DeLaval Herd Navigator™

With Herd Navigator you can get your cows pregnant at the right time. Herd Navigator supports you by automatically measuring the level of progesterone in milk, informing you when the cows is in heat, when they are pregnant, if there is an early embryonic loss and which cows have abnormal ovarian structures such as cysts.

The milk component used to monitor udder health with Herd Navigator is Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), an enzyme that is highly correlated to somatic cell counts in new infections and detects an infection before it is visible to the human eye. Early detection of mastitis with Herd Navigator is the best way to improve udder health. Early detection may also means that less antibiotics used for fewer days, saving money.

The fresh period is a critical stage for a dairy cow, she suffers form; metabolic changes, immunosuppression, negative energy balance (NEB) and elevated levels of stress; which can lead to increased incidence of diseases and decrease animal efficiency. Ketosis is a metabolic disease, frequently observed in high producing herds. It usually occurs within a few days to a few weeks after calving. Herd Navigator automatically monitors the BHB (beta hydroxybutyrate) in the milk after calving to diagnose sub clinical ketosis, allowing you to act early and prevent a loss in milk production and reduce veterinary costs.

Feed represents a large proportion of the cost to produce milk. We understand your need to feed cows efficiently. Herd Navigator automatically analyses your herd’s feed efficiency by monitoring milk urea level and is a valuable tool to determine how well the cows in the herd are responding to changes in their ration. It can help determine if the ration has excess protein (a costly problem), or if adding a little more fermentable carbohydrates can give an increase in milk production. Small changes in the cost of a ration can make a big difference in the cash flow.