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ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HEALTH
SMART. LIGHT: ANIMAL CONTROL MADE EASY
The work in pig houses is varied, time- daily animal control gets opti- mized and
consuming and demanding. During the animals that have fallen ill can be treated
daily animal control, numerous factors significantly sooner than in the past.
must be paid attention to and rated si-
multaneously – also in order to identify Simple, comprehensible functions
potential illnesses in a timely manner. The functional principle is simple and
Important indicators to assess animal universally comprehensible: The Smart.
health are, for example, water and feed Light consists of an LED lamp that dis-
consumption. Based on the consumed plays messages in the house directly by
amounts, the house staff can recognize the animal or in the pen. For instance, if
early on whether an animal is sick. the pigs have consumed their feed quan-
Feed intake status at a glance tity according to the feed curve, the lamp
is off. If only approx. 80 percent of the
To render animal control easy and ef- typical feed quantity was consumed, the
ficient for the house staff, the Lower Sax- Smart.Light turns yellow. In this case, the
ony animal house outfitter WEDA Dam- animals can be checked and the trough
mann & Westerkamp has developed a or sensor can be cleaned as necessary.
new solution with the Smart.Light. With If the feed quantity consumed is below
the help of this innovation, the status of 80 percent of the feed curve, the Smart.
feed intake of the individual animals or Light turns red. The house staff can then
pens is indicated directly at each valve act immediately.
in the house.
Settable thresholds
Immediate animal control possible The Smart.Light is controlled by the
The Smart.Light significantly eases proven WEDA feeding software Excel- The Smart.Light can be installed next
and speeds up animal control in the lent 4PX. On a dedicated page in the to the feed valve on a WEDA liquid feed- beyond any expectations.” On the other hand, it is also no sur-
compartment. Due to the LED lamp, program, the feeding data is recorded ing system, next to the valve on a Nutrix
which is clearly visible from a distance and evaluated over the course of several suckling piglet feeding system or next
and displays different colors, animals days. Users can specify which color is to the OptiMum doser. Existing installa- that, you’ll make big strides.”
with a deviating feeding behavior can displayed starting when. tions can be retrofitted.
be identified immediately. This way, the
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PHENOMENAL RESULTS
WITH HYCARE
It is common knowledge that hygiene measures are
beneficial to the health and production of cows. But the
fact that the lifetime of cows has increased by 6 months
after 1.5 years in a HyCare-managed barn, exceeds the
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wildest expectations. Milk production, its contents and THE DATE
veterinary costs have also improved. The additional
profit amounts to tens of thousands of euros.
Adjustments were made to the working methods of dairy
farmer Jos Seuntiëns (210 cows, 4 milking robots) based on the
HyCare approach barely 1.5 years ago. Everything is focused
at the highest hygiene and the prevention of infections. Six
aspects have been fundamentally addressed: pore-free feed-
ing alleys, germ-free living environment, clean and germ-free
drinking water, pest control, structural hoof care and support
for a healthy transition (see box below).
Now that the results of the cows are slowly coming in, Wilco
de Crom, divisional manager for dairy cattle at MS Schippers,
is pleasantly surprised. “We thought it would work, also be- JOIN US IN 2020
cause HyCare gives great improvements in pigs. Yet this is far VICTAM ASIA is firmly established as
prise that the results are good. “We know that 85 to 90% of the the event dedicated to the animal feed
problems in cows can be traced down to infections. If you stop processing industry within Asia.
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6 months, according to independent CRV figures. That is a lot. organized by Victam and VIV.
The average in the Netherlands has barely increased by one
month since 2011, while the sector’s goal is to extend the life
span by half a year by 2020. A longer life span means more
old cows with higher milk production. Milk yield rose by 1,000
kilos to 11,500 kilos a year. The fat content is 0.11 percentage
points higher and the protein content is 0.09 percentage points
higher.
within the phosphate quota. Each extra liter of milk gives a WHY ATTEND?
All this means that 245,000 kilos more milk can be delivered
marginal balance (milk price minus feed costs) of € 0.22 per � See what is trending in your
kilo. For the company this means a return of almost € 54,000.
and an unpayable aspect: easier and more enjoyable work industry
In addition, there are even lower costs for the veterinarian
because there are fewer health problems and cows enter the � Specific conferences with key
robot more easily.
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Gaining more experience
The coming months the experience with HyCare at this com- � Build your network
pany will continue. In January, MS Schippers also opens its own � Business matchmaking
testing company where the concept is further developed and opportunities
visitors are given more background information.
De Crom expects the concept to be gradually rolled out in � Access to the industry exhibition
practice starting next year. Initially, this will be mainly at com-
panies with a milking robot because of the routing. In addition,
they must have or make a hygiene lock in order to create a first
barrier for visitors.
De Crom emphasizes that livestock farmers can count on
full support from MS Schippers. “This starts with an entre-
preneurial scan to see what the situation is and how it can be
helped. And when everything’s up and running, there’s contact
every six weeks. We also involve the other people accessing OFFICIAL SHOW WEBSITES
the farm so that there is an all-round commitment from every-
one.” victamasia.com & vivhealthandnutrition.nl
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