BACKGROUND Capetinga, a dairy farm in the Arcos municipality of Minas Gerais in Brazil, was founded in 1995 with an initial herd of just eight cows. The owners prioritized artificial insemination with good genetic merit, and the herd has since grown to 300 dairy cows, with almost no animal purchases made. CHALLENGES According to Sérgio Teixeira, the Manager of Capetinga (and the owners’ son), the growing herd was making it difficult to keep pace. The biggest problem he says, “was not having time to check the cows and their heat.” Plus, there was concern that illness wasn’t being caught quickly enough. SYSTEM Teixeira chose the Allflex Heatime Pro System with HRLDn neck tags based on a recommendation from the farm’s veterinarian. The system was installed in July 2018, along with

Join for free to read