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New technology to optimise milk production and welfare

By December 2nd, 2020December 15th, 2020No Comments

Document type : news item from Dairy Global

Author: Zana van Dijk

Preview: Agtech company Cainthus launches Alus Behavior to allow large dairies to further optimise milk production and animal welfare. What else can we expect?

Earlier this year, ALUS Nutrition was launched as Cainthus's first product which offers bespoke technology that monitors feed 24/7 by using a smart camera system. Now, Cainthus has released their second product, Alus Behaviour, a technology allowing insights into cow behaviour, cow comfort and playing a pivotal role to further increase farm profitability and sustainability, according to a recent press release.

When we look at large scale dairy operations, there are often issues with labour shortages, farm profitability and feed management, while keeping animals healthy and maintaining high welfare levels. […]

Alus Behavior looks at the cows and their activities 24/7, such as lying, eating, drinking (the 24-hours cow time budget, otherwise known as the response of a cow to the environment) and ensures that cows are displaying the behavioural patterns that result in maximum milk production. If cows are relaxed and can show their normal behaviour, this directly results in increased health and welfare, better milk production, and hence better farm profitability. The lying time of high-yielding cows, for example, is crucial for maximising milk production and their welfare and set at a minimum of 12 hours per day.

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