PROGESTERONE MONITORING IN ROBOTS

Sometimes reproductive management can be a guessing game. “I guess she’s pregnant, but I thought I saw her in standing heat.” “I guess she’s on the ‘high activity’ list, but I just inseminated her last week.” “I guess she should have been in heat by now, but I haven’t seen anything.” A progesterone monitoring system in your robots can take away some of that guesswork. DeLaval’s V310* robot automatically collects regularly scheduled milk samples, and tests them for progesterone. Success depends on understanding progesterone, understanding the system, and adjusting your program to use the information.

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