff will be? Not a farmer, just interested. I think it will give you more info and improve cow health and management.
Hey Andrew what did the cow in the herd have a coat on for. What your Dad’s opinion on the collars?
She’s modelling it for a couple of weeks, got given one to try.
I’ll get his opinion in one of the vids, I’m not sure what he thinks to be honest 🤷
Hey I'm just wondering why is there a cow that has a horse blanket on next to cow 74 in the row and that technology is kinda cool when I became a dairy farmer I nit have get the cow coolers 🤔🤔
How are your little calf going
Cool technology. But the only downside to technology I see is it’s taking farming away from farming. Farmer will forget how to read cows
I can see where your coming from but I would have to disagree, I think all this tech is a luxury not a necessity, how ever each individual farm is different and with these collars I think its making mating far more accurate, especially around silent heats or cows that are on but haven't rubbed the indicator enough be picked up by the farmer. I know you have good repo results and so do I, but one of the main advantages of this tech is that I'm hoping to improve them even more, and if I can I'm hoping to carry less replacements which is a big money saver.
The techs not the magic bullet to solve peoples problems but I definitely think its making good farmers become even better.
I see you've gone back to using tail paint as well as the estrotect stickers? Which do you prefer? Do you use different heat detection aids for different numbers of returns?
Yep went to tail paint from week 3 as when they return the bulls will be out so didn’t need scratchies so a bit cheaper.
I prefer the estrotects as they’re way easier to tell if she’s on 👌
Do you think been oad milking is a disadvantage because there not coming in twice a day or when out of range with your paddock s far away.
Nah because it stores the data and then all gets uploaded once it’s seen. So no diss advantage at all 👍
I'm guessing the cow with the blanket on has a chill Andrew?.
I got sent a cow cover to trial for someone, she’s actually fine..she’s just modeling it 😂
Hi Andrew ,you mentioned that you’ll AI with sexed at the optimal time will this be possible on OAD .I’ve used collars for a few years and AI 2X a day I’ve also picked up health problems before the cow shows anything ,a great bit of kit !
Very good question! Most farmers in NZ only AI OAD as the tech only comes in the morning so we’re no different from them.
But if the cows not in the optimal time I’ll just leave her or just use conventional, that’s the plan anyway 😅
That’s awesome to hear! They definitely work then 👌
so is automatic drafting gates on the way?👍
Not in the close future but hopefully one day 🤞
Hi Andrew
Are you happy with the collar system line of sight? Has it lost track of cows for more than a day?
Yep it seems to work fine, they can store up to 4 days worth of data so once it comes in it’ll all get up loaded, but no they all get picked up at milking 👍
Hi would you think about going 100% AI with them now?
Andrew if a cow drops one of those collars on the farm are you able to track down the unit or is it lost thanks
No there’s no gps in it, but I think they would be fairly easy to spot 🤷
@@TheOnceADayFarmer ok thanks
Keen 7yo spotted cow at 8min 33 with a coat on, and wants to know why she is wearing one. Thank you
Good Observation! I was sent one to trial for a couple of weeks so she was picked as the model to test it on.
Why did one of the cows have a jacket on?
Great thing those collars.
She’s modelling it, I got one to test for a couple of weeks 👍
Your dad say, your a lazy farmer......laffinnnn..
I'm joshing....that apppp is apples darling boy..
Is it just me or did I see a cow in a blanket/rug like one you’d see normally on a horse.
Yep she’s being a model, got one to test out for a few weeks 👍
What’s with the coat on that crossie ?
Got sent one to test, she’s being a model at the moment 😂
Hey Andrew, really enjoy the content, always look forward to the next episode and constantly learning from your channel.
Just wanted to ask, you mentioned 74 hadn’t taken to the sexed semen, how do you know if it has held? Google results will only tell me they can still be on heat after being mated and blood results/scanning are the options for finding out, was just curious if you’re observing something else?
Cheers, Sean.
Thanks Sean, really appreciate it mate!
So if she comes on heat again after being served then the insemination didn’t hold, generally only about 60% of them do, and a normal return is 18-24 days after.
But if she doesn’t come in heat again after insemination then she’s held and pregnant, hope that makes sense 👍
Another great video Andrew that technology is awesome as a herdsman your instincts will tell you whats going on with your herd but having that technology to hone your instincts down even more is a great tool to have especially with the ultimate time to serve them that is massive and will make a huge difference to conception rates especially for the expensive sexed semen
Yep exactly Keith, it’s good having something collecting data 24/7 as we can only check them so much.
I’m really looking forward to next season when well have the info from the start and should make a massive difference 👍
@@TheOnceADayFarmer I will follow the journey with interest I was very much into genetics and info when I was herdsman
Why has one of the cows got a jacket on? ,thankyou
Go one to test so she’s modelling it 😂
interesting
thanks for that
We use sexed in the younger cows, very rare to do anything over 5yo with sexed.
Interesting, would be better in the younger ones as that’s where the best Gentics are 👍
@@TheOnceADayFarmer also provided they are on a good diet and positive energy balance then they should also be higher fertility
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