Mating and Heat Detection with Halter
The collar and app that gives anyone the experience of a farmer that’s picked a million heats.
Calving & Recovery
Monitor your cows to help them recover well from calving. Balance your pasture growth in early spring to make sure there's enough feed to go around.
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Pre-Mating
Get all the data you need to make changes early so you can come into mating with your herd in the best possible condition.
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Mating
You've done the hard work to set up for a great season. Now use the collar and app to detect heats and make your operation run like a well-oiled machine.
Learn moreCalving & Recovery: Start the season off right
Help your girls come out of calving in great condition
Know when a cow is recovering poorly
Halter uses a cow's behaviour data to monitor her grazing and rumination levels in the 3 weeks after she calves.
We'll alert you if her grazing and rumination levels don't improve relative to her pre-calving levels. It's the data you need to have an individualised calving management strategy for your herd.
Did you know:
How your cows recover can directly impact their fertility later in the year. Transitioning cows well can prevent health issues, increase season milk production, and improve their chances of getting in-calf when it's time.
Perfectly allocate feed every single time
Halter makes it easy to execute a great calving transition by making the most of every blade of grass. Set up breaks and backfence in seconds with virtual fencing, all through the Halter app.
With every break you draw, Halter tells you exactly how many Kg/DM each cow is getting. No more inconsistencies from person to person. And you can plan out your breaks for today, tomorrow or up to a week ahead.
Run as many mobs as you want, without the extra effort
Make sure every cow gets the right treatment for an effective calving transition. Here are the mobs we've seen Halter farmers set up:
- Once a day, for cows that need it
- Springers
- Colostrums
- Sick/rest mob
- More than 1 milking herd
Did you know:
The average Halter farm runs six mobs. Some run as many as fifteen at a time! Halter virtually fences your cows, shifts them from break to break, and to the milking shed—yep, it's a huge time saver.
Keith & Wendy, Bay of Plenty
"We haven't tail painted in 2 years. It was a leap of faith but I trust Halter, we'd never go back."
6-week in-calf rate increased from 80% to 83% in 2024.
Nick & Shauney, Canterbury
"Having Halter has been massive. It meant we could get up at 7am instead of 4am and still see better results."
6-week in-calf rate increased from 61% to 69% in 2024.
Jay Crowhurst, Waikato
“I’m all about making things as simple as possible. I put up the cows Halter told me to and now I have a 3.1% empty rate.”
82% 6-week in-calf rate.
Abe de Wolde, Southland
“We have five farms and our Halter farm was ahead of the others. Conception rate is 4% higher and 6-week in-calf is 2.5% higher."
Got Halter in October 2024.
Pre-mating: Have no doubt about how you're tracking
All the right information at your fingertips
Automatically monitor your herd all year round
Halter detects heats all year round, which means you can effortlessly track metrics like:
- Daily cows on heat
- Days to first heat
- Cycling rate
- Submission rate
- Weekly non-return rate
- Estimated 6-week in-calf rate & not-in-calf rate
Did you know:
You don't need to be a data buff to use Halter. We've designed the Halter app so you can interpret your data quickly and easily. If you have questions, you can always reach out to your dedicated Customer Success Rep.
Easily track your farm's progress day by day
Whether you're wanting to improve your submission rate, 6-week in-calf rate, or get the best results possible while spending more time with your family, we'll help you stay on track.
View your data against:
- Industry targets
- Last year's performance
- Nearby farms
Know when to take action early to get your cows cycling
Halter makes it easy to see which cows are and aren't cycling—all in the palm of your hand.
Having the right data means you can make changes in pre-mating before it's too late. Get your cows cycling. Boost your natural submission rates and increase conception rates with the right information.
"The first year, I kept second-guessing it. Halter was picking up cows on heat that weren’t showing the obvious signs—no standing heat, no rubbing. But the longer I used it, the more I realised that the collars were picking up on subtle behaviour changes that I couldn’t see."
Mating: It's go time
All the things you'd expect from a high tech collar
Flashing light to easily see which cows are on heat
Halter tracks cow behaviour 24/7 and let's you know when it's the right time to mate her.
No more writing down numbers and finding cows as they come in. Or needing to be at the stand every day because you're the only experienced one on-farm.
Draft her out using the flashing light or integrate directly with your automatic drafting gate—we integrate with all the major brands!
Drill down into the nitty gritty data using Halter for Web
You can filter, sort, download and share the information with anyone you want.
- Create new mobs
- Light up collars to find cows
- Record inseminations or interventions
Explore what factors might be influencing your herd's cycling rates, & understand trends based on breed, age or daily behaviour. Identify cows that meet certain criteria for different mating programmes, and find cows that might need additional attention.
Did you know:
Halter for Web makes it easy for your vet or farm consultant to take a look at your farm's data, so you can work with them throughout the year to set up for a great mating season.
Connect with MINDA & EasyDairy
Pull in cow information like age, body condition, calving dates, inseminations and more. Once you have the data on Halter, you can sort and filter through groups of cows.
Get Halter on your farm
Get in touch to get a 30-minute personal demo to see how Halter works.
- Improve your mating results — Halter farmers have increased their 6-week in-calf rates and lowered empty rates.
- Save hours every day – No more tail painting or manual heat detection.
- Set up for success year-round – Better herd and pasture management throughout the year for a smoother, more productive mating season.
Unlock the full potential of your pasture farm.
