Herd Navigator

Herd Navigator is a revolutionary new concept developed and launched in a close and unique enterprise between the partners Dansk Kvaeg, DeLaval, and FOSS.

Smart Farming is a DeLaval initiative aimed at influencing and shaping the future of dairy farming. The company defines it as "the goal to accelerate the transition from milking management to global farm profitability management by harnessing emerging decision tools and automation technologies for better quality milk and profits."

By automatically taking, analysing and reporting on milk samples, Herd Navigator alerts and advises dairy farmers of the condition and health of each individual cow. It automatically detects diseases, reproductive status and feeding conditions long before they would be noticeable to the human eye.

Herd Navigator is also able to identify mastitis up to 3-4 days before physical signs are visible with a system sensitivity of more than 80%. The system also detects early signs of ketosis and together with immediate treatment minimizes the risk that the cow develops clinical ketosis. Clinical ketosis can result in a milk loss of 600 kg per lactation.

Herd Navigator has been awarded the Golden Hoof at Brussel's Agribex; the Trophées D'OR (Gold Trophy) at Paris' SIA and the three star New Product Europe award at Agromek in Denmark .