Smart thermometer for early detection


Förster-Technik: Hall 13, stand E11 and Hall 26, stand A06g (silver medal EuroTier). When diagnosing illnesses and checking the success of treatment, measurement of the body temperature is an important part already established for a very long time now with a very high, objective significance. For cattle the body temperature measurement is usually carried out rectally using ordinary fever thermometers. This is now made easier with the Smart Thermometer de- veloped by Förster. This thermometer electronically records the rectally meas- ured body temperature of calves and cattle. The data can be passed on to the Förster Technical Calf Cloud via a connection to the SmartHealth app. With the app additional health parameters, such as the ear position, nasal discharge, eye condition and a faeces evaluation, can be acquired. The Calf Cloud enables inte- gration in the Förster Smart Calf System. The temperature and the evaluation results can be made accessible to the veterinarian or the farm consultant online via the Calf Cloud.


Time saving in parlour


DeLaval International: Hall 13, stand D25 (silver medal EuroTier). The regular replacement of the teat rubber is te- dious and requires an amount of time which should not be underestimated. For this reason, the Swedish manufac- turer of milking technology DeLaval is introducing the new milking equipment DeLaval Evanza™. The decisive further development of this milking equipment lies in the fact that the teat rubbers and the teat cups are combined in a cartridge system in it, which results in remarkable time savings. The milk flow rate increased demonstrably by up to 9.3%. At the same time, the preliminary set-up time decreases by up to 7%. The teats are objectively treated more gently and better handling of the milking equipment was especially emphasised among milkers. Furthermore, it is possible to reuse the cartridges in a cir- culation system; the new DeLaval Evanza™ cartridge is completely recyclable and reduces the amount of waste compared to conventional teat rubbers by more than half.


Reinventing the bucket


Calf-Tel, Hall 12, stand D06. Amidst all the high tech gadgets at EuroTier it is somewhat refreshing to see a simple product that has such huge desirability. US firm Calf-Tel has gone that extra yard to reinvent the calf feeding bucket and has created one that is


virtually indestructible. You can even drive a tractor over it and the bucket simply springs back into shape. The new bucket has round- ed bottom edges to allow the calves to lick it clean. It is also designed to sit at an angle giving the animals better access.


▶ DAIRY GLOBAL | Volume 5, No. 4, 2018 25 Safety self-locking headlocks


Ing. Bräuer Stalltechnik: Hall 17, stand D35a (silver medal EuroTier). Ordinary safety self-locking headlocks frequently offer an insufficient safety outlet in the lower area of the feed fence. When attempting to also reach the last remains of the feed provided or when animals have fallen or are unable to get up, they are constricted in the neck area. The noises of moving swinging bars are an additional stress factor. With the comfort safety self-locking headlock from Bräuer, the horizontal posi- tion of the swinging bar mounting and the swinging unit is shifted, resulting in a considerably larger safety outlet over the entire height and an animal-friendly opening width of 36cm. In addition to unhindered access, this also enables a considerably greater freedom of movement for the cow during feeding and eas- ier freeing of stuck cows by the farmer. In the catch position, a neck width of 21cm is reached by shifting the swinging bar, enabling safe fixation for animal inspection, treatments and insemination.


PHOTO: BJÖRN QVARFORDT


PHOTO: CALF-TEL


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