How to interpret Herd's heat detection for successful insemination.

January 6, 2025

Timing is key for successful artificial insemination. Cows have a short fertile window, and missing it lowers conception rates, delaying calving and milk production. Accurate heat detection optimizes insemination, boosting fertility, herd productivity, and farm profitability.

Heat detection relies on tracking cows' activity, interactions, and behaviors like mounting or oral-genital contact. The system provides highly accurate detection, issuing early alerts with a probability score. This score can fluctuate during estrus or decrease if no additional behaviors confirm initial signs.
You can always have a visual confirmation
simply select the cow to access automatically highlighted video clips showing the most significant heat behaviors.

The ideal timing for insemination is at the end of the heat period, typically 18 hours after detection begins and 14 hours after the alert. At Herd, the alert threshold is usually reached around 4.5 hours after heat onset. However, this varies between cows—some are less expressive. These values serve as general guidelines, representing the average case.

So, when is the best time to inseminate?

Inseminate immediately at the end of heat.
Inseminate between 16 and 20 hours after heat onset (12 to 18 hours after the alert).

Video-Based Insights
Provides automatically selected video moments for precise heat detection.

Adaptive Detection
Alerts are triggered early with a probability score that evolves based on observed behaviors.

Clear Timing Recommendations
Suggests insemination 16–20 hours after heat onset or 12–18 hours after the alert.

Herd detects heat through behavior and activity, providing early alerts and key video clips. Insemination is ideal 16–20 hours after onset for maximum fertility.

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• Email: info@aiherd.io

• Phone: +332 55 99 06 01

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