Improve mating results

More cows in calf sooner, means more milk in the vat next season, and more options to improve genetics of your herd in the long term. Improving your mating results is one of the strongest ways to increase revenue.

Heat detection

Accurate heat detection that works 24/7, 365 days a year

Never miss a heat

Halter’s heat detection uses each animal’s unique behaviours to pick heats consistently every day of the year.

Mate at the best time

Halter heat alerts are timed so that you can mate each cow in the window for the highest conception probability.

“We didn’t tail paint at all through the mating period. I didn’t pick one bulling cow. We just let the collars do their job, and it worked.”

Cam Te Brake

South Waikato

Stay on top of key metrics

Automatically track progress through the season against past performance and industry targets. And if things veer off track? Take action quickly to change the course of your season.

Cycling

Check cows are cycling in the lead up to PSM

Track that your herd are cycling as expected, and look into your options to get any non-cyclers back on track before mating.

Submission

Track submission rates against targets in mating

Understand how your herd’s submission rate is tracking, and compare progress to industry targets and past performance.

Non-return rate

Review weekly non-return rates through the season

Identify any stand-out weeks, and review management decisions that may have impacted results during that week.

Estimated in-calf

Understand early which cows are in-calf

Use Halter’s estimated in-calf rate to get an early gauge on how your herd’s in-calf rate is tracking, well before you pregnancy test.

Mating insights

Find and help at-risk cows early

Are any cows taking a long time to recover from calving?

Cow behaviour changes significantly over calving. Halter identifies the cows whose behaviour has not returned to normal in the 21 days after calving.

Which cows haven’t cycled before mating?

Find out who hasn’t cycled, and give them some extra support - whether that’s more feed, a drench for extra nutrients or hormonal treatment to kick start their cycling.

How many cows have been submitted  and returned?

Halter automatically tracks your submission rates and will identify when a cow has already been submitted and returned.

Who is likely in-calf, and who might have slipped?

Halter's 24/7 heat detection identifies cows that were likely in-calf, but have since returned to regular cycling behaviour and have potentially slipped.

Feed your herd accurately all year round

Well-fed cows recover from calving sooner, cycle consistently, get in-calf with fewer attempts, and are less likely to slip once they are in-calf. Knowing that you are meeting your herd's feed requirements on every day of the year is the biggest lever you have to unlock better mating results.

Calculate energy requirements for each stage of the season

Pop in a few details about your herd and system, and we'll automatically calculate how much kgDM you need to offer to meet energy requirements. Plus, we'll track this daily, so you can have confidence your herd are always fully fed.

Know how much pasture you're allocating in every break

Daily pasture estimates from satellites, weather services, your own pasture walks and more, ensures you always know how much pasture is in every paddock. Plus, Halter does the maths for you, so whenever you create a break, you're always allocating exactly what your herd needs.

Feed at-risk cows more: run a separate mob without overhead

No time spent moving cows around the farm means no extra time needed to run more mobs. Find your skinny or young girls, non-cyclers or reds, pop them in a separate mob and give them some extra feed to give them a boost before mating.

Make operations &
record-keeping easy

Halter integrates with drafting gates and herd management systems, syncing your herd's heat and mating data to keep everything up-to-date, so that you can focus on taking action.