Optimize beef cattle breeding with environmental monitoring
In the beef cattle sector, environmental conditions play a crucial role in maximizing growth and quality of the final product.
With the Cynomys Livestock System (CLS), you can monitor environmental parameters such as methane, ammonia, particulate matter, THI, drinking water quality and its consumption in real time, preventing respiratory problems, feed inefficiency and growth retardation that can reduce productivity and compromise meat quality.
With modular and interconnected solutions, CLS enables you to create a healthier environment by improving animal welfare, optimizing nutrition and reducing operating costs.
Choose environmental monitoring to achieve high quality meat and more efficient and sustainable livestock farming.
Indexes guide your decisions
Indices play a key role in understanding the measured data because they allow us to understand the best action to take to solve problems, anticipate critical issues and optimize business cycles and processes.
Key indices in beef cattle management
On a beef cattle farm, air quality is not a minor detail: it is a key factor in respiratory health, growth and feed conversion. TheVentilation Efficiency Index we developed continuously monitors air exchange to ensure optimal environmental conditions, without wasting energy.
An inefficient ventilation system can lead to the accumulation of harmful gases such as ammonia (NH₃) and carbon dioxide (CO₂), compromising animal health and reducing animal performance. Conversely, excessive ventilation generates heat loss and unnecessary costs, especially in facilities with cooling or climate control.
Risks associated with unbalanced ventilation include:
- Respiratory problems and increased veterinary treatment
- declines in the average daily growth rate (ADG)
- Worsening of the food conversion ratio (FCR)
- Economic losses due to delays in slaughtering
Well-managed ventilation allows beef cattle to reach their maximum growth potential, limiting environmental stress and improving group health.
In beef cattle, nutrition and growth efficiency are at the heart of economic and environmental performance. TheFeed Efficiency Index we calculated allows us to assess how efficiently the ration is converted to muscle mass by analyzing methane emissions in real time to indicate the quality of the digestive process.
Food conversion under control = more meat, less waste
Methane produced in ruminal fermentation is a direct indicator of digestive efficiency. An animal that emits more methane for the same ration is losing energy rather than converting it to growth. This impacts on:
- average daily accretion (ADG)
- production cost per kg of meat
- environmental footprint of animal husbandry
- effectiveness of the diet (basic ration + additives)
Respiratory diseases are a major cause of economic losses in beef cattle farming. TheRespiratory Disease Risk Index makes it possible to monitor air quality in real time, identifying environmental conditions that promote the occurrence of respiratory diseases.
High levels of ammonia (NH₃) and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) directly impair the respiratory tract of cattle. The damage is not only sanitary, but also productive:
- increased morbidity and mortality rates
- Worsening of average daily growth (ADG)
- Increased antibiotic use and veterinary costs
- Slaughter delays and live weight penalties
With continuous monitoring of the environment, the index allows:
- Early detection of irritants or hazardous situations (e.g., ineffective ventilation, gas accumulation)
- Report exceedances of critical thresholds for NH₃ and particulate matter
- Activate corrective actions before the onset of clinical symptoms
- Improving well-being and reducing the use of drug treatments
Respiratory prevention = better livestock performance
In a supply chain environment that is increasingly focused on wellness and sustainability, being able to demonstrate a healthy and controlled environment is also a competitive advantage to processors, agribusiness groups, and ESG initiatives.
Measurable benefits
4 Key Parameters to Optimize the Management of Each Animal Species
We customize monitoring to ensure maximum welfare and productivity in each type of herd.
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Maximizes profits
- Increases dry matter ingestion
- Improves the growth rate of animals
- Get better meat quality
- Reduce costs associated with herd health
- Save money on barn management
OPTIMIZES DAILY ACTIVITIES.
- Improves the efficiency of production processes
- Carries out timely interventions for corrective actions
- Reduce operational interventions through more efficient and sustainable management
- Cut inspection time in half with remote control
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Our patented solution enables continuous monitoring of environmental parameters directly related to the health and productivity of beef cattle.
It consists of a modular multi-parameter system that integrates devices (AI-IoT) interconnected with a user-friendly cloud platform.
The devices monitor and record environmental data every 30 seconds and send it to the platform every 20 minutes.
The platform, through a customized dashboard, allows you to check indexes in real time, anywhere and from any device.
Choose your license (from core, performance, ultimate) depending on the goals you want to achieve.
You can compose the CLS solution with the modules, indexes and packages best suited to your needs.
The indices were developed from the most relevant environmental data influencing the health and performance of beef cattle.
Recommended configuration:
Ultimate
Ideale for aintegrated, sustainable and predictive management
Access all available indices, including those of environmental impact, animal welfare, animal stress and air quality for processedre. È the most complete version, pensata por those who strive for zotechnical excellence and long-term sustainability.riod.
- THI
- Ventilation efficiency
- Light exposure efficiency (brightness/photoperiod)
- Heat stress heat forecast
- Productivity
- Food efficiency / Risk of gastrointestinal diseases.
- Environmental impact
- Respiratory disease risk
- Stress nimal
- Animal Welfare
- AQL Workers
- Temperature
- Moisture
- CO₂
- Brightness
- NH₃
- Methane
- H2S
- PM
- VOC
- Noise