With rising input costs, pressure to reduce antibiotics and increasing expectations around animal welfare, early and reliable health detection has never been more important.
This is where smaXtec steps in.
By combining innovative bolus technology with precise data and AI, smaXtec gives farmers unrivalled insights into what is happening inside their cows, long before visible signs appear.
The system continuously measures essential vital parameters directly in the reticulum: internal body temperature, water intake and drinking behaviour, rumination and activity.
These insights help farmers stay one step ahead of emerging health issues, ensuring healthier cows, higher productivity and a more sustainable way of managing the herd.
Many diseases that challenge dairy herds — from metabolic disorders to fertility problems and udder infections — begin with small changes in body temperature.
Mastitis, in particular, remains one of the most expensive conditions, driving up treatment costs, reducing production and contributing to premature culling.
Early detection can dramatically reduce these losses.
Body temperature: The first sign something’s wrong
smaXtec’s bolus technology measures internal body temperature with unmatched precision (±0.01°C), allowing farmers to spot abnormalities up to five days before clinical symptoms or behavioural changes occur.
This early window for intervention opens the door to simple, non-prescription treatments, often preventing mastitis from progressing to a stage where antibiotics are required.
In the first months of use, farms typically see a 55 per cent reduction in antibiotic treatments for mastitis — and long-term smaXtec users achieve reductions of up to 70 per cent.
For dairy farmers navigating a demanding and rapidly evolving industry, this shift from reactive treatment to proactive, data-driven health management represents a powerful opportunity: healthier cows, less labour pressure, fewer antibiotics and stronger overall performance.
For more information, contact Lallemand Animal Nutrition Australia on (07) 5451 0125.
