Cattle
A tag each, GPS on lead animals or all
- Dipping, weekly in the rains
- Anthrax, quarter evil, lumpy skin
- Fattening targets for steers
Livestock monitoring by Rails Net
Your whole herd,
on one screen.
Herd puts your cattle on a live map, counts the herd at the crush, and tells you what each mob needs this week. One system for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and poultry, installed and supported on your farm.
- Every 30 to 60 minuteseach tagged animal reports its position
- One solar gatewaycovers the farm, with no airtime cost per tag
- Five kinds of animaltagged one by one or kept in batches
- About eight weeksfrom your application to a working system
The platform
One place for everything the herd needs.
Herd works from your own records. It does the remembering, the counting and the arithmetic, and tells you what to do next.
The system
Four parts. One of them is on your phone.
Rails Net installs and looks after all of it. There is one SIM card on the whole farm, in the gateway.
- Tags on the animals
A solar GPS tag reports where the animal is. An electronic tag identifies it at the crush.
- One gateway
A solar-powered mast near the homestead hears every tag on the farm and passes it on.
- Herd
Positions, counts and records come together, and the rules that watch the herd run.
- Your phone
The map, this week's jobs, and an alert on WhatsApp or SMS the moment something is wrong.
Your animals
Not only cattle.
Herd knows what each kind of animal needs and how it should grow. Your vet can adjust any of it for your farm.
Goats
A tag each
- Worm checks by eyelid colour
- Hoof trimming and dipping
- Kid and wether growth
Sheep
A tag each
- Pulpy kidney vaccination
- Worm checks and hooves
- Lamb growth
Pigs
Counted by pen, no tags
- Iron for piglets
- Deworming and mange
- Grower weights by sample
Poultry
Counted by batch, no tags
- Newcastle and Gumboro
- Losses recorded per batch
- Broiler weights by sample
How it works
Live on your farm in about eight weeks.
You start here, online. Everything after that happens on your farm, with our people.
- TodayDesign it online
Tell us about the farm and the animals. Your quote shows every line.
- Week 1Site survey
We map the paddocks, test the signal and place the gateway.
- Weeks 2 to 3Pilot
The gateway goes up and the first ten GPS tags are fitted.
- Week 4Review
We look at the pilot together and confirm the plan.
- Weeks 5 to 7Tagging
Every animal is tagged and the register is loaded.
- Week 8Handover
The owner and the herdsmen are trained, and the farm is live.
Pricing
A once-off installation, then one monthly fee.
No charge per animal and no airtime per tag.
Hybrid
US$120 a month
GPS on the lead animals of each mob.
- Live map of every mob
- An electronic tag on every animal
- Stock takes by scan
- Health plan and weight watch
- Alerts on WhatsApp and SMS
Full
US$200 a month
GPS on every animal.
- Everything in Hybrid
- Live location for every animal
- A head count per paddock, every day
- Activity alerts for every animal
Installation
Quoted for your farm
It depends on how many animals you tag and the size of the farm.
As a guide, 150 cattle on 50 ha on Hybrid is about US$12,390 installed, including shipping, duty and VAT.
Get your quoteMonthly fees exclude VAT and cover hosting, the gateway SIM and data, alerts, support and updates.
Your farm stays yours
Each farm sees only its own animals. The database itself keeps farms apart.
You decide who joins
An owner, a manager, herdsmen and your vet each get the access their job needs.
Your records are kept
If a subscription is paused, nothing is deleted. Everything is there when you return.
See what it would cost on your farm.
It takes about five minutes and commits you to nothing.