Feed conversion and weight gain only improve when the farm team acts on data during the daily feeding round, not in a monthly report. This anonymised case study covers a client delivery for a feedlot-style operation: in-pen weighing, feeding workflow support, and alerts when performance bands drift.
What we measured on-farm
- In-pen weight trends captured at feeding time (reducing separate weighing runs)
- Feeding workflow hooks so supervisors see which pens need ration adjustment before the next load
- Exception signals when weight gain falls outside agreed bands for an age cohort
Results
- Feed supervisors caught ration drift days earlier than manual pen checks alone
- Less time reconciling paper sheets against scale exports at week end
- Clearer handover between shifts on which pens were adjusted and why
Delivery approach
On-farm engagements typically include:
- Baseline measurement and feeding workflow mapping with the farm manager
- Field-ready sensing and capture design (power, dust, and connectivity constraints included)
- Rollout pen by pen with adoption check-ins during the first two feeding cycles
We do not name clients without permission. If you run a similar feeding and weight-tracking operation, tell us your herd size, pen layout, and connectivity on the contact form.