COW PROTECTOR
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A loss of up to 500 kg of milk per lactation is possible.
Lameness affects oestrus and makes reproduction more difficult.
Veterinary and treatment costs increase markedly when intervention comes late.
Lameness-related replacements drive up the cost of replacing animals.
An early diagnosis improves animal welfare and reduces unnecessary suffering.
Source: Elite-Magazin, Breithaupt et al. (2014)
In normal animal traffic, without stopping and without restraining.
The camera unit above the return lane records the gait.
The match is made by camera, without a transponder.
Step asymmetry, back posture and walking speed all feed in.
Score, trend and conspicuous animals at a glance.
The AI follows every animal across the entire pass and evaluates the movement step by step.
Recorded on a COW PROTECTOR partner farm, tracking ID visible.
Relevant changes in gait become visible systematically.
Repeated manual scoring is largely eliminated.
Individual cows can be observed over time.
You can see which animals need a closer check.
The camera unit is installed above the return lane after the milking parlour. The cows pass through the measuring area in the normal routine.
“With the ACARiS COW PROTECTOR we use an AI-supported camera that records the gait of every cow without transponders or restraining, and picks up subtle changes in real time. When the system detects a deviation in walking behaviour, it reports that automatically.”
Frank Cordes
Dairy farm, COW PROTECTOR partner farm
“The biggest change COW PROTECTOR brought? We are always one step ahead of the problems. Instead of only reacting to symptoms, we prevent them. Lameness caught early saves treatment time and cost, and keeps the cow in the herd.”
Klaus Dieter Augustin
Dairy farm, COW PROTECTOR partner farm
A camera above the return lane records the gait of every cow. The AI assesses step asymmetry, back posture and walking speed, among other things, and returns a score from 1 to 5.
No. Detection is purely camera-based. Transponders, collars or pedometers are not needed.
The AI identifies each individual cow with the camera, without intrusive sensors or markings on the animal.
On every pass through the monitored area. This produces regular values instead of isolated snapshots.
In the COW PROTECTOR dashboard, available on smartphone, tablet and PC. Conspicuous animals are highlighted.
A straight, level and well-lit walkway of 5 to 6 metres, a mounting height of 3 to 4.5 metres and a stable internet connection with at least 500 kBit/s upload.
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