3D printed sensor could improve on-farm diagnosis of subclinical hypocalcemia
Researchers work to translate cow vocalizations
Researchers recently showed a sensor created with a 3D printer is a highly selective test for subclinical hypocalcemia that provides results in under 10 seconds. They are calling the device “a promising tool” for on-farm diagnostics.
Read more about how they did it here.
Insemination rod with built-in camera makes A.I. easier
Check out this recent invention that makes artificially inseminating cattle more accurate. It’s an inseminating rod with a camera on the end of it that displays live video of where semen will be deposited for greater insemination accuracy.
Read more here.
Researchers work to translate cow vocalizations
Imagine stepping into a barn and understanding exactly what cows are feeling – not by watching for obvious signs but by actually “hearing” their emotions. Artificial intelligence is allowing humans to understand cow vocalizations. Research is ongoing to determine how to translate them and implement this information to help dairy owners manage cows better.
Read more here.
Login next week to see the latest dairy tech map
Join me next Wednesday, Jan. 15, to see the Dairy Tech Map 3.0 and get the first look at a groundbreaking system of classification for dairy technologies – a new cow tech taxonomy.
Sign up for the webinar with co-hosting organization IFCN here.
Dairy profit projections from ZISK
Projected profitability for the next 12 months for two dairy herd sizes INCREASED in recent profit projections from ZISK.
ZISK is a profit projection smartphone app that tracks individual dairy farm profitability based on current CME board prices. Projections for a 1,000-cow dairy producing an average of 80 pounds of milk per cow and a 2,500-cow dairy producing an average of 85 pounds of milk per cow are provided.
12-month dairy farm profit projections (as of Jan. 9, 2025):
1,000-cow dairy = $915,300 (UP about $94,200 since the middle of December)
2,500-cow dairy = $3.077 million (UP about $266,000 since the middle of December)