BACKGROUND Nestlé Dairy Farming Institute (DFI), covering an area of 600,000 square meters, contains a demonstration farm and a training center. The training institute began operation in October 2014, with more than 1300 cows, and two 20-stall parallel parlors. Allflex Livestock Intelligence began cooperation with Nestle DFI in 2014. CHALLENGES As a demonstration farm, Nestle DFI committed to demonstrating and guiding modern dairy farming, to standardize production across the whole production chain. In order to minimize breeding costs, the real estrus status of cows needs to be accurately monitored. Additionally, to increase profits, farms need to monitor health problems in a time way and optimize nutrition programs. Dairy farms also need to improve milking efficiency, standar

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