Heat © Watch System • Electronic Heat Mount Detection System – Electronic, Pressure Sensitive Transmitters are Glued to Tailhead – When Animal is Mounted Trasmitter Activated • Sends Electronic Signal to Receiver • Receiver Sends Signal to Buffer for Storage • HeatWatch Software Downloads Data From Buffer – Producer Can Keep Information as Long as Desired • Historical Data Can be Used to Track Mounting Habits of Animal for Future Breeding Decisions Heat © Watch System • Product Offers: – Twenty-four (24) Hours a Day / 365 Days of the Year Monitoring Heat on Enrolled Animals – Can be Used on Cows and Heifers – Measures Actual Mounts • Not Just Walking Activity – Does Not Need Expensive Parlors or Gates – Shows When Mounting Starts to the Minute Heat © Watch System Pedometry • Mounted on Leg or Around Neck of Animal • Measures the Activity of Animal – Secondary Sign of Heat – Animals in Heat Have Higher Body Movements Than When Not in Heat • Information Can be Automatically Downloaded – Historical Information is Helpful when Interpreting Activity Based Information Chin-ball Marker • Worn Beneath Detector Animal’s Chin • Consists of Dye Reservoir With Steel Ball Valve – Attached to a Strong Leather Halter • When Detector Animal Mounts Cow Device Acts Like a Ballpoint Pen – Leaves a Mark on the Cow’s Back and Rump Chin-ball Marker Androgenized Animals • Females Injected or Implanted With Testosterone – Synthetic Male Hormone – Stimulate Females Into Showing Male-Like Behavior – Cows That Loose a Calf, Open Cows and Cull Cows are Excellent Candidates Kamar ® Heatmount Detector • Plastic Device Glued to the Tailhead – Use on Cows Eligible for Breeding During Next 21 Days • Prolonged Pressure from Mounting Animal Turns White Detector Red – At Least 3 Seconds of Full Weight are Necessary to Change Detector’s Color • Means a Cow Must Stand to be Mounted Tail Chalking • Tail Chalking is Used in Larger Dairies • Chalk is Applied to Tailhead of All Animals – Chalk is Applied Daily • Animals Riding the Cow in Standing Heat Will Smear or Rub Off the Chalk – Must Become Skilled in Interpreting the Marks Tail Chalking