The issue
Feed is the single largest expense on a dairy, yet most producers are forced to manage it at the herd level instead of the individual cow level, largely due to limitations in available and affordable technology. That means:
Two cows eating the same ration can deliver very different returns. Until now, those differences were nearly impossible to see.
The AfiCollar Feed Efficiency Service gives dairies what they’ve never had before: accurate dry matter intake per cow. Once paired with her milk production, both of which are updated daily, dairy producers can transform feed from a cost center into a measurable, optimizable performance driver while also finally:
Measure each cow’s Income over Feed (IoF) to understand real profitability.
Remove low-efficiency, high-cost cows with confidence.
Select the most efficient animals to build a more economical, sustainable herd.
Make ration, grouping and management decisions based on current data, not monthly averages.
AfiCollar uses advanced algorithms to separate eating behavior from chewing, sorting, or rumination – giving a reliable measurement of dry matter intake for every individual cow, every day.
Milk yield data is paired with intake to calculate:
This creates a true economic snapshot of each animal.
AfiFarm analyzes and ranks cows based on efficiency, highlighting:
Cows capable of creating the same amount of milk with less feed require less crop inputs, which are gains that can be realized in the short-term. In addition, feed efficiency is a heritable trait. By selecting efficient cows year after year, producers can build a herd that:
REAL STORIES
“When you have their dry matter intake, you know for sure if that cow is above or below your threshold. It lets you fill every stall with the most efficient animal.”
REAL STORIES
