The dairy industry has been changing significantly over the last decades. Cost pressure has been leading to farming intensification and consolidation, resulting in an increase in cow sickness and fertility, shorter lifetime of high-yield animals and lower per cow productivity. Other factors such as the increase in milk demand and the increase in regulations have also been influencing the work of dairy farmers in Europe.
smaXtec offers a globally unique inside sensor-based monitoring solution for continuous management of heat, calving, health status and feeding of dairy cows. During the course of this project smaXtec developed a new version of its innovative monitoring system that consists of a new hardware generation, a messenger software as well as a customer-friendly business model.
The smaXtec messenger was completely renewed, the usability of the software increased as well as transformed from a simple alert system into a decision-making tool that offers clear calls to action and facilitates daily work of the farmer. The development of a new bolus hardware that is considerably smaller, with improved functionalities offers significant improvements for our customers and widens the application opportunities. The newly introduced Software as a Service business model focuses on customer friendliness and secures highest flexibility.
The smaXtec system contributes to sustainable dairy production by increasing animal welfare, increasing productivity but decreasing input resources. It improves health management resulting decreased use of drugs and reproduction which increases food security and transparency. Furthermore, reproduction and feed management can be optimized. The economic benefits to the customer are substantial which results in higher competitiveness of agriculture.
