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Protecting Dairy Cattle Against Heat Stress
CDI Dairy delivers precise heat load index data to optimize milk production and cow comfort.
Heat stress poses a significant threat to the health, well-being, and productivity of dairy cattle.
As temperatures rise, cows struggle to maintain a comfortable body temperature, leading to a cascade of challenges that can significantly impact your dairy operation:
Reduced Milk Production: Heat stress disrupts the cow's biological processes, diverting energy away from milk production towards maintaining body temperature. Studies show a potential decrease in milk yield of up to 20%, directly impacting farm profitability.
Compromised Cow Health: Elevated temperatures can lead to a range of health problems in dairy cattle. Increased panting and sweating can lead to dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. Reduced feed intake weakens the immune system, making cows more susceptible to diseases like mastitis. Heat stress can also negatively impact reproductive performance.
Operational Challenges: Managing heat stress often requires additional resources and operational changes. Implementing cooling strategies like sprinklers or fans can increase energy consumption. Heat-stressed cows may spend less time grazing, impacting feed utilization and potentially increasing labor costs associated with managing feed intake.
CDI Dairy offers a comprehensive solution to the challenges faced by the dairy industry, particularly those related to heat stress. By leveraging advanced technology and deep industry knowledge, CDI Dairy provides:
Hyper-local Weather Forecasts
Leverage the power of mistEO's proprietary IndraWeather model for precise, 3km resolution forecasts tailored to your specific location.
Advanced Climate Risk Modelling
Go beyond basic weather data. Our AI-powered models assess the potential impact of various weather events on your livestock, allowing for proactive risk mitigation strategies.
Actionable Insights
Understand your specific, location based risk. Plan for heat stress events, adjust feed rations based on drought conditions, or prepare for disruptions caused by excessive rainfall.
Livestock-Specific Expertise
Our team understands the unique challenges faced by livestock producers. We translate complex climate data into actionable insights relevant to your specific operation.
With weather patterns changing, there's never been a more important time to find the right heat load management tool.
Unpredictable weather is one of the biggest threats to dairy profitability. CDI Dairy provides the edge you need. Our platform leverages the latest weather modelling and industry-leading heat load calculations to deliver actionable insights. Don't let heat stress hold your dairy back.
CDI’s point of difference is its data, allowing you to make better decisions for your herd..
CDI’s platform has been created with the latest weather modelling information available. With weather patterns changing, CDI’s technology increases the accuracy of alerts and management options, allowing you to make the best possible decisions for your farm.
CDI Dairy offers a range of advantages to dairy farmers seeking to optimize their operations and mitigate the impacts of heat stress:
Improved Animal Health and Welfare: By providing early warnings and actionable insights, CDI Dairy helps protect cow health and well-being, leading to a higher quality of life for your herd.
Enhanced Milk Production: Optimize milk yield by implementing effective heat stress management strategies and improving overall herd productivity.
Reduced Operational Costs: Save money by reducing energy consumption, optimizing feed utilization, and minimizing losses due to heat stress.
Mitigated Financial Risk: Protect your dairy operation from the financial impacts of heat stress by reducing milk production losses and operational costs.
A feature rich solution, built with farmers in mind.
We've worked along side farmers and industry experts to build a feature set that meets the immediate needs of livestock farmers world-wide - and we're still developing and launching new features every day.
Weather Forecast
Daily & Weekly Alerts
Modern User Interface
Web, Mobile & Tablet
Risk Assessment Calculator
Growing Pool of Climate Resources
Dedicated Australian Based Support Team
Onsite Weather Station Integration
Heat Load Plans
Heat Load Scoring
Panting Score Training
Wet Weather Modelling
IOS & Android App (Coming Soon)
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We have prioritised user experience and accuracy to deliver a solution that is providing tangible impact for our customers.
Knowing that information from the Climate Decision Intelligence platform is backed by modern weather patterns and updated technology gives me more confidence that the decisions we make will be correct. It makes me feel like I’ve got the best information to take the right actions for the welfare of our cattle.
Andrew Slack, Rangers Valley Feedlot, Australia
Safeguard Your Herd, Secure Your Future
Unleash the Power of Data-Driven Decisions. Request Your Free CDI Dairy Demo Today!
The heat load model that underpins this forecasting service was developed by Meat & Livestock Australia.
Frequently Asked Questions
It has become evident in recent years that weather patterns are changing. A range of factors, including climate change, are contributing to weather events that are more unpredictable and require greater monitoring and preparation to manage risk. Other heat load management tools available have forecasting models based on data that is over 20 years old. The team behind the Climate Decision Intelligence platform have brought the model up to date with the latest weather data and forecasting technology, so you can have the most accurate data guiding your heat load management practices. It’s all about giving feedlot operators the best information so they can make the right decisions for their herd. You’ll have all the features you’re used to in a heat management tool, just with better data!
There are also other benefits to switching, including a mobile friendly interface for checking the platform on the go, access to a growing library of heat load management resources and a range of exciting new features coming soon.
The CDI platform integrates a wide range of data sources including satellite imagery, stationary sensors, radar and third party data into our proprietary platform to deliver climate intelligence services for feedlots.
Our proprietary models have been developed with academic and industry experts in animal husbandry and other niche fields to unlock deeper insights for climate resilient farming. With the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, our platform is constantly improving and evolving to help feedlot operators minimise the impact of weather events on their cattle.
The CDI platform has a very user-friendly interface and the feedback from our early users is that the system is very easy to operate. For extra peace of mind, every new user is taken through an initial training session on the platform. We will also be hosting regular webinars for new users to attend and become familiar with the program.
When using CDI, there is a dedicated support team based in Australia, so you can raise a ticket inside the platform, or give us a call for assistance.
Pricing for the CDI platform depends on a number of factors. Contact us now to discuss how we can help drive better climate based decision making for you.
You can! In Australia, this is called the Risk Assessment Program and is a required to be conducted every 12 months. The RAP is based on historical data, and our tool uses the same publicly available data as other solutions in the industry.