Thursday, March 28, 2024

New feeder gives calf development insight

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Lely introduces a new automated calf feeder – the Calm Control. The Lely Calm supplies calves with precisely what they need, when they need it. Milk is always provided at the correct volume and temperature to ensure maximum benefit, to help the calf grow and develop into a profitable dairy cow. The various Lely Calm Control versions can be connected with a new online management system. This management system makes it easier to monitor calf performance and identify health disorders at an early stage. Various apps can display data such as: Drinking behaviour yesterday and today Milk consumption per day Drinking rate per day Total milk (powder) consumption.
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All data can be clearly presented on PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Intuitive operation makes the system quite suitable for daily monitoring of calves.

The management system can also give a warning when the drinking rate is too low, the drinking process is frequently interrupted or milk consumption is insufficient. These can all be indicators of impaired calf health.

The automated feeder has been improved in a number of ways. The processor is faster with higher storage capacity. The automated feeder recognises which calf wants to drink.

There is a button for young calves to learn to drink from the feeder, which is directly integrated into the identification process.

This is now more accessible, making training easier. An integrated LED light indicates the status of the drinking process.

Farmers who have a Lely Calm and want to get the benefits of the new Control version can use an update kit.

More information about the calf feeder, its specifications and the update kit is available from Lely Center locations, or visit www.lely.com.

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