Achieving high conception rates and ensuring a successful breeding season depend on serving the right cow at the right time.

With smaXtec’s unique bolus technology, dairy farmers can eliminate the guesswork from breeding, gaining greater control and precision like never before.

SmaXtec monitors vital parameters such as body temperature, water intake, drinking cycles, rumination, and activity directly from within the cow’s reticulum. This technology also revolutionises reproduction and fertility management, making missed heats and time-consuming visual oestrus observation a thing of the past.

SmaXtec eliminates guesswork from breeding for farmers.

“For me, the breeding season no longer feels like a demanding period of work,” says dairy farmer, William Condon.

“I simply wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and check my phone to see which cows I need to serve – and that’s it.”

John Hatton, who milks 95 cows in Meath, highlights how smaXtec has made the breeding process easier and less labour-intensive.

“In terms of heat detection, it’s phenomenal. We inseminate the cows when we receive the notifications for morning and evening artificial insemination,” he says.

Anne Marie Ryan from Tipperary particularly values smaXtec’s ability to detect silent heats and track a detailed heat history for each cow. This functionality allows her to identify non-cycling cows before the breeding season, enabling quick intervention when needed.

Beyond detecting cows in heat, smaXtec provides optimal insemination timing, a heat index, and early detection of abortions and fertility issues.

Sean Teehan from Offaly says: “There were two cows in particular that hadn’t cycled, and we were already halfway through the breeding season. Thanks to smaXtec, we were able to react quickly, bring the vet out to examine them, and put them on a cycling programme.

“I’m happy to say they came into heat and have since been successfully artificially inseminated.”

The results speak for themselves: dairy farmers can confidently utilise the best genetics, maximise conception rates, and improve calving intervals. Eamonn Mooney, who milks 150 cows in Kilkenny, says: “Compared to last year, with smaXtec, we’ve reduced the calving interval to 99 weeks, with approximately 85% of cows calving within the first four to five weeks.”

The outcome? Enhanced breeding success, reduced labour and costs, and a healthier, more efficient herd.

Ready to elevate this year’s breeding season with smaXtec? Contact us at info@smaXtec.com or visit smaXtec.com.