Farmers around the world rely on smaXtec to optimize profitability and animal welfare on their dairy operations. Scroll through their stories below!
Success stories with smaXtec
Better health for fresh cows with smaXtec
US, 365 cows
Ryan Schleis
US, Milking parlour, Wisconsin, 550 cows
I have seen a 70% reduction in hormone usage now that I am using the smaXtec system.
Amber Horn-Leiterman
US, Milking parlour, Wisconsin, 2100 cows
With smaXtec, we are seeing a 7.8 ROI just from the improvements on cull rates.
Lameness diagnosed at an early stage by the smaXtec system
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Natasha Sutherland
US, Milking parlour, New York, 1225 cows
With the smaXtec system, we had a noticeable decrease in cost of our reproductive therapies.
Joy Widerman
US, Milking parlour, Pennsylvania, 1300 cows
We have reduced the duration of treatment for both mastitis and metritis by 50%.
Central Manor
US, Milking parlour, Pennsylvania, 200 cows
Adding smaXtec has lowered our days open and repro cull rate.
Sheldon Luehmann
US, Milking parlour, Altura, Minnesota, 125 cows
smaXtec has taken the guess work out of a lot of day-to-day decisions and actions.
"Our somatic cell count was averaging 130,000 prior to using smaXtec. We have been on smaXtec for two years and in the past six months our somatic cell count has averaged 85,000." – Chad Butts from Willow Breeze Farm in Homer, New York
Nathan Radue
US, Milking parlour, Wisconsin, 250 cows
smaXtec rumination monitoring allows me to tell if the ration adjustments I made are working
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Lauderdale Farm
US, Milking parlour, Wisconsin, 135 cows
With smaXtec, we are catching sick cows much earlier than we did in the past.
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Better health for fresh cows thanks to smaXtec
Fay Willow Farm in Wisconsin has made significant progress in monitoring the health of their fresh cows using smaXtec. Herd manager Tyler Duerst shares, “I am catching issues with fresh cows that I didn’t even know about before. There are cows with milk fever and ketosis that I wouldn’t have known about, and now I’m able to treat those cows and monitor the effects of the treatment with smaXtec.” In addition, they have also been able to detect and treat other diseases early with the help of smaXtec. “Also, smaXtec is catching cows with retained placentas and metritis – cows that I thought were cleaning fine – and I am able to treat those cows, and they are recovering without having to call the vet. I haven’t had to call the vet for a single fresh cow since I started using smaXtec,” he adds.
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“We were surprised how much our herd health costs have gone down since switching to smaXtec."
Chad Butts from Willow Breeze Farm in Homer, New York, has been using the smaXtec system for two years on his 800-cow herd.
“We were surprised how much our herd health costs have gone down since switching to smaXtec. Annual herd health expenses are down 40% from where they were before smaXtec. We are treating fewer cows and are able to quickly assess the effectiveness of the treatment”, Chad reveals.
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Lameness diagnosed at an early stage by the smaXtec system
With the help of smaXtec, lameness was detected. The cow only had an increased normal temperature, whereupon the farmer tested the milk for mastitis. However, the test was negative. In the evening, he then examined the cow’s hooves and eventually found the cause. If the customer had not discovered the lameness thanks to smaXtec, sole ulcers, sole tip ulcers and white line abscesses or purulent leather skin infections could have developed within a short time.