“This System is Well Worth the Investment”

Steve Yaeger,Herd Manager
United Vision DairyWisconsin
20 Jul 2023 News 2 min

“When you figure out the investment, it’s a cheap employee that monitors every cow 24/7. It allows me to walk in, look at my monitor, know which cows are in trouble and get them taken care off.” – Steve Yaeger, Herd Manager at United Vision Dairy.

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“The biggest reason is, it allows us to be intentional with our time. We can look at the system and decide which cows we need to walk to and look at. Before we were basically wandering aimlessly, looking at every cow and a lot of times we were missing the things that show up. We were always catching them too late. Now we’re catching them when the process starts.”

“It’s a cheap employee that monitors every cow 24/7”

Steve Yaeger believes in the CowManager system; “It allows me to walk in, look at my monitor, know which cows are in trouble and get them taken care of” – and recommends it to others as well:

“Would I recommend CowManager? Absolutely! I already have. Different dairy producers have asked me about how the system works and I’ve invited people to come and look. It’s well worth the investment.”

In 2018 United Vision Dairy didn’t have a monitoring system yet. Steve Yaeger chose CowManager after doing research and looking at multiple cow monitoring systems: “CowManager became the one I wanted to work with because it had all the information that I was looking for and could provide me with every day.

Smart & Simple: How CowManager Works

  • Ear Sensors: Your cows have an ear for it: accurate information. Our ear revolutionary sensors collect data about your herd’s fertility, health and nutritional status.
  • (Solar) Routers: All real-time data is transmitted from our ear sensors and collected by wireless (solar) routers. These routers can be placed anywhere: in barns or pastures.
  • Smartphone and PC: Receive all the data on your smartphone and computer. Get real-time cow information, 24/7.
  • Herd Management System: Our system integrates with more than 40 herd management systems worldwide. When calculating alerts, we use data from both systems. Together we do better.

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24/7 Real-time Data, Never Miss a Heat

Heat peaks, possible pregnancies, non-cycling cows, potential abortions. Never miss a thing.

Catch Diseases Early, Reduce Sick Cows

Get alerted immediately when a cow isn't ruminating or eating, and intervene proactively. Pick up on diseases like mastitis and ketosis in an early stage.

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Divide your workload more efficiently thanks to real-time alerts. Focus on the right cow at the right time and be able to spend more time off-farm.

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Health

Get an alert up to 3 days before any signs of clinical illness. Or, if your cow is already sick, monitor recovery in detail.

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Fertility

Increase profit with timely insemination. Know exactly when a cow is in heat and when to inseminate.

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Youngstock

Effective calf health management leads to increased future milk production and a healthier, more productive herd.

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Nutrition

Prevent heat stress and disease, take your feed management to the next level, and achieve the goals set for your herd.

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Transition

Experience smoother transitions and healthier herds with our advanced Transition Monitor.

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Auto Drafting

Separate cows with heat or health alerts from the rest of the herd with the integrated Auto Drafting functionality.

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Sort my Cow (USA)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Sort my Cow and the CowManager sorting gate.

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Draft my Cow (NZ)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Draft my Cow and the CowManager drafting gate.

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MultiView

Give your staff, veterinarian, nutritionist, and other advisors access to selected cow data.

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Find my Cow

Find a cow that’s in heat, sick or in the wrong pen within seconds with our Locator and Flash tools.

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