The Ritchie Beef Monitor is a unique product designed for a feedlot situation. It is a weigh scale that when the cattle step onto it to get a drink the cow's ear tag get's read and the weight of that animal data get's sent to a cloud based system. The animals weight is recorded and sent to the data program. That program can send you alerts if the animal is not drinking that day. It will also graph the weight and you can monitor the cattle's progress, This will allow you to market your animals when they plateau and not waste a bunch of feed getting those last few pounds on.
By taking several readings a day for each beast and providing you with an average weight at any point during the day or night puts you in greater control. This enables you to ensure optimal weight for your cattle, while at the same time reducing labour and waste bedding and feed from keeping cattle too long.
The RITCHIE Beef Monitor also provides you with added insight of your herd by identifying issues you may not spot straight away such as frozen pipes or feed inefficiency. Easily set-up and operated, the data is stored in the cloud for viewing on any computer, tablet or smart phone enabling monitoring at your fingertips.
Benefits:
- Easy to set-up and use
- Reduced wastage of feed and bedding
- Reduced labour input
- Improved accuracy of weight at finishing
- Optimal weight of cattle at slaughter
Features:
- Notifications can be enabled for enhanced monitoring
- Monitoring of cattle weights 24 hours a day
- Cloud based data management
- 2 way communication for enhanced monitoring
Notes:
- Up to 50 cattle per unit to allow sufficient water access
- Compatible ear tags required
- Internet connection required
Monthly subscription is payable for sim card and data handling.