Our range of cost effective heat detectors allow farmers to better manage their herd’s in-calf rates and subsequent farm profitability.
Accurate Heat Detection
Heat detection is an essential part of an effective bovine breeding program, traditionally accomplished by keen observation and record keeping. This labour intensive method required several hours a day and its accuracy depended upon the experience of the observer. This process often resulted in lost earnings and lower efficiencies on farm when heat cycles were not reliably detected.
Greater Accuracy
Development of bovine heat detection aids that provide greater levels of accuracy in identifying cows in oestrus have increased the in-calf rates on farm and the resulting profitability for the farmer.
Cost Effective
Beacon Automation provides an innovative range of cost effective heat detection devices that identify more cows in heat, provide greater accuracy to enable the better timing of AI services and are convenient to use and interpret.
Why Use Heat Detectors?
Industry research has shown that heat detection rates are higher in herds using heat mount detectors than it is in those herds using other methods, such as the interpretation of tail paint or from the observation of the cow’s physiological changes. These traditional methods of determining if a cow is in oestrus are made more difficult if the observer is not suitably skilled to interpret those methods.
Reduce Missed Cycles
Heat mount detectors such as the HEAT SEEKER™, ScratchE™ and BULLING BEACON™ range of products, as produced by Beacon Automation, identify more cows in heat, cows that have short heats and cows that cycle at night. These results can shorten herd calving intervals by reducing missed cycles.
Identification
Beacon Automation’s range of products are ideal for identifying pre-heats, main joining and returns and allow for a more precise timing of insemination.
We’re Always Innovating
Our aim at Beacon is to take the guesswork out of heat detection and to provide you with innovative, easy to use heat detectors.
HEAT SEEKER™
Utilising the patented ‘Channel and Chamber’ technology, HEAT SEEKER™ delivers an unrivalled combination of sticking power and ease of application.
HEAT SEEKER®
BULLING BEACON™
BULLING BEACON™ is our original oestrus detection aid. It set a benchmark for heat detection that rival devices have not matched.
BULLING BEACON®
ScratchE™
After extensive research and field trials, Beacon has improved upon the features of its ScratchE™ range of label based heat detectors.
ScratchE™What Our Customers Say
Find out what our customers are saying about our products.
“We use HEAT SEEKER on our herd of 300 cows and also our heifers. We found them very easy to apply and with their bright colours it made it simple to identify cows on heat. We felt HEAT SEEKER contributed to our empty rate dropping from 17% to 8%. We will definitely be using HEAT SEEKER again”.
“Using HEAT SEEKER on the whole dairy herd and also on the yearling heifers has given us many benefits on farm. Having to apply up to 1000 heat patches during milking, the ease of application of the self-adhesive HEAT SEEKER is clearly ahead of other methods. The peel and stick method is easy and provides real stickability to the cow when applied. They are providing accurate selection of cows in heat and all staff are very confident when picking cows to be mated. The bright colours of pink, red and blue are easily seen and have made a crucial task that much easier since using the HEAT SEEKER”.
“The biggest influence on profitability on any dairy farm is pregnancy. If you can guarantee every cow will calve every 12-months, it has a huge bearing on your costings. It’s just near impossible to achieve, but the closer you can get to that, the more efficient your operation becomes. The HEAT SEEKER product certainly helps to achieve that.”
“I run 80 yearling heifers on a runoff 5km from the dairy unit…and see the heifers once a day. I tried HEAT SEEKER after being dissatisfied with other brands and I was thrilled with the results. Being self-adhesive, applying them was very easy with no mess and 100% retention. The Channel and Chamber system worked well. I will definitely use them again this season”.
Better manage your herd’s in-calf rates and subsequent farm profitability today.
Beacon Automation have given farmers the required tools to reliably and economically detect oestrus in cattle since 1995.
