by Toby Mottram | Jun 26, 2019 | Company News, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Here in England we are having a cool rainy summer after a dry spring. The maize looks OK and most farmers had good crops of first and second cut silage. We recently had a request from a customer to put in some smarts to extend battery life. A software...
by Toby Mottram | Aug 10, 2018 | Animal health, Animal welfare, Nutrition, Reports & Publications, Technology and innovation
Forage length, milk yields and reticular pH By Francesca Harding Scientific Officer A recent study by Harper Adams University used eCow boluses to investigate the impact of grass silage chop-lengths on herd health in the UK. Funded by AHDB-Dairy, researchers examined...
by Toby Mottram | Jan 23, 2018 | Animal health, Animal welfare, Nutrition, VirtualVet
We are excited to bring you the second of this months animal health and welfare blogs written by our colleagues at VirtualVet in Ireland. This week they discuss the use of innovative, precision feeding systems to improve animal welfare and increase farm productivity....
by Toby Mottram | Jan 12, 2018 | Animal health, Nutrition, Testimonials, VirtualVet
Recently we have been bringing you monthly blog posts focusing on animal health written by very knowledgeable VirtualVet team. This month the blog focuses on a matter particularly relevant to eCow, including how the eCow bolus can be used to detect SARA. We spotted...
by Toby Mottram | Dec 14, 2017 | Animal health, Data Analysis, Nutrition, VirtualVet
It’s time for us to bring you another blog post from the VirtualVet team in Ireland. This month Caitriona covers the importance of using decision support systems, such as the eCow bolus, to promote animal health and best practice on farms: Much has been written...
by Toby Mottram | Nov 14, 2017 | Company News, Food security, Nutrition, Reports & Publications
At the end of September Toby Mottram spoke at the Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition (GODAN) Linked Open Data in Agriculture workshop in Berlin. Toby detailed how our sister company VirtualVet uses information technology to record and track animal health...
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