It is estimated that around 50% of cows on heat go undetected on the average dairy farm and, as every missed heat means hundreds of litres of lost production, it could be costing you £3 per day per cow. Heat detection is thus essential for maximising productivity, as well as reducing insemination costs.

Research has shown that heat detection is better by pedometer than by visual detection*. The new Rescounter II pedometer from WestfaliaSurge recotds activity over two-hour periods, providing the optimum basis for reliable heat detection using activity, milk yield and conductivity curves, all at a glance.

Rescounter II allows imporved detection rates, reduction of false detection, better prediction of the optimum insemination time, and comes with the new design of leg strap for optimum cow comfort and fast, easy attachment.

*FIRK R.E. Stamer, 2002. Livestock Production Science 75: 219-232