- Per-Cow Intake Tracking: Using RFID tags and precision scales, SmartFeed records the exact amount of TMR, concentrates, or supplements each cow consumes daily.
- Lactation Curve Management: Tracks intake against stage of lactation, helping ensure cows meet energy and protein requirements at peak production.
- Feed Efficiency Insight: Links feed intake with milk output (when combined with herd management software), allowing evaluation of feed-to-milk efficiency for individual cows.
- Targeted Supplementation: Enables selective access to minerals, buffers, bypass protein, or dry cow rations, ensuring only specific animals receive the appropriate supplements.
- Transition Cow Management: Useful during the pre- and post-fresh period, when ration control is critical to prevent disorders like ketosis or displaced abomasum.
- Group Housing Optimization: Ideal for feeding heifers or dry cows in open barns or pastures where individualized feeding is traditionally difficult.
- Supplement Trials: Supports on-farm or research evaluations of feed additives, rumen-protected nutrients, or alternative protein sources.
- Real-Time Bodyweight Tracking: Monitors weight changes across the lactation cycle, helping identify subclinical health issues or inadequate dietary energy.
- Growth Monitoring: Tracks heifer growth against targets, ensuring proper nutritional support for first calving at optimal age and weight.
- Optimized Ration Delivery: Aligns nutrient supply with milk production demands, reproductive status, and health needs.
- Improved Transition Success: Allows close monitoring and targeted intervention during the critical transition period.
- Reduced Feed Waste: Enhances feed and supplement utilization, reducing costs and supporting sustainability goals.
- Precision for Profitability: Enables data-backed ration adjustments that support milk yield, cow longevity, and feed efficiency.
