The sensor monitors
The SmartTag collects information about each cow’s behaviour throughout the day.
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Velos · Classic Nedap monitoring
Understanding herd monitoring.
With Velos.
The Velos interface brings together information from your Nedap installation to help you manage your herd. Available functions depend on your software version, sensors and installed equipment.
Detect heat
Information to help identify the insemination window.
Spot changes
Alerts to help prioritise animal checks.
Organise work
Individual cow information and a herd overview.
01 · How it works
From observed behaviour
to action on your farm.
Velos keeps you informed
The installation receives data from the sensors. Velos displays individual cow information and the alerts available with your equipment.
You decide
Review alerts, observe the animals concerned and arrange the necessary checks or interventions.
These additional functions require suitable equipment and interfaces. Communication coverage is assessed for your buildings and the areas used by your herd.
02 · What it brings to your farm
The right information.
For informed decisions.
CowControl brings behaviour data together to help you monitor individual cows and understand group trends.
Reproduction
Focus your observations
Identify signs of heat and review insemination timing indicators. Available information varies with your version and sensors.
Health monitoring
Identify changes in behaviour
Changes in eating, rumination and inactivity highlight cows that need your attention, particularly around calving.
Herd management
Prioritise your checks
Find the animals that need checking and review group trends. Share useful information with the people who support your herd management.
03 · Choosing your sensor
SmartTag Neck or SmartTag Ear?
The right format for your farm.
SmartTag Neck is used with compatible Velos installations. SmartTag Ear requires Nedap NOW: it cannot be used with classic Velos alone.
The neck sensor
SmartTag Neck
A collar-mounted sensor for behaviour monitoring, with RFID identification and locating functions depending on the model and installation.
- Heat and behaviour monitoring
- Electronic identification depending on configuration
- Locating with suitable infrastructure
The ear sensor
SmartTag Ear
A compact, lightweight ear-mounted sensor to monitor activity, rumination and eating time.
- Heat and behaviour monitoring
- Nedap NOW required for this sensor
- No electronic identification (EID) function
- Can be used alongside neck sensors in the herd
RFID and monitoring have different functions. RFID identifies the animal; a behaviour sensor measures its activities. A passive RFID tag does not measure rumination.
What to discuss with AGYE: the functions you need, the sensor format and connections to your equipment. Monitoring, identification and locating are configured for your installation.
See and understand
See monitoring in action.
Two French-language presentations introduce the solution.
Discover Nedap monitoring · French audio
Daily herd monitoring · French audio
Watch on-farm experiences · French audio
Your questions answered
Before choosing your equipment.
Does monitoring measure milk yield?
SmartTags monitor animal behaviour. Milk measurement requires dedicated equipment, such as milk meters. Data can be brought together where suitable connections are available.
Can neck and ear sensors be used in the same herd?
Yes, in a compatible Nedap NOW installation. SmartTag Ear requires NOW. AGYE checks your controller, reader and sensor models before recommending this combination.
Do all sensors include locating?
Locating depends on the sensor and installed infrastructure. We help you define your needs for monitoring, electronic identification and finding animals.
Do alerts replace observing your cows?
Alerts point you towards the animals to check first. Observations and checks on the farm help you interpret each signal and decide what to do next.
Go further with Nedap NOW
Velos or Nedap NOW?
Compare the possibilities.
Additional analysis, customised work lists and multi-farm management: discover what NOW adds.
Discover Nedap NOWDocumentation
SmartTags:
the French brochure.
Explore Neck and Ear sensors and their functions in Nedap’s French-language brochure.
Manufacturer photographs and information: Nedap. Functions and compatibility must be confirmed for your configuration.
Which monitoring solution suits your herd?
Your priorities, buildings and equipment: let’s plan a configuration that supports your everyday work.