2014 - Volume #38, Issue #4, Page #43
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A Calf Monitor That Calls You
Your cow will call you when she’s ready to give birth with a new “Cow Call” device from Ireland that’s designed to be placed in the cow’s birth canal. The Cow Call has a phone inside that will inform you (and up to 4 others) via both text message and phone call when calving starts. The small, compact, light sensitive device is placed in the cow up to 14 days prior to the projected calving date, and is ejected when the contractions start before calving. You’ll be alerted no matter where you are. The insertion process takes only 15 seconds.
The unit is connected to a base station on your farm. When the cow’s water breaks, the device is pushed out. Once outdoor light is detected, a message is immediately sent to the base station, where it’s analyzed.
The device automatically shuts down within 20 seconds after being passed out. The base station can monitor up to 60 cows at any one time. Inserts can be washed, sterilized and reused for up to 2 years.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup (ph 011 353 87 9066 479; info@cowcall.com; www.cowcall.com/pages/the-cow-call).
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